Photo: (c) Dalsass Gstaad.In Gstaad, a whopping 14 restaurants boast more than a dozen GaultMillau points between them. Topping the list is Robert Speth’s Chesery, built in 1962 by the Aga Khan and serving French cuisine. Basta By Dalsass has a chef from the South Tyrol in Italy to conjure up Mediterranean-style dishes. La Bagatelle in Hotel Grand Chalet is a resort highlight that specialises in French and regional dishes. Gstaad Palace has three restaurants all with faultless service – formal attire is required in all of them. Dinner in Hotel Olden is a must, with its formal wood-panelled dining room upstairs. Downstairs is more casual with a piano-playing singer performing in the later evenings. Erich Baumer’s Sonnenhof in Saanen has great food and a warm ambience. Simpler offerings include Hüsy in Blankenburg, which specialises in fresh fish.
The best lunch spots
Head for the rustic Chemi-Stube (+41 33 722 22 40) above St Stephan for home-made soups and typical Bratwurst and Rosti, Berghaus Wasserngrat is at Wasserngrat. Rinderberg-Spitz (+41 33 722 16 94) is inside the cable-car station up at 2000m above Zweisimmen. It has a good sun terrace and you can also stay the night in one of its three simple bedrooms. Saanerslochgrat (+41 33 748 96 42) restaurant is in the heart of the Schonried–Saanenmoser–Zweisimmen–St Stephan ski area. Berghaus Rellerli (+41 33 748 87 22) is a cosy table-service restaurant above Schonried. It is popular for weddings, being one of the few remaining branches of the Bernese Oberland Register Office, in which civil marriages can be solemnised.
Felice was one of the founders of Welove2ski and regularly contributes, as well writing for a range of other publications including The Evening Standard, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, Tatler, Harpers Bazaar, Country Life, BA Highlife and House & Garden. She started skiing at the age of three. She also enjoys hiking with her dogs and mountain biking in the Alps.
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