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The Finest Restaurants of the Alps

Every three-MICHELIN-star table of the Alps, the finest two-stars, and the most celebrated restaurants on the mountain.

Last checked October 2026.

A restaurant terrace facing the Matterhorn, ZermattPhotograph: Pexels

Restaurants

France

  • Le 1947 à Cheval BlancCourchevel

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide; the restaurant of the Cheval Blanc Courchevel hotel in Courchevel 1850, under chef Yannick Alléno. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Flocons de SelMegève

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide; Emmanuel Renaut's restaurant and hotel above Megève, built on Alpine produce. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Le Clos des SensAnnecy

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide; a restaurant and small hotel above Lake Annecy, known for its lake-fish cooking. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Les MorainièresJongieux

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide, newly raised; chef Michaël Arnoult's restaurant, founded in 2005, sits high on the vineyard slopes of the Avant-Pays Savoyard. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • La BouitteSaint-Martin-de-Belleville

    Two MICHELIN stars; René and Maxime Meilleur's chalet restaurant in the hamlet of Saint-Marcel in the Three Valleys held three stars from 2015 to 2024. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Jean SulpiceTalloires-Montmin

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide; Jean Sulpice's restaurant at the Auberge du Père Bise on the shore of Lake Annecy.

  • La Table de Yoann ConteVeyrier-du-Lac

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 France guide; Yoann Conte's restaurant and hotel on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy.

  • Sylvestre WahidCourchevel

    Two MICHELIN stars; Sylvestre Wahid's restaurant at the hotel Les Grandes Alpes in Courchevel 1850.

  • Baumanière 1850Courchevel

    Two MICHELIN stars; Thomas Prod'homme's restaurant at the hotel Le Strato in Courchevel 1850.

  • Le SarkaraCourchevel

    Two MICHELIN stars; pastry chef Sébastien Vauxion's dessert-led tasting restaurant at Le K2 Altitude in Courchevel 1850.

Switzerland

  • Schloss SchauensteinFürstenau

    Three MICHELIN stars; Andreas Caminada's restaurant and hotel in a castle in the Domleschg valley of Graubünden.

  • MemoriesBad Ragaz

    Three MICHELIN stars; Sven Wassmer's restaurant at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, cooking almost entirely from Swiss Alpine produce. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Da VittorioSt. Moritz

    Two MICHELIN stars; the Cerea family's Alpine outpost of their three-star Da Vittorio, in the Carlton Hotel above Lake St. Moritz. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • The Japanese RestaurantAndermatt

    Two MICHELIN stars; the Japanese counter restaurant of The Chedi Andermatt. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • 7132 SilverVals

    Two MICHELIN stars; the fine-dining restaurant of the 7132 Hotel beside the Vals thermal baths in Graubünden.

  • focus ATELIERVitznau

    Two MICHELIN stars; the gourmet restaurant of the Park Hotel Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • IGNIV by Andreas CaminadaAndermatt

    Two MICHELIN stars; Andreas Caminada's IGNIV in the village of Andermatt, where the tasting menu is served as small plates to share. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • EccoAscona

    Two MICHELIN stars; the gourmet restaurant of the Giardino hotel in Ascona on Lake Maggiore, now under chef Reto Brändli. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Italy

  • Atelier Moessmer Norbert NiederkoflerBrunico

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Italy guide, the only three-star restaurant in South Tyrol; Norbert Niederkofler cooks only from mountain produce of the region.

  • Villa CrespiOrta San Giulio

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Italy guide; Antonino Cannavacciuolo's restaurant and hotel in a Moorish-style villa above Lake Orta.

  • TerraSarentino

    Two MICHELIN stars; Heinrich Schneider's restaurant and small hotel high in the Val Sarentino, South Tyrol, cooking with wild mountain herbs.

  • Castel Fine DiningTirolo

    Two MICHELIN stars; Gerhard Wieser's restaurant at Hotel Castel above Merano, whose sommelier Ivana Capraro holds the MICHELIN Sommelier Award in the current Italy guide.

Germany (Bavaria)

  • es:senzGrassau

    Three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Germany guide; Edip Sigl's restaurant at the hotel Das Achental in the Chiemgau Alps, near Lake Chiemsee.

  • IKIGAISchloss Elmau

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Germany guide; Christoph Rainer's restaurant at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, named Luce d'Oro until 2024. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Austria

  • IkarusSalzburg

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; the restaurant in Red Bull's Hangar-7 at Salzburg Airport, where a different guest chef from the world's top kitchens cooks each month. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • ObauerWerfen

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; the brothers Karl and Rudolf Obauer's restaurant and hotel in the Salzach valley below the Hohenwerfen fortress.

  • DöllererGolling

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; Andreas Döllerer's family inn and restaurant south of Salzburg, known for "Alpine cuisine".

  • Rote Wand Chef's TableLech am Arlberg

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; a small chef's table at the Rote Wand hotel in Zug above Lech.

  • Griggeler StubaOberlech

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; the gourmet restaurant of the Burg Vital Resort in car-free Oberlech above Lech.

  • Gourmetrestaurant TannenhofSt. Anton am Arlberg

    Two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Austria guide; the restaurant of the suites-only Hotel Tannenhof, under chef Dennis Ilies. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Mountain restaurants

France

  • Le Chalet de PierresCourchevel 1850

    An Airelles-owned ski-in restaurant on the Verdons piste at the Jardin Alpin, known for its seafood terrace and dessert buffet; it reopens for the winter 2026–27 season after a renovation. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Switzerland

  • El ParadisoSt. Moritz

    Mountain restaurant and club above St. Moritz with views over the Engadin lakes, run since the 2021–22 winter by Badrutt's Palace Hotel.

  • Chez VronyZermatt

    Run by the Julen family for generations in the hamlet of Findeln below Sunnegga, facing the Matterhorn; rated 14 GaultMillau points. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • FindlerhofZermatt

    A chalet restaurant on the edge of the slopes in Findeln, with two sun terraces and Swiss and Italian cooking under chef Francis Schwery; rated 14 GaultMillau points. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Italy

  • Club MoritzinoAlta Badia

    At 2,100 metres at the top of the Piz La Ila gondola above La Villa, serving Italian and international cooking, with candlelit dinners reached by snowcat. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

  • Rifugio AverauCortina d'Ampezzo

    Run by Sandro Siorpaes and his children below the Nuvolau in the Cinque Torri area, named by Gambero Rosso among Cortina's five best huts for its cooking and wine cellar. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

Austria

  • Hospiz AlmSt. Christoph am Arlberg

    MICHELIN-selected in the 2026 Austria guide; ski hut by day and fine dining by night, above a cellar of about 3,000 large-format bottles begun by Adi Werner in 1988. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗

That makes 37 entries in all.

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