Top Restaurants in Lucerne: Cheese Fondue, Steak, Afternoon Tea

To experience haute cuisine, you need to go to the Park Hotel located in Vitznau. Although it's a bit far, it is well worth the trip. The hotel features two Michelin-star restaurants, and this is one of them. The restaurant's interior is simple yet luxurious, with a terrace overlooking the beautiful Lake Lucerne. Reservations are required here, and the restaurant only serves dinner. It is a restaurant hidden in a hotel, and aims at high-end Swiss cuisine. Its food ranges from seafood to desserts, and both looks good and tastes good. The appetizers and sweets are very unique. They are served in pretty glass jars and come in a variety of flavors.

It is a restaurant that specializes in Swiss cheese fondue with a very authentic taste. A strong fragrance of cheese wafts into your nostrils as you enter. The waiters here are very friendly and talkative, and they are more than willing to advise you on the best way to eat cheese fondue.

It is said that the restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in Lucerne, and has a blue pigeon as a logo. This restaurant is located in a peaceful alley, so it has a very comfortable atmosphere. The Chügelipastetli puff pastry with its with cream, mushroom and veal is a local specialty in Lucerne. It's packed full of flavour and is delicious. Another local specialty is Bratwurst, which is pickled and drenched in a secret sauce. It tastes pretty darn good.

It’s signature dish called a Wiener Schnitzel, which has sold countless amounts since opening. The restaurant is pervaded by a strong smell of butter. If you order this dish, a server will push the cart to your table and make it for you on site. So you will be able to see the entire process of the beef steak being fried.

Bachmann Chocolate is a famous dessert shop that originates from Lucerne, and its best-known products are handmade chocolates and Macarons. The Schwanenplatz sub-shop is the most eye-catching in Lucerne, with a huge Macaron statue standing in the doorway. It also has a store in Lucerne Railway Station.

The theme of this restaurant is Swiss national customs. This restaurant is the only one that focuses on the theme of Swiss folk music and dance in the Swiss German-speaking region, and it has the largest performance team and the most activities amongst all the other restaurants of its kind. When eating in this restaurant, you can enjoy traditional folklore performances such as Flagg Dances, Alphorn horns and Swiss folk songs, etc. The performance team will also invite diners to come up on stage and initiate friendly competitions with people from all over the world.

Song and dance shows run every night from late March to early November. The show times are not fixed at lunch. It is recommended to make reservations in advance.

Evening show: 19:30 seating time, 20:00 show time, and 21:30 end time. The show ends with the entire audience being invited to dance. The show is not free, but the atmosphere is quite good and overall it is a very fun experience.

A high-class restaurant that specializes in Mediterranean Cuisine in the prime area of Lucerne. This restaurant is in the Grand Casino Lucerne, and its modern Baroque interior is very gorgeous and elegant. This Mediterranean-style restaurant, with a long lake-view window and a wide terrace, is one of the best lake-view restaurants in the city. The Executive Chef, Mr. Hugues Blanchard, cooks healthy and exquisite Mediterranean dishes which fresh flavors and strong original tastes. Seafood is another feature dish, and it best served with wine. The menu of this restaurant is adjusted four times a year according to the changes in the four seasons. It satisfies the healthy lifestyles and diet regimens of modern people. There is also a pigeon dish that's served in Spring, which is quite unusual in Switzerland.

Max Chocolatier is a high-end, handmade chocolate brand, which was founded in Lucerne in 2009. It is one of the more luxurious Swiss handmade chocolate brand. Max is the shopkeeper's son, and at his request, his father who sells luxury brand products, set out to run this handmade chocolate shop. Only the best ingredients are used, which is the most basic principle of Max Chocolatier. The chocolate masters combine seasonal ingredients with the chocolate to make amazing new flavors which are sure to surprise you when you taste them for the first time.

The shop underneath the workroom, which faces Lake Lucerne. These chocolatiers combine the beautiful scenery of Lake Lucerne with great-tasting chocolate. This small luxury is best eaten within 10 days. In summer, the handmade chocolate ice cream is very affordable.

The avenue alongside Lake Lucerne is a very popular place to relax. The most fantastic view is the architectural complex with its neo-classicism style, and the Grand Casino Lucerne in the center.“Seecafe” is an outdoor cafe next to the lake. You can breathe the fresh air from the Alps and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Lucerne from there.

Refreshing breeze, dancing shade and sparkling waves. What a wonderful view! Whether you're having a light lunch, afternoon tea or after-dinner drinks, this is a place of physical relaxation and mental recovery.