The 14 best restaurants in St Moritz
As the world capital of winter glitz, St Moritz has a vibrant – and expensive – restaurant scene. The star-studded Gourmet Festival, which takes place every January in restaurants and venues across town, is an indication of just how seriously St Moritz takes its culinary reputation.
St Moritz boasts no fewer than eight Michelin-starred venues, including a pair of two-star restaurants (Da Vittoria and Ecco St Moritz), as well as offerings from global culinary names such as Matsuhisa and Beefbar. The town’s Big Five – St Moritz’s handful of five-star hotels – are mini dining destinations in their own right, running the gamut from the Kulm Pizzeria to Jason Atherton’s King’s Social Club, which combines fine dining with a nightclub.
You don’t have to take out a loan just to find good food in St Moritz though: there are some authentic pizzerias and informal cafés to be found, where sampling a piece of famous Engadin walnut cake is a must.
Here’s our pick of the best restaurants to eat in St Moritz.
For further St Moritz inspiration, see our guides to the resort's best accommodation and après ski.
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Café Belmont
Arguably more a place in which to get a drink with some nibbles on the side, the Belmont is a sophisticated café-cum-wine bar that’s open every day from 7.30am until 11.30pm (midnight on Saturdays). It’s the spot where locals start the day with a dirty matcha latte and flaky croissant, pop in for a freshly made focaccia with air-dried ham at lunch, or gather with friends for caviar and pre or post-prandial magnums of Laurent Perrier. Oenophiles will be captivated by the extensive wine list, which ranges from Super Tuscans and Swiss whites to Konishi sake and methuselahs of Puligny-Montrachet.
Contact: belmontstmoritz.com
Price: ££
La Scarpetta
La Scarpetta was founded by three friends with the intention to create “a living room serving fresh pasta and the best wines in St Moritz”. The result is a convivial space with an open kitchen, where owners Dimi, Luca and Rosso are on hand to chat through the provenance of their produce and pair favoured wines with authentic pasta dishes.
The one-page menu, which includes a pasta of the day (vegetarian pasta is available on request), speaks volumes about the freshness of Scarpetta’s food. Standout dishes include fennel salad with orange and parmesan and roast beef carpaccio with rocket pesto and parmesan mayonnaise. Expect about four well-priced and carefully selected wines of each colour on offer, with a passionate description of each from the owners.
Contact: la-scarpetta.ch (reservations are only taken by phone; 0041 81832 3209)
Price: ££
Kulm Pizzeria
Set in a cosy, wood-panelled room in the five-star Kulm hotel, the Kulm Pizzeria is probably the smartest pizza place we have ever come across, and certainly the only one we know to have scooped 14 Gault Milau points.
Immaculately starched white linen tablecloths blend with a state-of-the-art show kitchen, complete with wood-fired pizza oven overseen by Signor Gaetano, to serve up classic Italian fare in a posh chalet-meets-trattoria setting. The pizzas are obviously superb – there’s a three-page selection of them – although not to the exclusion of the other authentic Italian dishes, such as the octopus carpaccio, black truffle risotto and Battuta di Fassona (beef tartare).
Contact: kulm.com
Price: ££
Dal Mulin
An intimate rustic-elegant restaurant in the centre of St Moritz Dorf, Dal Mulin is the essence of considered hospitality and subtle, quintessentially local cuisine. Recognised by the Michelin guide with a Bib Gourmand, the charming restaurant serves a small and perfectly executed menu of Swiss/Italian dishes.
You won’t find a prettier, or classier, rösti than “Nina G’s” version served here, topped with beef tartare, crème fraiche and caviar, while the picture-perfect pasta dishes include delicate ravioli stuffed with fragrant veal shank and lobster bisque taglioni. With the dedicated Grand Cru Club wine shop, Dal Mulin’s 700-bottle wine list is outstanding, ranging from rare Swiss bottles to sought-after vintages from Burgundy.
Contact: dalmulin.ch
Price: £££
Restorant Dorta
You will discover the cockle-warming Restorant Dorta in the hamlet of Zuoz, a scenic 20-minute drive out of St Moritz. Dating back to the 12th century, Dorta is one of the Engadin’s oldest farmhouses, a rustic building that now serves as a memorable spot for a truly authentic Grisons dining experience.
Expect steaming bowls of rich hay soup, Zuoz Krautpizokels (Spätzli dumplings with air-dried ham and cabbage cream sauce), fondue and local game dishes, all served beneath giant-beamed ceilings with rough-hewn stone walls decorated with antique farming tools. Dine outside for spectacular views of the surrounding peaks, or select one of the maze of little dining rooms, which include the original hay loft, vaulted cellar and stables.
Contact: dorta.ch
Price: ££
Chesa Veglia
Owned by Badrutt’s Palace, the Chesa Veglia is a 17th-century farmhouse claimed to be the oldest building in St Moritz. From humble origins, the farmstead has evolved to house three restaurants and two bars. These include the Pizzeria Heuboden, which sits in the Chesa’s pine-clad hayloft, and wood-fired pizzas, served on cheery gingham-clad wooden tables, attract a steady flow of locals and visitors. A particular lure is the Dama Bianca pizza, an indulgent option that eschews tomato sauce in favour of buffalo mozzarella, parmesan and Perigord truffles. Other, equally excellent Napoli dishes served here include shrimp linguine and herbed rack of lamb.
Contact: badruttspalace.com
Price: £££
The View
Located in the five-star Grace La Margna hotel, The View is a sophisticated restaurant with sweeping views over Lake St Moritz. The domain of chef Andrea Bonini, the seasonal menus harness the Engadin’s Italian culinary heritage while adding a dose of Mediterranean colour and finesse. Think crispy squid croquets with aioli, Provençale tuna tartare and succulent harissa lamb with salsa verde.
Bonini’s light and artistic touch is a welcome breath of fresh air in the St Moritz dining scene, and extends to the hotel’s other dining venues, which include the Living Room for lavish afternoon teas and N/5 Bar, which serves unimpeachable burgers, club sandwiches and lobster rolls. The hotel is also home to a Beefbar, the first Swiss outpost of the glamorous Monte-Carlo steakhouse.
Contact: gracehotels.com
Price: £££
La Coupole
It doesn’t get much more cosmopolitan than dining on Japanese-Peruvian cuisine in the heart of Switzerland in the French-named La Coupole, Europe’s first indoor tennis hall. The dramatic glass ceilings of La Coupole (conceived by a London-based design studio) afford views of the iconic Badrutt’s Palace tower, while Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, the founder of the acclaimed Nobu restaurants, transports you to Japan and South America with his signature dishes, such as black cod miso, Chilean sea bass and yellowtail jalapeno sashimi. Nobu regulars will be greeted with a familiar “Irasshaimase!” greeting and find a dedicated sushi bar to satisfy their cravings for spicy toro and soft-shell crab rolls.
Contact: badruttspalace.com
Price: £££
Amaru
Another breath of fresh South American air has been brought to St Moritz by the acclaimed Lima-born chef Claudia Canessa at her restaurant, Amaru. Named after a mythical Incan serpent, Canessa’s restaurant is founded on the concept of shared Peruvian street food dishes, while the décor, created by British artist Luke Edward Hall, channels folksy Swiss vibes.
It is essential to start a meal here with a Pisco Sour, savouring each sip as you take in Hall’s whimsical interiors and ponder Canessa’s tempting menu. Unless you’re well-versed in Peruvian cuisine, ask the attentive waiting staff to explain some of the sauces used in the unusual dishes or trust Canessa’s expert palate and surrender to the allure of chicken pepian empanadas with chalaca sauce, botija and shiso mayo and torched salmon and red prawns with TNT sauce, gari and guacamole. Finish with a refreshing homemade sorbet with flavours including mango, yuzu, hierba luisa and lemongrass.
Contact: kulm.com
Price: £££
On the mountain
Trutz
Trutz is a charming Italian mountain restaurant owned by the Suvretta House and located at the top of the Suvretta-Randolins chairlift, in the Corviglia ski area. Affording far-reaching views of Lake St Moritz, the cosy little hut is a real local’s favourite, known for its generous portions of hearty Grisons dishes such as barley soup, rösti and polenta laden with gorgonzola. Its setting at the top of the chairlift also makes Trutz easily accessible for non-skiers, who will often fuel up on classic mountain puddings such as kaiserschmarrn and apple strudel before walking back down into St Moritz.
Contact: trutz.ch
Price: £
Closest lift/piste: The top of the Suvretta-Randolins chairlift
Alpetta
One for the meat eaters, Alpetta is a rustic mountain hut renowned for its meat dishes, which are grilled over an open fire, cooked on lava stones, smoked in the on-site smokery or dried over hay in the Engadin valley. In addition to vast steaks, whole chickens and pork ribs, the menu includes legendary burgers and local game. Less carnivorous types can still enjoy Alpetta’s homely atmosphere, complete with roughly plastered walls decorated with antique agricultural and climbing tools and a large sun terrace, with dishes such as aubergine and ricotta macaroni and Älplermagronen, a classic pasta dish topped with crispy onions and apple sauce, served with or without bacon.
Contact: alpetta.ch
Price: ££
Closest lift/piste: The top of the Curtinella lift on Corvatsch
Chasellas
Chasellas is the smarter sibling of Trutz, also owned by Suvretta and located at the top of the hotel’s eponymous chairlift (and at the bottom of the Suvretta-Randolins chairlift). Handily located for walkers, it’s a charming and convenient lunch spot with a sun trap terrace overlooking the Suvretta hotel and Corvatsch ski area on the other side of the valley.
There’s a constant flow of skiers and non-skiers coming for slap-up lunches of fried-egg-topped röstis and Engadin sausage with sauerkraut. Come evening, the restaurant ups the glamour, serving chef Marco Kind’s Gault-Millau rated cuisine with signature dishes such as herb-crusted rack of lamb with celestially fluffy mashed potatoes and chanterelle-asparagus ragout.
Contact: suvrettahouse.ch
Price: £££
Closest lift/piste: The top of the Suvretta chairlift
Paradiso Mountain Club & Restaurant
A veritable St Moritz institution, Paradiso is an aptly named blend of mountain restaurant, bar and members’ club set on the pistes of Corviglia. Pull up on a sunny afternoon and the terrace is a winter Slim Aarons picture: beautiful people sporting glamorous winter wear and oversized sunglasses sipping Aperols in two-person deckchairs or toasting the arrival of a fresh round of Périgord truffle fondue, oysters and lobster rolls. Chunky timber furniture is bedecked with sheepskins and woollen throws, and a live DJ keeps the energy levels high on the Music Deck while the Members’ Club (day passes from CHF40pp) ups the exclusive stakes with legendary surf and turf (côte de boeuf and grilled lobster) and the CHF135 Le Big Potato – a baked potato filled with smoked salmon, sour cream and beluga vodka, with Oscietra Imperial caviar.
Contact: paradiso-stmoritz.com
Price: £££
Closest lift/piste: The base of the Randolins-Munt da San Murezzan chairlift on Corviglia. Also a short ski or walk down from the top of the Suvretta-Randolins chairlift.
Langosteria
Set in the Chesa Chanterella chalet on the slopes of Corviglia, Langosteria is the first Alpine outpost of the Milanese restaurant known for its focus on seafood. Set just above the nursery slopes of Salastrains, Langosteria is easily accessible with and without skis although you’ll want to don your snazziest ski gear – even the staff are clad in Moncler (you can buy the branded jackets on site if you’re feeling left out) and the people-watching is hard to beat. The food is equally suave; refined and meticulously balanced Italian cuisine served with irresistible flair. The signature dish of langoustine and foie gras tartare with Sauternes reduction, topped with the tiniest sprinkling of Apulian chilli pepper, is culinary simplicity at its finest.
Contact: langosteria.com
Price: £££
Closest lift/piste: Just above the base of the Salastrains chairlift
How we choose
Every restaurant in this curated list has been expertly chosen by our ski expert, following years of experience on the slopes. We cover a range of budgets, from piste-side huts to Michelin-starred restaurants – to best suit every skier’s taste – and consider the food, service, best tables, atmosphere and price in our recommendations, with options both in the resort and on the mountain. We update this list regularly to keep up with the latest opening and provide up to date recommendations.
