There’s more to Swiss cuisine than cheese!

If you’ve never traveled to Switzerland, never attempted a complicated dish from a Swiss cookbook, and haven’t patroned one of a very short list of authentic Swiss restaurants then most likely you’ve never experienced real Swiss cuisine before. Here is a list of the top 3 restaurants in America serving authentic Swiss cuisine.

Matterhorn Restaurant; San Francisco, CA

The Matterhorn Restaurant is probably the best place in America you can go for fondue. Not a lot of restaurant goe’ers know that fondue is an authentic Swiss preparation and at the Matterhorn Restaurant fondue is done the right way. When you walk into the Matterhorn Restaurant its like you are stepping through a doorway of a lodge in the Swiss Alps. With a beautiful view and atmosphere, this is as close as you’re going to get to an authentic Swiss mountain retreat outside of the Alps.

Chalet Ticino; San Mateo, CA

Previously known as Trattoria Pasta Grotto, this Italian/Swiss fusion restaurant is truly unique. No matter how hard you try, you’ll probably not find another Swiss/Italian fusion restaurant in your area. In fact, they are the only restaurant of their kind in the country. Chalet Ticino has a relaxed European bistro feel that mixes the decadent sauces and pastries of Switzerland with the rusticness of traditional Italian cuisine.

Max Meier’s Hartland Inn; Hartland, WI

Since it first opened its doors in 1967 the restaurant at Max Meier’s Hartland Inn has been providing the town of Hartland with some of the best authentic Swiss food in the country. Max’s also has the distinction of being the only traditional gourmet Swiss restaurant in Wisconsin, and are simply the best Swiss restaurant in the Midwest. With its comforting and relaxing European atmosphere it’s no wonder that the Max’s has been a true Wisconsin food institution for the past 3 generations.