The best Swiss specialities
The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: Cheese fondue · Rösti · Älplermagronen. (Updated May 28, 2025.)
Typical dishes of Swiss cuisine from every part of the country, from fondue and raclette to Älplermagronen, according to Switzerland Tourism and speciality guides.
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Top 12
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1
Cheese fondue
Gruyère and Vacherin (moitié-moitié) melted with white wine and kirsch, bread for dipping.
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2
Rösti
Grated potatoes fried crisp, the national dish of German-speaking Switzerland.
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3
Älplermagronen
Pasta with potatoes, cheese, cream and fried onions, with apple sauce.
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4
Berner Platte
A huge platter of sausages, bacon, beef, sauerkraut and beans.
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5
Capuns
Grisons chard leaves filled with spätzle dough and salsiz sausage.
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6
Malakoff
Deep-fried cheese balls from Lake Geneva.
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7
Basler Mehlsuppe
Toasted flour soup eaten during Basel Carnival.
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8
Papet vaudois
Leeks and potatoes with saucisson vaudois, from the canton of Vaud.
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9
Zuger Kirschtorte
Cake with kirsch syrup, buttercream and meringue layers.
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10
Bircher muesli
Oats with apple and nuts, invented by Maximilian Bircher-Benner around 1900.
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Raclette
Valais raclette cheese melted by the fire and scraped over boiled potatoes with gherkins.
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12
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
Strips of veal in cream and mushroom sauce, with rösti.
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13
Bündner Gerstensuppe
Barley soup with vegetables and Bündnerfleisch.
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Comments (5)
Rösti als Röstigraben, der Graben zwischen Deutsch- und Westschweiz 😂
Käsefondue moitié-moitié, Gruyère und Vacherin, im Winter das Beste.
Älplermagronen mit Apfelmus nach einer Wanderung, perfekt.
Die Zuger Kirschtorte ist eine Sünde wert 🍒
Capuns aus Graubünden, viel zu wenig bekannt.