Swiss Michelin Guide 2026: Andermatt's The Japanese Restaurant Earns Third Star

Switzerland has a fifth three-star restaurant. The Japanese Restaurant at The Chedi Andermatt, the luxury hotel in the Alpine village of Andermatt in the canton of Uri, was promoted from two to three stars when the Michelin Guide unveiled its 2026 Swiss selection on Monday, Nov. 2, according to the Michelin newsroom and the Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA, as published by Swissinfo.

The ceremony took place at the Andermatt Konzerthalle. The guide's 2026 Swiss edition lists 133 starred restaurants: 106 with one star, 22 with two stars and five with three stars. Seven restaurants received a first star, while no restaurant was newly promoted to two stars, the culinary magazine GaultMillau reported.

Twin brothers reach the top tier

The Japanese Restaurant is run by twin brothers Fabio Toffolon and Dominik Sato, who share the kitchen as co-head chefs. Michelin's restaurant page, quoted by the travel publication Luxury.it, places it "In the sleek and chic restaurant of the luxury hotel The Chedi, at almost 1 500m above sea level," where "twin brothers Fabio Toffolon and Dominik Sato share the helm in the kitchen." Michelin's announcement says the brothers combine Japanese influences with classic techniques, and the hotel itself holds two Michelin Keys, the guide's hotel distinction.

The brothers, who come from Schaffhausen, have run the concept at The Chedi for three years, according to the Swiss newspaper NZZ, which reported that their menu has seven courses and costs 320 Swiss francs. NZZ noted that Dominik Sato took the surname of his wife, Yoshiko Sato, and that a restaurant led by twins receiving a third star could be an international first.

In an interview with GaultMillau published the day after the ceremony, the 37-year-old chefs said they had noticed about four visits since the start of the year from people who could have been Michelin inspectors, but that reaching the goal after only three years was still a very big surprise. Toffolon said one important step had been made in the dining room rather than the kitchen: the number of tables was reduced from 17 to 12, and the restaurant still increased its revenue. Sato described the team's aim as consistency and balance across a whole meal rather than provocation on the plate. Yoshiko Sato is responsible for the restaurant's desserts, the magazine reported.

With the promotion, Andermatt now counts four starred restaurants across all three categories, Michelin said. The village also hosted the Swiss ceremony for the first time; in previous years the event was held at the EHL hospitality school in Lausanne, according to GaultMillau.

The other three-star restaurants

The four Swiss restaurants that already held three stars kept them: Memories at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, led by Sven Wassmer; Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel; the Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, where Franck Giovannini is chef; and Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau, with Andreas Caminada and Marcel Skibba in the kitchen, according to Michelin.

NZZ reported that Wassmer will leave Memories next February and that his successor will be Marco Campanella, most recently at the Eden Roc in Ascona. The newspaper also noted that The Restaurant at Zurich's Dolder Grand, led by Heiko Nieder, again did not receive a third star.

Seven new one-star restaurants

The new one-star restaurants are MYLE in Bern, Bärenstobe in Gonten, CAAA by Pietro Catalano in Lucerne, Ristorante con enoteca Origini in Morbio Inferiore, Schlüssel in Oberwil, ad lib in Zermatt and rémy in Zurich. Markus Arnold earned a star at MYLE after moving within Bern from the restaurant Steinhalle. Michael Gollenz of Bärenstobe previously earned a star at the restaurant Alfred Keller on the Croatian island of Lošinj. Pietro Catalano of CAAA is self-taught; he trained as a car mechanic and studied classical trumpet at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, according to the guide.

The Schlüssel in Oberwil was developed by Basel chef Tanja Grandits, with Marten Harder at the stove, the food platform AMUSE reported.

Special awards and restaurants that lost stars

Three of the guide's four special awards went to restaurants that won their first star this year. MYLE was named Opening of the Year; Michelin describes the restaurant as housed in a former 1970s cinema, where Arnold offers a "Cuisine Voyage" menu devoted to a different destination each time, with Mexico City running until the end of November and Athens following in December. Guglielmo Curcio of Origini, born in 1994, received the Young Chef Award. Nicole Sawyere of ad lib, which opened in December 2025 in the Hotel Welschen in Zermatt, received the Service Award. The Sommelier Award went to Émeline Gigaud of the one-star restaurant Arakel in Geneva, whose wine list runs to about 1,500 references.

GaultMillau reported that Stefan Wiesner of Wiesner Mysterion in Romoos was also honored as the guide's "Mindful Voice." Michelin said it had announced 11 new Bib Gourmand restaurants, a category for good value, a week before the ceremony, bringing the Swiss total to 92.

Several restaurants dropped out of the two-star category. Stucki by Tanja Grandits in Basel and IGNIV by Andreas Caminada in Bad Ragaz lost their stars, while La Brezza in Ascona and Skin's in Lenzburg also lost their two stars, the Swiss daily 20 Minuten reported. AMUSE noted that Michelin's announcement does not explain the changes. The IGNIV in Bad Ragaz closed on Jan. 31, 2026, after ten years at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, according to an earlier announcement by the Caminada Group.

The Swiss daily Le Temps also reported that all 22 two-star restaurants in the new selection retained their distinction.