Switzerland has a fifth three-star restaurant. The Michelin Guide Switzerland 2026, announced on Monday night, 2 November, at a ceremony in Andermatt, promoted The Japanese Restaurant at The Chedi Andermatt from two stars to three, the highest distinction in world gastronomy. The restaurant, led by twin brothers Dominik Sato and Fabio Toffolon, joins one of the smallest top tables in the world.
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FAKTA
- The Japanese Restaurant at The Chedi Andermatt was promoted to three Michelin stars on 2 November 2026.
- It is Switzerland’s fifth three-star restaurant, joining Memories in Bad Ragaz, the Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Cheval Blanc in Basel and Schloss Schauenstein in Furstenau.
- The restaurant is led by twin brothers and co-executive chefs Dominik Sato and Fabio Toffolon.
- It earned its first star in 2017, rose to two stars in 2023, and now holds three stars and 18 GaultMillau points.
- Switzerland now counts 133 starred restaurants: five at three stars, 22 at two stars and 106 at one star, including seven new one-stars.
- No restaurant was promoted to two stars this year, making the single promotion at the top the story of the night.
Nine Years From One Star to Three
The journey to the top took nine years. The Japanese Restaurant took its first star in 2017. In 2023 it rose to two stars, and the brothers received the Michelin Young Chef Award. The third star arrived three years later, completing one of the steadiest climbs in European fine dining.
“Three Michelin stars for The Japanese Restaurant at The Chedi Andermatt,” the hotel said after the ceremony. “It is the result of years of focus by co-executive chefs Dominik Sato and Fabio Toffolon and a team that holds itself to an uncompromising standard every single service.”
Japanese Technique, European Structure
The kitchen’s format is Japanese in technique and European in structure: omakase menus, sushi and sashimi, built as fine dining rather than as a counter ritual alone. The restaurant sits inside The Chedi Andermatt, a five-star hotel at Gotthardstrasse 4 in the heart of the Alpine resort village, and holds 18 GaultMillau points alongside its stars.
The brothers’ reach extends beyond the main dining room. The Japanese at Gutsch, also under Sato and Toffolon, serves lunch at 2,400 metres above sea level, looking over the Gotthard Pass, the Oberalp Pass and the Ursern Valley. It holds one Michelin star and 17 GaultMillau points, and the hotel describes it as one of the highest Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe.
Michelin Guide Switzerland 2026: A Small Top Table
The company at three stars is exacting. The existing four are Memories in Bad Ragaz, the Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Cheval Blanc in Basel and Schloss Schauenstein in Furstenau. Across the full selection, Switzerland now counts 133 starred restaurants: five at three stars, 22 at two stars and 106 at one star, seven of them new.
| Switzerland’s three-star restaurants | Location |
|---|---|
| The Japanese Restaurant at The Chedi Andermatt | Andermatt, Uri (new in 2026) |
| Memories | Bad Ragaz, St Gallen |
| Hotel de Ville | Crissier, Vaud |
| Cheval Blanc | Basel |
| Schloss Schauenstein | Furstenau, Graubunden |
Seven restaurants received a first star, among them Origini in Morbio Inferiore in Ticino, led by Guglielmo Curcio, with further new stars in Bern, Zurich, Lucerne, Zermatt, Gonten and Oberwil. The promotion also completed a strong week for Swiss dining rooms: Schloss Schauenstein, one of the four existing three-star restaurants, returned to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list at No. 39 in the same week.
Conclusion
Andermatt is an Alpine resort village, not a capital, and that is part of the story. A Japanese restaurant inside a mountain hotel has climbed, star by star, to the very top of world gastronomy, giving Switzerland a fifth three-star table and confirming that the country’s finest dining is no longer confined to its cities.
