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Top 13 ski resorts for foodies

The unforgettable downhill skiing and magnificent nature of the Alps are undeniably in a class of its own, but the vast region's rich palette of experiences contains even more nuances than that. We are happy to strike a blow for the unique food culture and help you find the ski resorts with the best restaurants in the Alps. For those of you who, in addition to skiing, want to experience fantastic food on your ski trip, here you will find the 13 top ski resorts perfect for "foodies", at least not if you can put your trust in the Michelin guide.

Fine dining on the mountain

1. Courchevel, France

Courchevel in the region Les Trois Vallées is the experience epicenter of the French Alps in more ways than one. Not least for foodies with their sights set on the Michelin guide's star set. Courchevel houses a whole bunch of fine restaurants that have been praised by the Guide de Michelin, or the Michelin guide as we say in English. No less than six restaurants have star status, including one three-star restaurant in the form of Le 1947, and also three two-star restaurants: Le Sarkara, Le Chabichou by Stéphane Buron and Le Montgomerie.

And it's not enough there. Courchevel also has two one-star restaurants, namely Sylvestre Wahid and Baumanière 1850, and on top of that several restaurants that have a mention/is recommended by Michelin, even though they don't have a star (yet anyway).

And there is even more, you can also make a short trip to the nearby ski resort La Tania where you will find the restaurant Le Farçon proudly has a star next to its name in the guide.

2. St. Moritz, Switzerland

The Swiss Alps equivalent of Courchevel is St. Moritz. The ski resort is known for its luxurious appearance, and this also applies on the food front as you will find five restaurants here with Michelin stars, two of which have two stars, and also three restaurants with the Bib Gourmand stamp and several additional restaurants recommended in "the guide".

In St. Moritz, you also find a greater variety of food than normal in a ski resort, as it shifts between classic food, fusion, Italian, Mediterranean food and even Peruvian.

The restaurants that hold two stars are Da Vittorio and Ecco St. Moritz, and the three with one star are Krone, Talvo by Dalsass and the K by mauro colagreco.

The Bib Gourmand restaurants in St. Moritz, which are also well worth trying out, are sunny bar by claudia canessa serving the Peruvian food, Stüva and Dal Mulin.

3. Megeve, France

With the next ski resort on the list, we're back in France and it's Megeve which boasts a three-star restaurant in the form of Flocons de Sel (Flakes of Salt). In addition, you will find here two one-star restaurants: La Table de l'Alpaga and La Dame de Pic - Le 1920 which is housed in Megeve Four Season hotels. There are also five more restaurants mentioned as recommended in the guide.

4. Zermatt, Switzerland

In fourth place on our list is Zermatt which offer as many as four restaurants with one star, and Brasserie Uno even has a MICHELIN Green Star which they these days hand out to the restaurants that think sustainably, both in terms of raw materials and methods.

The other three restaurants with one star are Alpine Gourmet Prato Borni (in the Grand Hotel Zematthof), Capri (in the hotel Mont Cervin Palace) and After Seven (in the Backstage Hotel). We also want to mention Aroleid Restaurant which is a Bib Gourmand restaurant in Zermatt.

5. Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Our first foodie ski resort in the Italian Alps is fifth on the list and we are talking about Cortina d'Ampezzo. There are three Michelin-starred restaurants here, where SanBrite has both a star and a MICHELIN Green Star, Tivoli with one star and finally El Brite di Larieto which has a MICHELIN Green Star.

6. Andermatt, Switzerland

In sixth place is the Swiss Andermatt, a ski resort which also has three restaurants with one star each. There is a strong Asian focus on the stars in Andermatt as both The Japanese Restaurant and The Japanese by The Chedi Andermatt are Japanese restaurants (surprise surprise), and both are located in the hotel The Chedi. The third restaurant with a star is GÜTSCH by Markus Neff.

7. Crans Montana, Switzerland

Next we find another Swiss ski resort, Crans Montana in the Valais area, which has two restaurants with one star and one with a Bib Gourmand award. LeMontBlanc in Hotel LeCrans and L'OURS in the Hotel Hostellerie du Pas de l' Ours are the restaurants with stars, while the Japanese restaurant Edo holds the Bib Gourmand the stamp.

8. Alta Badia, Italy

Alta Badia, as the ski resort in the Italian alpine village of Corvara is called, has only one restaurant with one star, La Stüa de Michil, but in addition also has a total of six restaurants mentioned in the guide so no doubt there are plenty of good restaurants here. In addition, you can quickly reach the neighboring ski resort San Cassiano and the hotel Aman Rosa Alpina where the two-star St. Hubertus is located.

9. Madonna di Campiglio, Italy

The classic ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio, where the Swedish ski legend Ingemar Stenmark won eight World Cup victories in slalom and giant slalom during his career, has two one-star restaurants: Il Gallo Cedrone and Stube Hermitage.

10. Saint Martin de Belleville, France

The French ski resort Saint Martin de Belleville is not the number one place you think about when planning your ski holiday in the Alps, but if you love fine dining this might be the place for you. Here you will find the third ski resort on this list that has a 3 Michelin star restaurant, and it is run by father and son René and Maxime Meilleur: René et Maxime Meilleur. And not only that, in this small ski resort there is also a Bib Gourmand place called Simple et Meilleur, also run by the Meilleur family.

11. Chamonix, France

Chamonix is one of the real superstars of the Alps, a ski resort that is always relevant and talked about. Mountaineers with a taste for more extreme experiences make the pilgrimage here every year, and those who fall in love with Chamonix often returns regularly. Given that it is such a famous French ski resort with so many annual visitors, you would think that it is full of Michelin star restaurants, but the fact is that there is "only" one restaurant with one star, Albert 1er found in the hotel of almost the same name, Le Hameau Albert 1er. You can also find a Bib Gourmand restaurant in Chamonix, Akashon.

12. Méribel, France

Also Méribel has a one star restaurant plus a Bib Gourmand restaurant. The star restaurant is called L'Ekrin by Laurent Azoulay, housed in Méribel's most luxurious hotel Le Kaïla, and Le Cèpe is the name of the restaurant with a Bib Gourmand award.

13. Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

Last on our list, we want to push for the Slovenian ski resort of Kranjska Gora, which many people know by name because of the World Cup slalom competitions that are often held there, but few think about when going on a ski holiday. Kranjska Gora is slightly cheaper than the big ski resorts in the Alps in general, and if you want to spend your money on good food instead, you find the restaurant Milka (nothing to do with the chocolate) with one star here.

But what about Austria then?

As you probably noticed, we are missing ski resorts from Austria on this list. The fact is that Austria lacks ski resorts that have restaurants with Michelin stars, so if you really want fine dining on your ski trip, this may not be the right country.

But, if you love food and prefer to spend your skiing holiday in Austria, don't despair, there is a solution. Many who go to the Austrian Alps do so via Salzburg, and if you can make a stay here before or after skiing for a night or two, you will actually find two two-star restaurants here to eat at: Ikarus and SENNS.Restaurant. In addition, there are several Bib Gourmand places in Salzburg that may also be worth trying.