The Japanese Restaurant in Andermatt earns third Michelin star in Swiss guide

A third star for Andermatt

On Monday, 2 November, Michelin presented its Swiss selection at a ceremony in the Andermatt concert hall in the canton of Uri, the first time the event has been held in the resort village. In an evening communiqué, the guide said The Japanese Restaurant at the The Chedi Andermatt hotel has moved from two stars to three. The selection counts 133 starred restaurants: 106 with one star, 22 with two and five with three. Andermatt now has four starred restaurants across all three categories, according to 20 Minuten.

One star106

Two stars22

Three stars5

One star

106

Two stars

22

Three stars

5

Data from the article text

The twins behind the kitchen

The kitchen is run by twin brothers Dominik Sato and Fabio Toffolon, who come from Schaffhausen, according to the NZZ. The NZZ reported that the pair has run their Japanese-inspired concept at the hotel for three years. 20 Minuten said they combine Japanese influences with classical techniques. The NZZ suggested that a restaurant run by twins receiving a third star could be an international first.

The other three-star restaurants

Four restaurants kept their three stars from last year's selection. Memories at the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in St. Gallen is led by Sven Wassmer, who brought it into the top group four years ago but will leave in February, the NZZ reported. The NZZ also said it is uncertain whether his successor, Marco Campanella, who most recently cooked at the Eden Roc in Ascona with 19 Gault-Millau points, can keep the three stars. Cheval Blanc in Basel is run by Peter Knogl, Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau by Andreas Caminada, and the Hôtel de Ville in Crissier by Franck Giovannini. The NZZ noted that The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand in Zurich, led by Heiko Nieder, again did not receive the third star it has long been expected to get. All 22 two-star restaurants kept their rating.

Seven new one-star restaurants

Seven restaurants earned their first star this year. They are MYLE in Bern, Bärenstobe in Gonten in Appenzell Innerrhoden, CAAA by Pietro Catalano in Lucerne, Origini in Morbio Inferiore in Ticino, Schlüssel in Oberwil in Basel-Landschaft, ad lib in Zermatt in Valais, and Rémy in Zurich. Markus Arnold, formerly of the Steinhalle in Bern, regained a star directly after moving within the city to MYLE. Michael Gollenz of Bärenstobe had already earned a star at Alfred Keller on the island of Lošinj in Croatia. According to 20 Minuten, Pietro Catalano trained as a car mechanic and studied classical trumpet at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

Andermatt's wider ambitions

The NZZ linked the ceremony to the wider project of developer Samih Sawiris, which aims to turn the Uri village into a holiday destination for affluent guests. The NZZ expected the three-star result to rub off on that project. The ceremony came a few weeks after the Gault-Millau ratings were published. Earlier this year Andermatt also ran an advertising campaign in cooperation with the Zurich Film Festival, the NZZ noted.