Guidebook for Meiringen

Liz
Guidebook for Meiringen

Food Scene

The restaurant in the Victoria Hotel, located between the main square and the train station, is the fanciest restaurant in Meiringen. The filet with truffled mashed potatoes is excellent! Reservations recommended.
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Hotel Victoria
9 Bahnhofpl.
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The restaurant in the Victoria Hotel, located between the main square and the train station, is the fanciest restaurant in Meiringen. The filet with truffled mashed potatoes is excellent! Reservations recommended.
This is our favorite restaurant, but it is in the neighboring town. You can take the small train to Innertkirchen from the train station, and the owner of the restaurant will bring you back home. Check the website for the current set menu (recommended as a much better value than ordering off the menu!). Reservations recommended.
Hotel Restaurant Urweider
11 Dorfstrasse
This is our favorite restaurant, but it is in the neighboring town. You can take the small train to Innertkirchen from the train station, and the owner of the restaurant will bring you back home. Check the website for the current set menu (recommended as a much better value than ordering off the menu!). Reservations recommended.
The only reason this is included as an expensive option is because you have to take the gondola to the top of the ski area. During the week there is a self-service cafeteria, but on Sunday mornings they have a breakfast buffet that is very good. An excellent place for mountain views or to combine with a day of hiking. Buffet cost is CHF 60.- including round trip gondola pass. Reservations recommended.
Alpen Tower
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The only reason this is included as an expensive option is because you have to take the gondola to the top of the ski area. During the week there is a self-service cafeteria, but on Sunday mornings they have a breakfast buffet that is very good. An excellent place for mountain views or to combine with a day of hiking. Buffet cost is CHF 60.- including round trip gondola pass. Reservations recommended.
The Adler is an excellent value for a good-quality but uncomplicated meal, ie, steak and potatoes. Reservations recommended.
Hotel Adler Central
3 Schulhausgasse
The Adler is an excellent value for a good-quality but uncomplicated meal, ie, steak and potatoes. Reservations recommended.
This is a good option for large groups or families, as it has a broad menu, from pizza to traditional Swiss. Reservations not usually required for groups of 4 people, recommended for larger groups.
Hotel Meiringen
1 Bahnhofpl.
This is a good option for large groups or families, as it has a broad menu, from pizza to traditional Swiss. Reservations not usually required for groups of 4 people, recommended for larger groups.
While there are a lot of pizza options in town, this is the best Italian restaurant. If you like porcini mushrooms, there are some good options. Reservations recommended.
Lucia
13 Alpbachstrasse
While there are a lot of pizza options in town, this is the best Italian restaurant. If you like porcini mushrooms, there are some good options. Reservations recommended.
Located in the center of town, this is a good option for a hamburger or something basic. Reservations not required.
Leopold
28 Bahnhofstrasse
Located in the center of town, this is a good option for a hamburger or something basic. Reservations not required.
Good for families and large groups, standard pizza and Italian fare. Reservations not required.
Stella-Leone
10 Bahnhofstrasse
Good for families and large groups, standard pizza and Italian fare. Reservations not required.
Only Asian restaurant in town, has Chinese and Japanese food. Reservations not required.
Ilufa
8 Bahnhofstrasse
Only Asian restaurant in town, has Chinese and Japanese food. Reservations not required.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good bar selection, occasionally live music, close walking distance from our home. Has two bars, upstairs lounge is a classier, more relaxed ambiance, downstairs is a traditional swiss bar.
Sherlock Lounge - Club
11 Alpbachstrasse
Good bar selection, occasionally live music, close walking distance from our home. Has two bars, upstairs lounge is a classier, more relaxed ambiance, downstairs is a traditional swiss bar.
Basement club, younger crowd. Good for dancing and meeting people.
Sherpa Club
3 Bahnhofstrasse
Basement club, younger crowd. Good for dancing and meeting people.
Good for a coffee or after dinner drink. Casual and quiet.
S-Café
9 Alpbachstrasse
Good for a coffee or after dinner drink. Casual and quiet.

Parks & Nature

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Aareschlucht
16 Aareschlucht
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Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui
Rosenlaui
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Bergbahnen Meiringen-Hasliberg
365L Twing
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We got married on this lake, in my opinion the most beautiful place in Switzerland.
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Engstlensee
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We got married on this lake, in my opinion the most beautiful place in Switzerland.
The Hasliberg gondola out of Meiringen (Alpach, 3 min walk from our house) can take you up the local mountain where there is a hiking trail based off the Muggestutz children's book series (woodland dwarfs), as well as other hiking and sightseeing.
Muggestutz-Manó Túra
The Hasliberg gondola out of Meiringen (Alpach, 3 min walk from our house) can take you up the local mountain where there is a hiking trail based off the Muggestutz children's book series (woodland dwarfs), as well as other hiking and sightseeing.

Sightseeing

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Reichenbachfallen
34 Hausenstrasse
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Entertainment & Activities

Panorama Minigolf
386 Bidmistrasse
Indoor lap pool
Hallenbad
2 Pfrundmattenstrasse
Indoor lap pool
Tandem Paragliding is an excellent and exciting way to see the beautiful Alps and local scenery! You can ask Beat, our father-in-law, for help making reservations if you are interested.
Birdwing Flugschule Haslital GmbH
52 Brünigstrasse
Tandem Paragliding is an excellent and exciting way to see the beautiful Alps and local scenery! You can ask Beat, our father-in-law, for help making reservations if you are interested.
Excellent outdoor public pool with 2 slides, diving boards, and multiple pools for all ages. Only slightly heated, so recommend for a warm day.
Schwimmbad
21 Alpbachstrasse
Excellent outdoor public pool with 2 slides, diving boards, and multiple pools for all ages. Only slightly heated, so recommend for a warm day.
For traditional handworking, including chocolate and cheese and other Swiss traditions, I suggest visiting the Ballenberg, which is a open-air museum located only 15 min away in Brienz. This is very popular with kids, as there are lots of animals as well.
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Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum
100 Museumsstrasse
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For traditional handworking, including chocolate and cheese and other Swiss traditions, I suggest visiting the Ballenberg, which is a open-air museum located only 15 min away in Brienz. This is very popular with kids, as there are lots of animals as well.

Arts & Culture

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Sherlock Holmes Museum
26 Bahnhofstrasse
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For poor weather days, there is an excellent Transport Museum in Luzern (Verkehrshaus).
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Schweiziska Transportmuseet
44 Lidostrasse
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For poor weather days, there is an excellent Transport Museum in Luzern (Verkehrshaus).
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Glaciärträdgården (Gletschergarten)
4a Denkmalstrasse
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Shopping

Meiringen's local dairy is excellent, and has a wide array of homemade cheeses, yogurt, and ice cream. A must!
Molki Meiringen AG
1 Lenggasse
Meiringen's local dairy is excellent, and has a wide array of homemade cheeses, yogurt, and ice cream. A must!
This is the best local butcher, very high quality local meat and homemade sausages.
Christian Nussbaum Metzgerei
20 Kirchgasse
This is the best local butcher, very high quality local meat and homemade sausages.