To help you plan your trip in Switzerland, here are some culinary travel recommendations by Swiss canton (similar to states). There are 26 cantons in all. Just click on the name of the canton to find the articles I’ve written about what to eat there and where to go/stay. I’ve also included a brief selection of the specialties for each canton.
1. Aargau
Specialties – Aargauerbrot, Aargauer Rüeblitorte, Küttiger Rüebli and more.
2 + 3: Appenzell (Innerrhoden and Ausserrhoden)
Specialties – What to Eat & Drink in Switzerland’s Appenzell Region
4 + 5. Basel (-Stadt and -Landschaft)
Specialties – 10 Traditional Foods from Basel, Switzerland
6. Bern
Specialties – 5 Traditional foods found in the canton of Bern
7. Fribourg
Specialties – 7 Swiss foods you should try in the canton of Fribourg
8. Genève (Geneva)
Specialties – 6 traditional foods to try in the canton of Geneva
9. Glarus
Specialties – 10 Foods to Try in the Swiss Canton of Glarus
10. Graubünden
Specialties – 12 Graubünden Food Specialties You Should Try
11. Jura
Specialties – 5 Swiss foods from the Jura
12. Luzern
Specialties – Luzernerbrot, Surseer Honiggans, Luzerner Birnenweggen, Luzerner Lebkuchen and more.
13. Neuchâtel
Specialties – Oeil-de-Perdrix, Absinthe, Batz neuchâtelois, Bleuchâtel Cheese, Pain de Pâques, Sèches au beurre, Neuchâtel Non Filtré and more.
14. Nidwalden
Specialties – Nidwaldnerbrot, Nidwaldner Alpkäse, Rossinenweggen and more.
15. Obwalden
Specialties – Bätziwasser, Obwaldnerbrot, Cholermues, Obwaldner Alpkäse and more.
16. Schaffhausen
Specialties – Schaffhauserbrot, Merishauser Bienenstich, Schlaatemer Rickli, Bölletünne and more.
17. Schywz
Specialties – Agathenringli, Einsiedler Schafbock, Schwyzer Alpkäse and more.
18. Solothurn
Specialties – Solothurnerli, Solothurnerbrot, Wine Soup and more.
19. St. Gallen
Specialties – St. Galler Brot, St. Galler Bratwurst, Biber, Mandelfisch, Klostertorte and more.
20. Thurgau
Specialties – Thurgauer Apfelkuchen, Thurgauer Böllewegge, Stupfete and more.
21. Ticino
Specialties: 7 foods to try in the Swiss canton of Ticino
22. Uri
Specialties – 9 Traditional Foods from Switzerland’s Canton Uri
23. Valais
Specialties – Apricots, Cressin, Sii (a rye bread pudding), Cholera, Raclette, Pain de Seigle and more.
24. Vaud
Specialties: Bitter des Diablerets, Bouchon Vaudois, Boutefas, Papet Vaudois and more.
25. Zug
Specialties – Baarer Räben, cherries, kirsch, Zuger Kirschtorte, Baarer Räbentorte and more.
26. Zürich
Specialties – 5 foods to try in Zurich, Switzerland
For more information about Swiss travel destinations, visit MySwitzerland.com.
Updated: May 3, 2024.