Restaurant in Feusisberg, Switzerland
Destination Thai dining above Lake Zürich.
Loy Fah is a Michelin Plate-recognised contemporary Thai restaurant in Feusisberg, above Lake Zürich — one of the few serious South-East Asian fine dining options in the canton. At the €€€ tier with back-to-back Michelin recognition in 2024 and 2025 and a 4.5 Google rating from 88 reviewers, it makes a strong case for special occasion dinners and date nights in the region.
Loy Fah fills up. For a contemporary Thai restaurant in a country not known for South-East Asian fine dining, its Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 has put it squarely on the radar of diners across the greater Zürich region. The restaurant sits in Feusisberg, a quiet residential commune above Lake Zürich, and the fact that 88 Google reviewers have averaged 4.5 stars signals a consistent kitchen rather than a one-visit fluke. If you are planning a special occasion dinner or a date night that needs to land, this is one of the more compelling options at the €€€ price point in the canton.
Loy Fah translates loosely as "float in the sky" in Thai, and the address — Schönfelsstrasse 3, above Lake Zürich , carries a certain elevation to it, both literally and in terms of ambition. This is contemporary Thai cooking, not the simplified pan-Asian template that fills most European Thai restaurants. The Michelin Plate designation, awarded by inspectors who explicitly flag cooking quality worth noting, confirms that the kitchen is operating at a level above the regional average for its cuisine category.
Contemporary Thai at this level draws on the same sourcing rigour you would find in European fine dining: aromatics matter, herbs are not interchangeable, and the difference between a lemongrass-forward broth built on fresh versus dried ingredients is the difference between a dish that reads as complex and one that reads as flat. In Switzerland, sourcing the right Thai ingredients , galangal, kaffir lime leaves, bird's eye chillies at the right heat level, fresh turmeric , requires either reliable import channels or the discipline to design menus around what can actually be sourced with quality. Michelin-recognised Thai kitchens in Europe tend to solve this through tight menus and seasonal adjustment rather than through exhaustive choice. That approach is worth understanding before you visit: expect focused, intentional cooking rather than a long menu designed to cover every preference.
The aroma profile of a well-run contemporary Thai kitchen , the clean hit of lemongrass and galangal in hot fat, the floral sharpness of kaffir lime zest , is one of the more distinctive sensory markers in fine dining. If that register appeals to you, Loy Fah is a serious option in a market where it has very little direct competition.
Loy Fah works well for a couple celebrating something, a small group with a shared interest in South-East Asian cooking, or a business dinner where you want somewhere genuinely interesting rather than the default Swiss hotel restaurant. At the €€€ tier, you are spending meaningfully but not at the level of the region's €€€€ fine dining rooms. For context, the comparable Swiss dining options in the broader region , places like Memories in Bad Ragaz or Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel , sit a price tier above and come with the full tasting-menu apparatus. Loy Fah offers a more accessible entry point into Michelin-recognised quality for this region.
If you are coming specifically for Thai contemporary cooking and want to calibrate expectations: the reference points in that cuisine at the highest level are Bangkok restaurants like Baan Tepa and Wana Yook. Loy Fah is not competing with those rooms, but for Switzerland it is a rare and credible offering. For the broader Swiss fine dining picture, our full Feusisberg restaurants guide gives you the regional context.
Feusisberg is a small commune. This is not a walk-in restaurant in a busy urban dining district , it is a destination. Plan your visit, confirm your booking, and check transport. If you are coming from Zürich by car, the lake road is direct; by public transport, you will want to verify the connection from Pfäffikon SZ. Combine dinner here with a look at where to stay in Feusisberg if you want to avoid driving back after a long meal.
See the comparison section below for how Loy Fah sits against other credentialled restaurants in the region.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loy Fah | €€€ | Easy | — |
| Schloss Schauenstein | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Memories | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| roots | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| IGNIV Zürich by Andreas Caminada | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| focus ATELIER | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Loy Fah measures up.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available venue data. Given Loy Fah's destination dining format in Feusisberg — a small commune, not an urban walk-in spot — the setup almost certainly prioritises table reservations. check the venue's official channels before planning an informal drop-in.
Specific dietary policy is not on record, but Thai contemporary kitchens generally have more flexibility around plant-based and pescatarian requirements than, say, a French tasting menu built around a single protein. Flag any restrictions clearly when booking — for a Michelin Plate-recognised restaurant at the €€€ price point, advance notice is the standard expectation.
Menu format details are not confirmed in the venue record. That said, contemporary Thai at this price tier and with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 typically runs a set or tasting structure. If you want à la carte flexibility, confirm the format before booking — a dedicated trip to Feusisberg is not the occasion to discover the format doesn't suit you.
Book at least two to three weeks ahead, more for weekend evenings. Loy Fah is the only Michelin-recognised Thai restaurant in this corner of Switzerland, which concentrates demand from a broad catchment area around Zürich and the lake. Leaving it to the week before on a Friday or Saturday is a risk not worth taking.
Yes — it fits the brief well. The combination of Michelin Plate credentials, a €€€ price range that signals occasion dining, and a setting above Lake Zürich in Feusisberg makes it a practical choice for a celebratory dinner where you want something more considered than a city brasserie. It works for couples and small groups; confirm table size when booking if you have more than four.
At €€€, Loy Fah is priced in line with credentialled destination restaurants in the wider Zürich region. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024, 2025) confirm the kitchen is performing consistently — that is a meaningful signal at this price point. If you are weighing it against a casual Thai night out, the answer is no; if you are comparing it to other Michelin-recognised destination dining in Switzerland, it competes on merit.
Feusisberg itself has a thin dining scene, so the real comparison is regional. For Swiss fine dining with stronger name recognition, Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau) and Memories (Bad Ragaz) are multi-star operations in a different league of ambition and price. Closer to Zürich, IGNIV Zürich by Andreas Caminada offers sharing-format fine dining in a more accessible urban setting. Loy Fah's specific case — contemporary Thai at Michelin Plate level — has no direct regional equivalent, which is part of why it fills up.
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