Restaurant in Klosters, Switzerland
Michelin-recognised seasonal kitchen, mid-range prices.
Gasthaus Höhwald holds Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, making it the most straightforward quality-to-price decision in Klosters at the €€ tier. A 4.6 Google rating across 271 reviews backs up the guide's assessment. For a special-occasion dinner or a quality lunch without the top-end price tag, this is the first place to book in Klosters.
At the €€ price point, Gasthaus Höhwald is one of the more direct value decisions in Klosters. Two consecutive Michelin Plate awards (2024 and 2025) confirm this is a kitchen operating well above the standard mountain guesthouse — and the 4.6 Google rating across 271 reviews suggests that reputation holds across a broad range of diners. If you are looking for a special-occasion dinner or a quality lunch in Klosters without the four-figure bill that comes with the canton's top-end tables, book here first.
The address — Monbielerstrasse 171, in the Serneus quarter just outside central Klosters , places this firmly in the category of destination you travel to rather than stumble upon. That is worth knowing before you go. The surrounding area is quiet Alpine residential, and the atmosphere inside tracks that: expect a warm, unhurried room rather than a buzzing après-ski floor. The energy here is settled and convivial, running at a pitch that makes conversation easy across the table. For a date, a family celebration, or a business dinner where you need to actually hear the other person, that is a meaningful advantage over the louder hotel dining rooms that dominate the Klosters restaurant scene.
The kitchen's focus is seasonal cuisine, which in the Swiss Alpine context means the menu moves with what the region and season actually offer. This is not a marketing position , the Michelin Plate is awarded on the basis of consistent kitchen quality, and earning it in two consecutive years indicates the team is executing at a level the guide's inspectors found worth flagging. Do not arrive expecting theatrical modernist plating or a parade of amuse-bouches; the Gasthaus format implies a more grounded, ingredient-driven approach. That is precisely the point.
This is the practical question most visitors to Klosters should be asking. At a €€ venue with Michelin recognition, the gap between lunch and dinner value is often sharper than at higher price tiers, where the kitchen runs a single tasting menu regardless of sitting. At Gasthaus Höhwald, if a lunch menu is available, it almost certainly represents the stronger value proposition: the same kitchen, the same seasonal sourcing, at a price point that leaves room in the budget for the rest of your day in the Prättigau valley. For a special occasion where the full dinner experience matters , arrival drinks, unhurried pacing, a longer wine list conversation , the evening sitting makes more sense. For a working lunch or a mid-trip meal that you want to remember without it becoming the centrepiece of your spend, the midday option is the call. Check directly with the venue for current sitting times and any lunch-specific menu, as specific hours are not confirmed in our data.
For context on where Gasthaus Höhwald sits in the wider Swiss dining picture, you can benchmark against the Michelin three-star standard at Hotel de Ville Crissier in Crissier or the creative regional cooking at Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau. Closer in price tier, Einstein Gourmet in Sankt Gallen and Mammertsberg in Freidorf offer reference points for what Michelin-recognised seasonal cooking looks like elsewhere in German-speaking Switzerland. If you are exploring the Graubünden region more broadly, Da Vittorio in St. Moritz represents the luxury end of the spectrum at a significantly higher price tier.
The combination of a strong public rating and Michelin acknowledgement across two years gives more confidence than either signal would alone. A high Google score at a tourist-facing venue can reflect service warmth and location as much as food quality; the Michelin Plate filters for the latter specifically.
Booking difficulty here is rated Easy. In a ski town like Klosters, that can shift during peak winter weeks (late December through February) and again in the summer hiking season, so booking a few days ahead is sensible even if last-minute tables are often available. No phone number or website is confirmed in our data , contact the venue directly via search or through your hotel concierge, who will typically have a direct line. If you are staying in Klosters and looking for wider context on where to eat, drink, and stay, our full Klosters restaurants guide covers the full range. See also our Klosters hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide for a fuller picture of the destination.
For comparable seasonal cuisine concepts in other Alpine contexts, Mesnerhaus in Mauterndorf and The First in Blankenhain offer useful reference points on how this kitchen category performs across different markets.
Seating configuration and bar availability are not confirmed in our data. For a Gasthaus-format venue of this type in Switzerland, it is common to have some counter or informal seating, but do not assume this is available for a special occasion without confirming directly. Call ahead or ask your hotel concierge to check.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, meaning same-week reservations are typically available. That said, peak ski season (late December through February) and the summer hiking period in July and August can tighten availability. A few days' notice is usually sufficient outside peak periods; a week ahead is safer during the high season. With Michelin Plate recognition across two consecutive years, the venue draws diners from beyond Klosters itself, so do not leave it to the night before during busy weeks.
Specific menu items and dishes are not confirmed in our data, so we will not invent them. The kitchen's stated focus is seasonal cuisine, which means the menu changes with what is available. The practical approach: ask the server what the kitchen is currently doing leading. At a Michelin Plate venue in this category, the staff are typically well-positioned to steer you toward the strongest options on the current menu. If there is a set menu option, it usually represents the kitchen's clearest statement of intent at this price tier.
Within Klosters at a similar or accessible price tier, options are limited , which is part of what makes Gasthaus Höhwald worth booking. For higher-end alternatives in the broader region, Memories in Bad Ragaz and Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel represent the Swiss fine-dining tier at significantly higher price points. For a wider view of what Klosters offers across categories, see our full Klosters restaurants guide. If your trip includes Zurich, The Restaurant in Zurich and L'Atelier Robuchon in Geneva are worth considering for the city legs of your trip.
Whether a tasting menu is offered is not confirmed in our data. At a €€ Michelin Plate venue in a Gasthaus format, a shorter set menu is more typical than a full multi-course tasting progression. If a tasting option exists, the value case is strong at this price tier relative to the region's €€€€ competition. For a proper tasting menu experience at the leading of the Swiss range, Maison Wenger in Le Noirmont and Colonnade in Lucerne are worth comparing. Confirm current menu formats directly with Gasthaus Höhwald before booking around a tasting experience specifically.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasthaus Höhwald | €€ | Easy | — |
| Schloss Schauenstein | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Memories | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| roots | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| IGNIV Zürich by Andreas Caminada | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| focus ATELIER | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Gasthaus Höhwald and alternatives.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available venue data for Gasthaus Höhwald. As a gasthaus format in the Serneus quarter outside central Klosters, the setup is more dining-room than bar-counter. check the venue's official channels to ask about informal seating before assuming that option exists.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy in normal conditions, but Klosters peak weeks — late December through February and again at spring half-term — will compress availability fast at any Michelin-recognised address. Book one to two weeks ahead outside peak season; aim for three-plus weeks if you're travelling during ski season. At €€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plates, this is not a walk-in gamble worth taking.
Gasthaus Höhwald runs a seasonal cuisine format, so the menu changes with the calendar rather than offering fixed signatures. The practical move is to ask the kitchen what is currently at its best when you arrive — that question lands well at any Michelin Plate-level restaurant and usually gets you the answer a menu description wouldn't.
If you want to stay in the Klosters area at a similar price tier, Gasthaus Höhwald's combination of Michelin recognition and €€ pricing is hard to match locally. For a step up in ambition, Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau (three Michelin stars) is the regional benchmark, though it sits in a completely different price bracket and booking window. roots, IGNIV Zürich, and Memories are all worth knowing for trips that extend to Zurich or St. Gallen.
At €€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), the value case for a tasting format here is stronger than at most Swiss alpine addresses. Specific menu structure and pricing are not confirmed in venue data, so verify current format when booking. If Gasthaus Höhwald does offer a tasting option, the price-to-recognition ratio makes it worth considering over a la carte.
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