Olten Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Olten

September 11, 2017 Misti Hsu

Olten in Switzerland, from Europe region, is best know for Reservations. Discover best restaurants in Olten with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Restaurant Aarhof

Frohburgstrasse 2, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations Swiss, European Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast +41 62 212 88 62
Excellent
50%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
0%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 54 reviews

Restaurant Aarhof

Reviewed By ergopublic - Interlaken, Switzerland

it's a charming place somehow: inside, time stopped in the fifties or early sixties; outside, the aare river goes by, bye. The staff was friendly, the food ok. But it could be better, should be better if you look at the prices.

2. Restaurant Salmen

Ringstrasse 39, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff Swiss, European, Central European, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner, Late Night HK$455 - HK$910 +41 62 212 22 11
Excellent
62%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 105 reviews

Restaurant Salmen

Reviewed By Pascal B - Zurich, Switzerland

We went for a business dinner to this great place in Olten.
Service = nice and friendly
Wine = very good
Food = excellent
Atmosphere = very nice historical restaurant with lot of old pictures
Tips:
- a must is this great chocolate cupcake with hot liquid chocolate, mhhhhhh...... ;-)

3. Traube Trimbach

Baslerstrasse 211, Trimbach 4632, Switzerland Reservations European, Swiss, Contemporary, Fusion Lunch, Dinner, Late Night HK$573 - HK$926 +41 62 293 30 50
Excellent
81%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 55 reviews

Traube Trimbach

Reviewed By Epices6 - Philadelphia

The Traube was open on Christmas Day, so we made the trip to Trimbach, a little town a few bus-ride minutes away from Olten – and was it ever worth the trip! We were received warmly by the young service team and seated at a beautifully appointed table. While the Traube looks like an unassuming Swiss inn on the outside, the interior surprises by an austere modernism that serves as a fine background for chef Arno Sgier’s innovative and wonderfully light cuisine. We ordered the six-course degustation menu and were simply delighted by the stellar sequence of wonderful dishes – all based on superb products and executed with great skill and care. We knew we were in for a treat after the unusual amuse bouche, consisting of tallarin in a saffran-anis broth with pristine little mussels.
The young woman who was in charge of the extensive wine list found us the perfect matching wines, from a honeyed Riesling Auslese to accompany the “crème brûlée” of foie gras to a powerful Amarone that entered a happy marriage with the Irish Angus beef filet. The talented and accommodating chef bid us a friendly adieu after we enjoyed a great Christmas meal. For those who love excellent food in a stylish and friendly ambience, the Traube in Trimbach indeed vaut le voyage.
One more thing: Sgier is a member of Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe (Young Restaurateurs of Europe), my favorite association of chefs (http://www.jre.net/index.php?pageId=1). Every time I see the sign of that association outside a restaurant, I know I can look forward to a fine meal.

4. Rathskeller

Klosterplatz 5, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol American, Swiss, Bar, European, Central European, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner, Late Night HK$55 - HK$337 +41 62 212 21 60
Excellent
42%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
3%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 183 reviews

Rathskeller

Reviewed By RMchef

An incredible restaurant with tradition.
Great food and service. Very friendly and rustic.
Order a pint of Weiss beer means „machine weize“.
The „Olma bratwurst“ and the „Pastetli“ are amazing!
Highly recommended to hand around for a beer and some traditional Swiss food!
Price wise for 2 pax; few beers and a proper main course will cost around SFR60-70.-

5. La Carbonara

Martin-Disteli-Strasse 2, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Wheelchair Accessible, Takeout Italian, Pizza, European, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner, Late Night +41 62 296 35 00
Excellent
43%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
16%
Poor
6%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 80 reviews

La Carbonara

Italian kitchen with diferent and tasty pizzas and pastas. The restaurant La Carbonara Olten is direct next to the main train station of Olten after the rail nr.12. A few steps away. Ideal for a short lunch or dinner, as business meeting or for privat reasons.

Reviewed By Popcornlovers - Zurich, Switzerland

Simple food of good quality with a fair price-value. I like the salad dressing. Unfortunately, in general the food is rather heavy and I could not eat it on a every day base.

6. Lampart's

Oltnerstrasse 19, Haegendorf 4614, Switzerland Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Parking Available European, French, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +41 62 209 70 60
Excellent
88%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 105 reviews

Lampart's

Reviewed By Megya - Basel, Switzerland

This visit has been a long time coming, we have been here a couple of years ago and always wanted to come back for the lovely food and incredible setting.
The restaurant is a bit out of the way but is an easy 30 min drive both from Zürich and Basel. Don’t expect some hidden treasure of a village though, it’s a fairly ordinary location with a considerable amount of pass-through traffic. All the more respect for the owners to have managed to create a place as charming as this right next to a busy road. As far as i am concerned, the restaurant itself has the most amazing building and dining area out of all the high end places we have been. It is warm and elegant at the same time and manages to mix traditional with modern very well. There are a couple of distinctly different areas inside the building; the entrance, the lounge, the main dining room upstairs all come together as a unity despite having a different feel to them.
The food matches the surroundings, we had a tasting menu with 5 courses that was delicious and filling at the same time. We received our first amouse bouche with fish, beef tartar while we were still studying the menu. This was a bit odd as it was a bit difficult to hold the huge menu in our hands and not being able to put it on the table; also, we were not going to start eating anyway.
They were very flexible with the courses in the menu, allowing us to mix in dishes from the vegetarian menu as well as selecting a dessert from one of the a la carte options.
The restaurant website does not have the menus (i couldn’t find them), i will refer to fish or meat as such instead of the exact description, so as not to write something incorrect. First course was smoked fish with carrots of various shape, consistency, texture and a little salad. It was a great start but not as good as the fish that followed, which was perfect in every way. Fresh fish simply cooked with very little condiments…but very, very tasty. I had sweetbread next with morchels which was also excellent, followed by angus steak which was slightly bland and not particularly memorable. My wife tried the vegetarian cannelloni, again with morchels, which she loved.
Service before dessert was again a bit weird with minardises coming before my partner’s dessert or my cheese platter. I would have expected this at the very end.
As i said, I picked the cheese platter instead of dessert and managed to select the best combination of cheese that i ever had in a restaurant. I don’t know whether it was down to pure luck but each and every piece was special and somehow slightly unexpected in taste. According to my wife, her chocolate dessert was delicious. There was a bonus dessert at the very end with a small piece of chocolate cake and a very bland ice cream. It was a nice gesture but in a way ruined the excellent ending that i felt after the cheese.
Prices have gone up compared to a couple of years ago, expect to leave almost 200 CHF per person for a 5 course meal with water. They also had a long 13 course menu that was close to 300 per person.
It was nice being back and we enjoyed the experience a lot but i think it will be another couple of years before we return. The restaurant deserves the 2 michelin stars it has and i am sure they will hold it for a long time coming.

7. Fluegelrad

Tannwaldstrasse 36, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations Swiss, European Lunch, Dinner +41 62 296 60 75
Excellent
47%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 37 reviews

Fluegelrad

Reviewed By liletti - Olten, Switzerland

The dishes were globally good though I should say it was not the best fried fish I had so far. The ambient really nice and prices not that terribly high like you would expect in Switzerland.

8. Ristorante Lungo Mare

Aarburgerstrasse 6 | 4600 Olten, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Wheelchair Accessible Pizza, Italian, Mediterranean, European, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +41 62 296 15 15
Excellent
41%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
6%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 145 reviews

Ristorante Lungo Mare

Reviewed By SparkyDi - Conover, North Carolina

What a wonderful evening sitting outside On a shaded patio next to the river in Olten. Fresh fish is their specialty & they do it extremely well. To begin our repast, we chose steamed mussels in a rich tomato/white wine sauce. Next, a great Caesar...MoreHello, Thank you very much for your positive feedback, we are pleased that your visit was satisfying. It would be great to greet you once again on our premises. Best regards Ristorante Lungo Mare

9. Terminus

Frohburgstrasse 7 | 4600 Olten, Olten 4600, Switzerland Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Accepts Credit Cards Mediterranean, European, Central European, Grill, Fusion, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner HK$290 - HK$698 +41 62 212 97 12
Excellent
73%
Good
17%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 135 reviews

Terminus

Reviewed By liletti - Olten, Switzerland

The restaurant is very nice and the offered choice is wide and tasty. The meal, and expecially the meat which I have tried, is very well prepared and cooked. The staff is nice and friendly. I strongly encourage to have a dinner in this restaurant, strongly reccomended book quite in advance.

10. Schlosserei Genussfabrik

Schuetzenmattweg 14, Olten 4600, Switzerland Reservations, Wheelchair Accessible Mediterranean, Sushi, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +41 79 378 08 06
Excellent
55%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
9%
Terrible
7%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 94 reviews

Schlosserei Genussfabrik

Reviewed By Bamboo66 - Zurich, Switzerland

Came here for a function. What a fun place! The décor ist "industrial", as you would expect it in a former workshop of a locksmith. The friendly and efficient service and a brilliantly executed four course dinner, with a prime-rib as its centre-piece, made my evening.

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