150 addres­ses, „Ristoranti del cuo­re“! GaultMillau Switzerland pres­ents the 880 best restau­rants in Switzerland, lists 230 tren­dy-urban GaultMillau POP addres­ses, and clo­ses one final gap on June 20: Because pasta & piz­za are so bel­oved here, we have been sear­ching for weeks for the finest Italian ristor­an­ti in the coun­try: 100 addres­ses in German-spea­king Switzerland, 25 each in Ticino and French-spea­king Switzerland. The ristor­an­ti are lovin­g­ly descri­bed, and our favo­ri­te addres­ses recei­ve an addi­tio­nal seal of qua­li­ty: „Ristorante del Cuore.“ We have been tra­ve­ling exten­si­ve­ly for this GaultMillau spe­cial maga­zi­ne (published with „Schweizer Illustrierte“ and „Handelszeitung“). We are curr­ent­ly eating no small amount of orec­chi­et­te, tor­tel­li, spa­ghet­ti, branz­ino, pol­lo, and piz­za. There are less plea­sant jobs. Image abo­ve: The „Bella Italia“ cover, the spring risot­to by Cristian Moreschi.

„Bella Italia“: The world is pink! Our desi­gners Nina Thoenen and Uli Behling recom­mend that we pre­sent the 150 ristor­an­ti on pink paper. This crea­tes a very fashionable effect and recalls the ico­nic Italian news­pa­per „Gazzetta del­lo Sport.“ Italianità at first glan­ce! The first list fea­tures the most diver­se cui­sines: world-class chefs such as the Fratelli Cerea at „Carlton“ St. Moritz are inclu­ded along­side the lively piz­ze­ria „Negrini“ in Altdorf UR. In cities such as Zurich, Basel, Bern, and Lucerne, we search for the best. GaultMillau chefs assi­sted in the search, sha­ring their pri­va­te insi­der tips. This will not remain a „one shot“: we will con­ti­n­ue to focus on „Bella Italia“ in every GaultMillau maga­zi­ne and on the GaultMillau chan­nel, see­king to dis­co­ver fur­ther addres­ses; rele­vant sug­ge­sti­ons are glad­ly wel­co­med. The finest Italian hosts in Switzerland will recei­ve a „Top 150“ sticker from GaultMillau for their ent­rance area. A pink seal of quality!

Pasta, Pizza & Pasticceria. „Bella Italia“ aims to be a modern maga­zi­ne and show­ca­se what makes Italy so endea­ring. Therefore, it does not stop at the clas­sic restau­rant gui­de. We also focus on pastic­ce­ria & pro­dot­ti, on salu­mi, form­ag­gi & form­ag­gi­ni, on olio di oli­va and pasta from Gragnano, on vini, ape­ri­ti­vi & grap­pa. We tra­vel to the most beau­tiful regi­ons, to Apulia, to Tuscany, and to Sicily; from the­re come the won­derful, slight­ly sweet „gam­be­ri rossi.“

Launching with strong part­ners. „Bella Italia“ is an ambi­tious pro­ject; the effort is con­sidera­ble. But we are laun­ching with strong part­ners: Cornèrcard is our „Presenting Partner,“ and the two suc­cessful fami­ly com­pa­nies Bindella & Bianchi, ancho­red in Switzerland for gene­ra­ti­ons, are our part­ners. They sup­port the new maga­zi­ne and agree with us: a tri­bu­te to „Bella Italia“ and a list of the 150 best Italian restau­rants in Switzerland is long overdue.