Lunch Stops – Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland
*Please note that all of these locations are marked as ‘Points of Interest’ in your navigation app. This makes it easy to see roughly when you’ll pass potential lunch stops during the day.
Some options may appear quite early in your route, while others may not come up until later in the afternoon. It’s worth checking the timing in advance so you can plan accordingly, and be sure to carry snacks or a picnic if needed.
Meiringen → Schwarzwaldalp
- Bring a picnic
- Meiringen
- Gasthaus Zwirgi
- Restaurant Kaltenbrunnen
- Hotel Rosenlaui
- Café Schluchthüttli
Schwarzwaldalp → Grindelwald
- Picnics available from Schwarzwaldalp (order evening before)
- Berghotel Grosse Scheidegg
- First Gondola station (High route)
- Alpinhotel Bort (High route)
- Gasthaus Waldspitz (High route)
- Skihütte Genépi (High route)
- Hotel-Restaurant Wetterhorn (Low Route)
Grindelwald → Wengen
- Take picnic from Grindlewald – Coop in town center.
- Berghaus Alpiglen
- Hotel Restaurant Bellevue des Alpes (Klein Schneigg)
- Bergrestaurant (Kleine Scheidegg)
- Restaurant Eigernordwand (Klein Schneigg)
- Restaurant Eigergletscher 2320m (Eigergletscher)
- The Wall Bar (Eigergletscher)
- Hotel Restaurant Jungfrau (Wengernalp)
- Bergrestaurant (Allmend)
Wengen → Mürren
- Picnic – Coop in Wengen and Lauterbrunnen
- Lauterbrunnen many options
- Bistro Grütschalp
- Restaurant Winteregg
- Trümmelbach Cafe
- Murren many options
Mürren → Griesalp
- Picnic from Murren – Coop in center.
- Rockstockhutte
Griesalp → Kandersteg
- Picnic from Griesalp Hotel
- Blüemlisalphütte (100m up and down detour)
- Restaurant Zur Sennhütte
- Berghotel Oeschinensee
- Bergstübli
Kandersteg → Adelboden
- Picnic from Kandersteg Coop
- Berghaus Bonderalp
- Bonderstübli
Adelboden → Lenk
- Restaurant Geilsbrüggli
- Berghotel Hahnenmoos
- Restaurant Bühlberg
Lenk → Gstaad
- Picnic from Lenk Coop
- Sunne-Stübli
There are also many places along the way with self service snack points – dairy farms with honesty bars selling cheese, local meats, soft drinks etc.
