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Grand Hotel Kronenhof

Name: Grand Hotel Kronenhof
Address: Via Maistra 134, St. Moritz, CH
Telephone: +41 81 830 30 30

Chef Fabrizio Piantanida blends Italian technique with Engadin ingredients at this heritage hotel near St. Moritz.

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Grand Hotel Kronenhof St. Moritz: Alpine Fine Dining Since 1848

A chef rooted in Alpine and Italian traditions

Chef Fabrizio Piantanida leads the kitchen at Grand Hotel Kronenhof in St. Moritz, where his Italian cuisine meets local Engadin produce. He manages both the historic Grand Restaurant and the casual Kronenstübli as a unified team. This Swiss-Italian kitchen shifts its menu with the seasons, drawing directly from the high-altitude garden and the nearby Lago Bianco.

Seasonal plates and precise techniques

Thinly sliced brown trout from Lake Bianco arrives as a carpaccio dressed with raspberry vinaigrette and a matching jelly. Quail broth pours tableside over warm breast slices to finish the cooking instantly. Other staples include braised pork knuckle stuffed into Bottoni ravioli alongside aged Pontresina cheese, and an Engadin rack of lamb served with smoked eggplant and potato fondant.

Heritage architecture and garden settings

The original dining room dates to 1872 within this protected Belle-Époque building. Guests can also dine outdoors in the hotel park, where the staff rotates a ten-kilogram suckling pig on a spit for four hours. The property sits six kilometres from St. Moritz in Pontresina, offering direct access to mountain trails and quiet valley views.

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