Best Hotel Bars in Switzerland

Switzerland's hotel bars sit beside lakes and in old towns, from Lausanne to Lucerne. The best hotel bars in Switzerland start at the Einstein Bar in The Einstein Hotel, St. Gallen, named Best Hotel Bar 2026 at the Swiss Bar Awards; the room keeps a classic English style and around 100 whiskeys. The Lakeview Bar & Cigar Lounge at the Bürgenstock Resort, with floor-to-ceiling windows over Lake Lucerne, took the same title in 2024. In Lucerne, Michael Müller of the American Bar Château Gütsch was named Barkeeper of the Year 2025. Bar Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne mixes in retro-chic surroundings and sets an elegant dress code. These are the bars we would start with.