Restaurant · Swiss Alps · Schweiz
Chesa Marchetta
“Sils at its most quietly perfect.”
Perfect for
Summer dinner · Couples · Engadin tradition
Price
€€
Reservation
Recommended
The Story
Chesa Marchetta sits in Sils Maria — not St. Moritz — and that distinction matters. The village is quieter, the light is different, and the restaurant reflects this: a small, seasonal menu that changes with what the Engadin and its neighbouring valleys are producing that week.
The kitchen draws from producers in Val Bregaglia and Val Poschiavo — the kind of sourcing that doesn't need to announce itself because you taste it in the food. Northern Italian and Swiss traditions share the plate without competing. The gnocchi are made by hand. The bread is baked here.
The hotel and restaurant open for summer season on 11 June. In the evenings, the restaurant is open to all — not just hotel guests.
Philosophy
How we work.
Seasonal and local — the menu changes daily with what regional producers in the Engadin and neighbouring valleys bring
Simple and traditional — unkompliziert, as the restaurant describes itself: uncomplicated, honest, homemade
Val Bregaglia to Val Poschiavo — two valleys, different altitudes, one kitchen
Signature Dishes
Gnocchi, Rahm, Nussbutter & Trüffel
Handmade gnocchi with cream and brown butter, finished with truffle. The dish the kitchen is built around. CHF 38.
Grilled artichoke, fondue & truffle
A starter that earns its place: artichoke charred on the grill, Engadin fondue, truffle. CHF 28.
Pappardelle, Steinbock ragù & cavolo
Broad pasta with ibex ragù — the game the Engadin hunts — and cavolo nero. One of those dishes that tastes precisely of where it comes from. CHF 42.
Chestnut semifreddo on meringue with hot chocolate
Chestnut semifreddo set on meringue, hot chocolate poured at the table. The dessert worth staying for. CHF 18.
The Feeling
Feels like
A Chesa — a traditional Engadin stone house — with low ceilings, pine panelling and the kind of quiet that Sils Maria keeps even in summer.
Best time
Summer evenings — late light over the lake, window open, the Engadin at its most beautiful
Music
Quiet — the house does the work.
Perfect for
The CinCin Notes
Sils Maria is the Engadin village that Nietzsche came to think, and the landscape still has that quality — clear, demanding, beautiful without trying. Chesa Marchetta is the right restaurant for this village: no performance, just a small menu, good produce, handmade gnocchi.
Come for dinner in July when the light lasts until ten. Eat the Steinbock ragù. Walk back to wherever you're staying along the lake.
Around Here
Practical Information
- Opening hours
- Summer season from 11 June. Breakfast daily (hotel guests). Dinner daily from 19h (hotel guests & visitors). Light lunch in the upstairs bar.
- Address
- Via da Marias 88, 7514 Sils / Segl Maria, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Reservations
- Recommended — book via sevenrooms.com or email info@chesamarchetta.ch
- Dress code
- Relaxed — Engadin casual
- Average spend
- CHF 55–90 per person for dinner