Apres Ski in Engelberg
Just big enough to feel like a town, Engelberg is a quiet mixture of wooden chalets sitting among large Edwardian buildings.
The Village of Engelberg
The railway reaches into the centre of town, good for most hotels. By car or on foot it’s an easy place to navigate, with little traffic. You can explore the town in a horse drawn carriage with a sheep skin over your knees or browse the cobbled pedestrian streets towards the monastery, founded in 1120, which dominates the town. There’s a church with an onion-domed spire, gardens and a building where cheese is produced and sold, as well as extensive monastic quarters and working buildings with impressive interiors, which can be visited; you can find out as much as you might want to know about making cheese while you’re there. The other defining feature of Engelberg is the architecture: grand old hotels from the early days of tourism, and unexpected details like the tiny funicular from the edge of town to the ‘terrace’, a sunny, level strolling area with views over town.
Back in the centre of town the shopping area is adequate, with all the essentials including sports shops and a smattering of bakeries and cafes, as well as bars. The large Co-op and Migro supermarkets in the centre are also useful for provisions. The Co-op has an excellent self-service restaurant; only open until early evening but without question an unexpected star attraction in Engelberg, for quality, range and price. Opposite the station, the Okay shop on the corner of the Bellevue Hotel, is the place for telemark and snowboarding gear, along with backcountry equipment and an internet café. This is where the ‘real’ riders hang.
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Apres Ski Bars & Nightlife in Engelberg
With the monks up the road and a small number of visitors during the week, Engelberg is no party town, though there are exceptions to the rule. A good choice of restaurants cover all bases, with Italian, Chinese, Thai and Mexican menus as well as traditional Swiss menus and including half a dozen restaurants offering à la carte
The Sternbar at Station Stand (2450m) overlooking the Titlis glacier is a popular apres ski venue for competent skiers, followed by over 1000m of descent to the valley and the Apres Ski “Chalet” bar at Titlis base station. The Yucatan, in the ground floor of the Bellevue Hotel, has a happy hour between 5 – 6pm, and a lively feel. It is alleged to sell more beer than any other bar in the whole of central Switzerland, which may tell you something about the bar, or possibly more about central Switzerland; there’s also Tex Mex food and live music into the small hours. Other bars include the CC music bar and Disco, the Eden, the Bierlialp-Chäller nightclub and Spindle discobar. For quieter drinks try the old-style Dream-Life bar or the refined modern setting of the Wine Bar, smack in the centre, where you can stay on for dinner.
Restaurants in Engelberg
The Alpenclub, near the monastery, serves Swiss food and folk music in an Alpine building dating from 1875. The oldest restaurant in town is the C17th Schweizerhaus, 10 minutes from the monastery and the perfect place for fondue.The Axel has a more upmarket French-Swiss menu. Spannort and Maro are also recommended.
Gourmet à la carte restaurants in Engelberg
Restaurant Alpenclub
Dorfstrasse 5, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 12 43
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.alpenclub.ch
Axel’s Restaurant
Dorfstrasse 50, 6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0)41 637 09 09
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.axels-restaurant.ch
Hotel Engelberg Restaurant
Dorfstrasse 14, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 639 79 79
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hotel-engelberg.ch
Ski Lodge Restaurant
Erlenweg 36
6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 78 675 33 66
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.skilodgeengelberg.com
La Strega Restaurant
Ramada Hotel, Dorfstrasse 33, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 639 5858
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ramada-treff.ch
Hotel Spannort Restaurant
Dorfstrasse 28, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 26 26
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.spannort.ch
Hotel Waldegg-Panorama Restaurant
Schwandstrasse 91, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 18 22
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.waldegg-engelberg.ch
Besides half a dozen à la carte restaurants there are plenty more restaurants in Engelberg to choose from:
Hotel Garni Restaurant Alpenclub
Dorfstrasse 5, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 12 43
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.alpenclub.ch
Restaurant Alpstübli
Trübsee, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 15 44
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Bierlialp
Dorfstrasse 21, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 17 17
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.baenklialp.ch
Restaurant Boden
Boden, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 13 94
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Brunnihütte
Postfach 85, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 37 32
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.berghuette.ch
Restaurant Chuchichäschtli
Klosterstr 11, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 16 74
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Eienwäldli-Röstihaus
Wasserfallstrasse 107, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 13 28
Restaurant Ende der Welt
Horbisstr 124, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 47 87
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Engel
Dorfstrasse 2, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 638 03 04
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Heimat
Schweizerhausstr 4, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 13 32
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gasthaus-heimat.ch
Restaurant Jochpass
Postfach, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 11 87
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.jochpass.ch
Restaurant Moonrise
Kwong Siu Ping
Titlisstr.1, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 15 56
Restaurant Ristis-Brunni
Ristis, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 14 83
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Rugghubelhütte
Bänklialpweg 22, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 20 64
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rugghubel.ch
Restaurant Schaukäserei
Kloster, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 638 08 88
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.schaukaeserei-engelberg.ch
Restaurant Schwand
Schwandstrasse, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 13 92
Email: [email protected]
Restaurant Schweizerhaus
Schweizerhausstr 41, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 12 80
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.schweizerhaus.ch
Restaurant Sporting Park
Engelbergerstr 11, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 34 33
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sportingpark.ch
Restaurant Gastroland Titlis
Postfach, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 639 50 80
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.titlis.ch
Restaurant Untertrübsee
Untertrübsee, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 12 26
Email: [email protected]
Cafés in Engelberg:
Café Désiré
Dorfstrasse 39, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 29 18
Email: [email protected]
Café Twiny
CH-6390 Engelberg,
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 29 18
Email: [email protected]
Café Zur Alten Post
Tourist-Center, CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0) 41 637 30 60
Email: [email protected]
Other Activities in Engelberg
There’s a very good range of activities which, combined with Engelberg’s spectacular setting, make it a good place for a non-skier.
Extensive winter walking paths and cross country skiing; superb sledding on Brunni and night sledding, winter hiking and snowshoeing on Gerschnialp and Furenalp. The guest card offers discounts for use of the indoor pool, tennis, skating and other activities at the sports centre. The Outventure Company, the Salomon Station and the Ski School all organise a range of activities including snowshoeing and igloo building.
Parasailclub Titlis
Oertigen, CH-6390 Engelberg
Phone: +41 (0)41 240 87 13
E-mail: [email protected]
Engelberg Tourist Office
For more information contact the Tourist Office in Engelberg:
Engelberg-Titlis Tourism
Tourist Center
Klosterstrasse 3
CH-6390 Engelberg
Tel: +41 (0)41 639 77 77
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.engelberg.ch
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