Fondue in Bern 2026: chalets, Christmas market and rooftop

The offers at a glance

• Gstaader Fondue-Chalet at the Sternenmarkt, Kleine Schanze: 19 November to 27 December 2026
• Fondue im Park, Piazza im Park on Hirschengraben: 16 November to 23 December 2026
• Märitbeizli at the Christmas market on the Münsterplatz: 28 November to 24 December 2026
• Rooftop fondue in the Attika Bar of Hotel Bern: end of October 2026 to January 2027
• Fondue-Veranda at Restaurant Rosengarten: 12 October 2026 to 21 February 2027
• Full moon fondue on the Gurten: 24 November 2026, 23 January and 20 February 2027

Gstaader Fondue-Chalet at the Sternenmarkt

The chalet stands in the middle of the Sternenmarkt on the Kleine Schanze, next to the Federal Palace. It seats up to 200 people. It is open from 19 November to 27 December 2026, Monday to Saturday from 11 am to midnight and on Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm. On 24 December it closes in the afternoon; the website says 4 pm in one place and 5 pm in another. On 25 December it is closed.

They serve a house fondue with bread from the Berner Beck bakery and potatoes boiled in their skins, with a salad before and a dessert after. You can book online. A few tables stay free every day for people who drop by. The table is yours for 2 hours and 15 minutes. The page shows CHF 64.50 per person without drinks, but the menu next to it is still labelled 2025. The whole market only takes cards or Twint.

Fondue im Park on Hirschengraben

Next to the Piazza Bar at Hirschengraben 11, small huts for fondue stand from 16 November to 23 December 2026. A chalet fits four to eight people, the gondola ten to sixteen. There is also an igloo and a large party chalet. There are three time slots: 12 to 2 pm, 5.30 to 7.30 pm and 7.30 to 9.30 pm.

The normal fondue costs CHF 31 per person, the “Spezial” with champagne CHF 39. You pay for drinks on site. These details are on the organisers' ticket page on Eventfrog. The bar's own website could not be opened while we were writing.

Märitbeizli at the Christmas market on the Münsterplatz

At the Christmas market in front of the Minster there is a small wooden hut, the Märitbeizli. According to the people who run it, they serve several fondues, plus stew and mulled wine. It is open from 28 November to 24 December 2026, every day from 10 am to 10 pm. On Christmas Eve it closes at 4 pm.

Inside there is room for about 30 guests. In the evening there are two time slots, 6 to 8 pm and 8 to 10 pm. You can book by e-mail or phone; the details are on the Dreierlei website.

Rooftop fondue at Hotel Bern

On the roof of Hotel Bern at Zeughausgasse 9 there is a fondue chalet in the Attika Bar. It runs from the end of October 2026 to January 2027. Until the end of December it is open every day from 5.30 pm. On Sundays in January it only takes exclusive bookings for groups of 20 or more. Large groups book by phone or e-mail.

According to the 2026 fondue menu, the mix comes from Molkerei Schütz, which the hotel calls the oldest private dairy in Bern, founded in 1894. The “Berner Fondue”, made from three cheeses each aged over a year, costs CHF 32 per person, for two or more. If you want something else: tomato and herbs for CHF 34, champagne for CHF 37, truffle with champagne for CHF 45. The CHF 59 menu adds a lamb's lettuce salad before and a Kaiserschmarrn after.

Fondue-Veranda at the Rosengarten

From 12 October 2026 to 21 February 2027, Restaurant Rosengarten at Alter Aargauerstalden 31b serves fondue on its veranda. The house mix is made from Schönrieder Bergkäse and “le petit Fribourg”. According to the menu it comes from Chäs Blueme in Heitenried and costs CHF 33.

It also comes with fresh alpine herbs (CHF 34), with chili (CHF 37) or with spumante and black truffle (CHF 41). The fondue menu costs CHF 58 per person for two or more, CHF 48 without the meat platter. For groups of 13 or more the restaurant asks you to call.

Full moon fondue on the Gurten

This is the outdoor option. You eat on Gurtners Terrasse, with blankets and a view of the city lights. The dates: Tuesday, 24 November 2026, Saturday, 23 January 2027, and Saturday, 20 February 2027. There is no December date on the page.

From 6 pm there is mulled wine, from 6.30 pm fondue in the caquelon with bread and kirsch, then a dessert. It costs CHF 71 per person, not including the Gurtenbahn funicular. For CHF 16 more you can look at the moon through the telescope in the observatory after dessert. If it rains, you eat inside in the Huusbüffet. The last Gurtenbahn down leaves at 11.45 pm.

Good to know

Fondue usually contains alcohol. Hotel Bern writes on its menu that its fondues are made with white wine, and on the Gurten kirsch comes with it. If you do not drink alcohol or come with children, best ask when you book.

Many restaurants in Bern have fondue on the menu at other times too. They are missing here because we only list offers whose dates for this winter are already online. More about the markets is in the article Christmas markets in Bern 2026. If you need to move after the meal, try ice skating in Bern.

Questions and answers

Where can I eat fondue outdoors in Bern?
At the full moon fondue on the Gurten you sit outside on the terrace. If it rains, you eat inside.

Where is there still fondue after Christmas?
The chalet at the Sternenmarkt until 27 December. In January the rooftop at Hotel Bern (on Sundays only for groups of 20 or more), and until 21 February the Fondue-Veranda at the Rosengarten. On top of that, the full moon fondues on 23 January and 20 February.

Sources: Berner Sternenmarkt, “Gstaader Fondue-Chalet” and start page (bernersternenmarkt.ch); Piazza im Park, ticket page “Fondue im Park 2026” on eventfrog.ch; Dreierlei, “Märitbeizli”; Hotel Bern, “Fondue mit Aussicht” and 2026 fondue menu; Restaurant Rosengarten, “Fondue-Veranda” and fondue menu; Gurten – Park im Grünen, “Vollmondfondue”. Read on 7 November 2026. The venues' own pages always apply.