Celebrated table

Käserei

Käserei in Zernez serves Alpine and Swiss cooking at IN LAIN Hotel Cadonau, Crusch Plantaun 217, Brail. Michelin star 2026 for the hotel's kitchen.

The story

Käserei Zernez: Alpine and Swiss Dining at IN LAIN Hotel Cadonau

Käserei in Zernez, Switzerland, is an Alpine and Swiss kitchen at Crusch Plantaun 217 in Brail, inside the IN LAIN Hotel Cadonau. The hotel's gourmet restaurant Vivanda holds a Michelin star (2026) under chef Dario Cadonau, and the Käserei, whose name translates to cheese dairy, is one of the hotel's three restaurants.

Chef and cooking style

Dario Cadonau opened the hotel with his wife Tamara in 2010 and cooks across its restaurants. The Culinary offering lists the Käserei alongside Vivanda and La Stüvetta, so guests can choose between a formal tasting menu and a more relaxed table in the same house.

The room

The hotel's name comes from the Romansh for "in wood," and stone pine, larch and fir shape the building. Outdoor seating, table service and wine pairing are available, and the wine list is noted for its range.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026
Gault&Millau
17
17
2026
Michelin
Recomended
Recomended

Ambience

A glimpse inside

Details

At a glance

Gault&Millau 2026 — 17
Michelin 2026 — Recomended
Cuisines Alpine, Swiss
Services Dinner, Interesting Wine List, Outdoor Seating, Parking, Private Chef, Table Service, Wheelchair Access, Wine Pairing

History

On the record

2026
Michelin — 1 Star

High quality cooking

2026
Gault&Millau — 14

We treated ourselves to a short break in the Engadin at the In Lain and, this time, dined not at the gourmet restaurant Vivanda, but at the rustic wood-paneled Stüvetta. Here too, proprietor Dario Cadonau offers a tasting menu and an à la carte selection. On the first evening, we ordered the menu and started with tomatoes, burrata, and a rather unremarkable herb and basil pesto, followed by an aromatic lemon and alpine herb soup with a fried giant prawn. We also had pan-fried dorade fillets accompanied by lightly fluffy lemon gnocchi that were more reminiscent of pasta in texture. On the second day, we ordered à la carte: a light tomato essence with a fried scallop, an elegant carrot tartare with delicate smoky notes, carrot sorbet, and wild herbs, as well as tender veal fillet strips in a wonderfully creamy, slightly tangy sauce, served with rösti and green summer vegetables (sugar snap peas, zucchini, and peas). For dessert, we enjoyed a delicate peach biscuit with peach sorbet.

Location

Find us

Crusch Plantaun 217, Brail, 7527, Switzerland
Zernez, Switzerland
+41 81 851 20 00
hotel@inlain.ch
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