Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois, Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl Basel: 3 stars, no room needed

Q: Can you eat at Cheval Blanc without staying at Les Trois Rois?

Yes. The restaurant takes its own bookings8, on its own line and address1, apart from the hotel’s rooms.

Q: Do 4 friends have to eat the same thing?

Yes: at 4 people4 the kitchen serves only the menu, for the whole table, so settle it before you sit down.

No room needed at Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel: the 3 Michelin stars of Les Trois Rois are one phone call away. Lunch from Wednesday to Friday is CHF 230 for 4 courses, the full menu CHF 340, service included.

Updated 1 November 20265 min readHow we write the guide

Crystal chandeliers, white tablecloths and cream roses on a gilded table in the Cheval Blanc dining room

Who Cheval Blanc suits

Why go

You come for the sauces: they are Peter Knogl’s signature, and this autumn the Styrian venison arrives with a Rouennaise.

Which meal

When to look elsewhere

From 4 people up everyone takes the menu, so a group that wants to order freely should book elsewhere.

The rules

This autumn’s Le Menu, course by course

Amuse-bouche
Before the menu⁴: Gillardeau oyster with sudachi and jalapeño espuma, red prawn and crab with vadouvan and crisp rice, and a macaron of foie, orange and garam masala.
3 plates
Young smoked eel⁴ with beetroot, fermented garlic and wasabi; polenta with creamed spinach and white Alba truffle; French scallops with chorizo and peppers.
Saddle of venison
From Styria⁴, with pepper and a celeriac mousseline.
Cheese, chocolate, pâtisserie
The trolley⁴ comes from Maître Antony in Ferrette, then Abinao chocolate with coffee and caramel, then the pâtisserie.

Cheval Blanc at Les Trois Rois

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Cheval Blanc by Peter KnoglBlumenrain 8, in Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois

À la carte at Cheval Blanc, plate by plate

Swiss francs, with service and VAT inside the price. Dishes change with the market.

On the menu

Starters: kingfish with sushi vinaigrette CHF 74, foie gras with fig CHF 75, langoustine carpaccio with bagna cauda CHF 77
Entremets: roasted sweetbreads CHF 72, Breton lobster with Château Chalon and caviar CHF 85
Mains: Bresse pigeon CHF 78, red mullet CHF 85, Atlantic turbot CHF 95, wagyu entrecôte CHF 110
Cheese trolley from CHF 35, desserts CHF 35

Closures, phones and who is in the room

Closed this winter	20 to 25 December 2026, 1 to 6 January 2027, 7 to 22 February 2027
Chef	Peter Knogl has led the kitchen since 2007, with 3 stars and 19 GaultMillau points since 2015
La Liste	Ranked first in the world in 2025
In the room	Maître d’hôtel Giuseppe Giliberti, sommelier Christoph Kokemoor
Phones	On silent, and calls are kept out of the room
Dogs	Not allowed

Le Roi Gourmet: the room with the table

The River King Room with twin beds by the window

Le Roi Gourmet⁷ pairs a night in a River King Room, River Junior Suite or River Suite with the 6-course menu, lunch or dinner, plus breakfast, Champagne at the bar, a welcome gift and a BaselCard. It sells on request on +41 61 260 55 20: ask the price for your date.

All the rooms, with photos

Which meal, and who at the table takes it

Meal	Price	When	At the table
Carte Blanche, 4 courses with coffee	CHF 230	Wednesday to Friday lunch	Everyone
Le Menu with 2 starters	CHF 310	Lunch and dinner	Everyone, from 4 people
Le Menu, complete	CHF 340	Lunch and dinner	Everyone, from 4 people

Questions about Cheval Blanc

Can you eat at Cheval Blanc without staying at Les Trois Rois?

Yes. The restaurant takes its own bookings⁸, on its own line and address¹, apart from the hotel’s rooms.

Is it the same as Cheval Blanc Paris?

No. This Cheval Blanc is a restaurant in Basel, with Peter Knogl’s³ name on the door; Cheval Blanc Paris is a hotel in another country.

Do 4 friends have to eat the same thing?

Yes: at 4 people⁴ the kitchen serves only the menu, for the whole table, so settle it before you sit down.

Write or ring with your date, and check it against the 3 winter closures first

Cheval Blanc’s own site

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