Closure

One-star Du Cerf in Sonceboz, Switzerland, to close on 19 December

22 October 2026 · The Starred Bill

Du Cerf, Jean-Marc Soldati’s one-MICHELIN-star restaurant in Sonceboz, in the Bernese Jura, will close for good after its last service on the evening of Saturday 19 December 2026, he has announced on the restaurant’s website. Soldati is retiring, and the hotel stays open.

Why Du Cerf is closing

Soldati wrote that he wants to step back while he is in good health and still enjoys cooking, after more than a quarter of a century as a starred restaurateur. He had hoped to hand the restaurant on so its story could continue, but that did not work out. He and Christian Albrecht, both formerly of the Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, took over the Cerf at the end of 1999. It has held 16 Gault&Millau points since 2000 and a MICHELIN star since 2001, and Soldati has run it alone since July 2015.

How to eat there before it closes

The gastronomic menus, agreed with the chef when booking, cost CHF 189–215, and a business menu of CHF 109 is served at lunch and dinner on booking. The restaurant asks guests to contact it directly for tables until 19 December, and anyone holding a booking or a gift voucher to get in touch with its reference. Our page of Michelin star restaurants in Berne lists the canton’s other starred tables with their prices, and keeps Du Cerf until it closes.

The Swiss guide’s next ceremony

The MICHELIN Guide reveals its new Swiss selection in Andermatt on 2 November, seven weeks before Du Cerf’s last service. Our MICHELIN Guide Switzerland results page will list that night’s new and lost stars.