A bucolic terrace in the middle of nature, only a few minutes from La Chaux-de-Fonds, a cosy interior design, refined menu, charming and attentive service: the place marries country simplicity with pleasures of the palate.

If the farm has become the darling of clock-making customers and townsfolk coming to forget, for a few moments, the bustle of the city located a few minutes away, it's because the owners, Verena and Jean-Pierre Lüthi, always offer the fondue - with a mound of whipped cream which melts in the fondue pot as one soaks bread in it, or more simply with wild garlic. A fondue which reminds us of what was at the beginning, in 1989, a simple refreshment stand. The menu has been enriched with the passing of the years, just like the development of the farm which over time gained a covered balcony, the work of Jean-Pierre, a carpenter by profession. An evolution that the two owners always placed under the heading of giving pleasure: to oneself and to others. Successful gamble: the result is a beautiful balance.

Auberge du Mont Cornu, Mont-Cornu 116 (locate),  2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Altitude: 1,500m Tel + 41 (0)32 968 76 00. Open: Wednesday to Sunday Photo: CCA