The Huusbüffe restaurant. There are buffets for sweet pastries, coffee, and salad.
Four children serving themselves at the children's buffet in the Huusbüffe restaurant.
A woman walking past the various brunch buffets at Huusbüfe.
A cook wearing a black cooking jacket and a gray apron holding a rösti on a black plate. The rösti is served with spinach and a mushroom sauce.
Five people taking drinks from the refrigerator shelf. The person wearing a red cardigan is holding a bottle in their hand.
The Huusbüffe restaurant with a view of the various buffets. The sweet buffet includes muesli, jams, fruit, and decorations.

Self-service restaurant Huusbüffe

quick, simple, good

The restaurant for the family

In our family-friendly self-service restaurant, you will find a wide selection of salads, hot dishes, and delicious desserts at the various buffets for a quick and easy lunch. In addition, there are regularly changing roast dishes and two daily menus. Younger guests can help themselves to the children's buffet and choose their own children's menu. All dishes can be taken outside to the park in environmentally friendly takeaway containers.

Huusbüffe – a restaurant for all generations with a cozy interior. The various dividing walls divide the restaurant into different areas, creating a lot of cachet and a cozy atmosphere.

Playroom for children

The self-service restaurant ob Bern is a popular meeting place for families. The play area directly adjacent to the restaurant is sure to delight children. Here, children can let off steam and play together undisturbed. Parents are best advised to take a seat in the family area next to the playroom.

Spacious terraces

The two spacious terraces with a total of 260 seats attract guests outside when the weather is nice. The city terrace offers a magnificent view of the city of Bern and the Aare River, while the mountain terrace offers plenty of shaded and quiet places to sit.

  • Breakfast buffet (Mon–Fri, 9:00–10:30 a.m.)
  • Generous salad buffet
  • Three different rösti specialties
  • Hot free-flow buffet
  • Children's buffet
  • Dessert and cake buffet
  • Hot and cold drinks

Summer season
14.04.25–26.10.25 9.00–20.00, daily incl. holidays
Winter season
27.10.25–12.04.26 9.00–18.00, daily incl. holidays

In case of bad weather, we reserve the right to close the restaurant earlier.
The kitchen closes 30 minutes before the official closing time.

     
New Year's Day 09.00–18.00, brunch
Berchold's Day 09.00–18.00, brunch
Valentine's Day 09.00–18.00 
Audit weak, 1st week of March Closed
Good Friday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Easter Saturday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Easter Sunday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Easter Monday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Mother's Day 09.00–20.00, brunch
Ascension Day 09.00–20.00, brunch
Pentecost Monday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Pentecost Sunday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Gurten festival Closed
Sunday after Gurten festival 09.00–20.00, brunch
National holiday 09.00–20.00, brunch
Autumn revision, last week of Oktober 09.00–18.00
Christmas Eve 09.00–16.00, brunch
Christmas 09.00–18.00, brunch
St. Stephen's Day 09.00–18.00, brunch
New Year's Eve 09.00–16.00, brunch
18.00–01.00, New Year's buffet

In addition to the culinary delights, there is another highlight for the little ones at Huusbüffe. Chinderzytig, the restaurant's own free children's magazine, contains stories and poems, puzzles, recipes to try out at home, a drawing competition, and various nature-themed articles about Bern's local mountain. Chinderzytig is also available at the Gurtenbahn valley station, the Creaviva children's museum, and Progr, where Leporello is based.