Among the 870 best restaurants in Switzerland are 17 in Zermatt. Gault-Millau tested them, made their selection and listed them in the 2020 Gault-Millau Guide for Switzerland. Two restaurants in Zermatt received 17 points – the mark for the best quality and high consistency: The After Seven in the Backstage Hotel and the Ristorante Capri in the Mont Cervin Palace. These two are among the 77 best restaurants in Switzerland.
Gault-Millau awarded a total of 242 points in Zermatt. This is the same number of points than in the previous year. The Omnia and the Alpine Gourmet Prato Borni in the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof each received one point more than in the previous year. The Uncorked Restaurant in the Chalet Hotel Schönegg, which was awarded 14 points in 2019, is missing from the 2020 list. New to the list, however, is the Sonnmatten Restaurant with 13 points.
Zermatt restaurants in the 2020 Gault-Millau Guide for Switzerland:
| Gault-Millau points | Name of the restaurant |
| 17 | After Seven (Backstage Hotel) |
| 17 | Ristorante Capri (Mont Cervin Palace) |
| 16 (+ 1) | Alpine Gourmet Prato Borni (Grand Hotel Zermatterhof) |
| 15 (+ 1) | The Omnia |
| 14 | Restaurant Veranda (Le Mirabeau Hotel und Spa) |
| 14 | Cervo Puro (Cervo Mountain Boutique Resort) |
| 14 | China Garden |
| 14 | Findlerhof by Franz und Heidi |
| 14 | Chez Heini |
| 14 | Grill le Cervin (Mont Cervin Palace) |
| 14 | Zum See by Max und Greti |
| 14 | Chez Vrony |
| 14 | Paradies |
| 13 (neu) | Restaurant Sonnmatten |
| 13 | Restaurant 1818 |
| 13 | Myoko |
| 12 (- 1) | Restaurant P.O.S.T. (Unique Hotel Post Zermatt) |
Legend:
17 points: mark for the best quality and high consistency
16 and 15 points: high level of the culinary arts and quality
14 and 13 points: very good cuisine and offering much more than everyday dining
12 points: conventional, good cuisine without special ambitions
