Haberbüni Bern – Gourmet Cuisine in the Attic in Liebefeld

Restaurant Haberbüni Bern is a well-established name in Bern’s gastronomy scene. Housed in a large building with plenty of surrounding land, it lures connoisseurs with its gourmet cuisine to Bern-Liebefeld. Given its location, calling it Haberbüni Liebefeld might be more precise.

Our Visit Experience at Haberbüni Bern

Discreetly Elegant in the Attic

Guests don’t find Haberbüni Bern by chance; they visit it deliberately. Haberbüni is located in Liebefeld, away from through traffic. Simple signs reading “Haberbüni” point the way to the restaurant. There is hardly any walk-in trade here.

From the outside, the restaurant looks like a stylish farmhouse. There are trees all around and a gravel area with tables. The entrance to the restaurant is also somewhat hidden: first you go up the stairs. Upon opening the door, a large attic space with timber beams and whitewashed walls presents itself – an elegant atmosphere.

The service is friendly and courteous. The staff serves skillfully, for example when ladling the soup, but remains unobtrusive. However, there were no moments where we shared a hearty laugh together. A shame, really.

Seasonal Offering with Creative Dishes

We visited Haberbüni at lunchtime. The lunch menu offers daily specials as well as a business lunch. The daily specials are served with soup and salad, which I haven’t experienced elsewhere. Moreover, they are very attractively priced at around CHF 30. The business lunch consists of four courses that sound creative and promising. At around CHF 70, it’s in the premium price segment.

You can also choose from à la carte dishes. Here Haberbüni serves classics like Piedmontese tartare or an entrecôte. Seasonal dishes round out the menu. I opted for the lunch menu: barbecue veal neck roast with seasonal vegetables and pasta.

Lunch Menu at Gourmet Level

First, the soup was served, stylishly ladled from the soup tureen. A soup ladle fitted exactly into the bowl. That day, Haberbüni Bern had prepared a white wine soup with white asparagus. The color was a bit pale, which was understandable given the ingredients. Since the server ladles the soup directly at the table, there was no additional decoration. The white wine was clearly noticeable, paired with a delicate asparagus flavor. The texture was nicely creamy, but the soup could have been a bit hotter.

The salad consisted of various leaf lettuce varieties, complemented by cucumber cubes. Various seeds and a balsamic dressing rounded off the salad. For a set-menu salad, it was varied and tasty.

The main course was a barbecue veal neck roast. The kitchen had cooked it perfectly, as the lovely pink color showed. It had wonderful barbecue aromas, suggesting it was smoked-cooked. Perfectly cooked vegetables accompanied the dish: spring onion, small turnips, and spinach. There were wide noodles – probably pappardelle – and a dark, concentrated sauce. Such sauces with wonderful roasted flavors are only found in proper gourmet restaurants; they are very labor-intensive to prepare.

To finish, I ordered a small lemon cheesecake. It consisted of an airy fresh cheese mousse on cookie crumbles. The combination was like a classic cheesecake, only in a lighter version. The delicate lemon flavor and the crunchy-sweet cookie crumbles were divine. At CHF 6.50, it was a real bargain.

I would gladly eat at Haberbüni again anytime, whether at lunch or dinner. Preferably with good friends who appreciate the atmosphere and the good cuisine.