The yellow house used to be a bank - hence the name Commerce. The restaurant in the historic center of the city of Solothurn. We look forward to your visit.

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Restaurant du Commerce - About us

G. Siegfried, owner and hostess

Giancarla Siegfried is a career changer and, in addition to passing her master craftsman's examination at a young age, has also obtained a host's certificate from the renowned Baselland host school.

What does the thoroughbred hostess say about herself?

"My restaurant is my extended living room. I have to feel comfortable here and the ambience has to be tasteful. Because I want to be able to welcome my guests here as if they were at home."

This is one of the reasons why Commerce has been smoke-free since October 2004.

Here is a selection of the delicacies from our home-style cooking:

Commerce in the heart of Solothurn also has Solothurn in its heart.

We recommend our popular Solothurn plates:

Hit 1: Veal liver*
Fresh veal liver stewed in butter, served with our golden rösti

Hit 2: Chicken breast strips*
CH chicken breast strips in a whisky cream sauce with rösti

Ch chicken wings*
crispy CH chicken wings on super fries with barbecue sauce and a small green salad

Pork steak
Café de Paris with vegetables and crispy Super-Frites

* also available as a senior plate

Other specialties:

Wiiswy-Süppli

Öufi-Teller
eleven different fresh salads

Kikeriki-Teller

Desserts:
huusgmachti Brännti Crème

Heissi Opfelchüechli with vanilla sauce

huusgmachti Caramelchöpfli according to grandmother's recipe

...and much more

Wines:

We offer our excellent wines at reasonable prices.

We also have bottled wines by the glass!

A piece of history

The yellow house was built around 400 years ago by the brother of the Solothurn mayor Niklaus Wengi. Niklaus Wengi stood in front of the cannons during the uprising of the reformed and thus prevented bloodshed.

Find out more about Solothurn's history and sights here.

The yellow house used to be a bank - hence the name Commerce - which traded in Northwestern Swiss railroad shares and went bankrupt in 1870 due to the Franco-Prussian War.

After that, the Adler wine shop moved into the house and opened a tavern.

In 1904, the house was purchased by Pasquale Crivelli and his wife. After her death, the house passed into the hands of her son Aldo and his wife Gertrud Crivelli-Stolz. From then on, the restaurant was leased out for 35 years.