Guidebook for Zürich
Food Scene
Trendiest Authentic Vietnamese in Town. Reservation essential or be there at 5.45pm in front of the door, so you can grab a table at 6pm, when doors open!
20 locals recommend
Co Chin Chin
7 GasometerstrasseTrendiest Authentic Vietnamese in Town. Reservation essential or be there at 5.45pm in front of the door, so you can grab a table at 6pm, when doors open!
Upscale traditional Zurich Restaurant. Famous for Schnitzel and Züri-Gschnätzlets (Zurich-style veal) with Rösti (hash browns). Expect an average bill per person of 80-100 CHF.
Zur Oberen Flühgasse
69 FlühgasseUpscale traditional Zurich Restaurant. Famous for Schnitzel and Züri-Gschnätzlets (Zurich-style veal) with Rösti (hash browns). Expect an average bill per person of 80-100 CHF.
One of the best pizzas in town. Reservation required, otherwise expect to sit at their bar. The restaurant is an old institution, fair prices for Zurich.
23 locals recommend
Miracle
37 FröhlichstrasseOne of the best pizzas in town. Reservation required, otherwise expect to sit at their bar. The restaurant is an old institution, fair prices for Zurich.
Lindenhofkeller
Alte LandstrasseZurich hidden gem, upscale fine-dining traditional restaurant with 16 Gault Millau.
Zurich institution and famous for their Bratwurst, but everything else is good too. Don't go to the restaurant, just the take-out and sit at one of their small tables.
42 locals recommend
Sternen Grill + Sternen Grill Restaurant im oberen Stock
22 TheaterstrasseZurich institution and famous for their Bratwurst, but everything else is good too. Don't go to the restaurant, just the take-out and sit at one of their small tables.
In 1898, Ambrosius Hiltl founded the world's first vegetarian restaurant. It's awesome! Now it's a whole culinary house. In addition to the à la carte restaurant, the popular Hiltl buffet offers more than 100 homemade specialties, also available to take away. It's also a bar, in the evenings on weekends a club and also has the first vegetarian butcher.
115 locals recommend
Haus Hiltl
28 SihlstrasseIn 1898, Ambrosius Hiltl founded the world's first vegetarian restaurant. It's awesome! Now it's a whole culinary house. In addition to the à la carte restaurant, the popular Hiltl buffet offers more than 100 homemade specialties, also available to take away. It's also a bar, in the evenings on weekends a club and also has the first vegetarian butcher.
Fischer's Fritz
557 SeestrasseAmazing chilled lakeside restaurant and bar. Mainly outside!
Drinks & Nightlife
The red-light district has gone through a fundamental shift from shabby to chic. It's an awesome place hosting dozens of bars, clubs, restaurants and take-outs. It's basically open till 6am every day.
Recommendation:
- Plaza Club & Plaza Bar (let me know if you want to go)
- Kino Xenix (The bar of the cinema, also great to sit outside)
- Bagatelle (free club)
- 25 Hours (newest hotel with awesome bar)
- Olé-Olé-Bar
- Gonzo (impossible to get after 12pm, men require with female company)
- The bite (Burger joint)
- Burgermeister (Burger joint)
- Palestine Grill (next to the entrance of Longstreet Bar)
- Longstreet Bar
- Zukunft (underground electro club, can smoke inside, hard to get into)
134 locals recommend
Langstrasse
The red-light district has gone through a fundamental shift from shabby to chic. It's an awesome place hosting dozens of bars, clubs, restaurants and take-outs. It's basically open till 6am every day.
Recommendation:
- Plaza Club & Plaza Bar (let me know if you want to go)
- Kino Xenix (The bar of the cinema, also great to sit outside)
- Bagatelle (free club)
- 25 Hours (newest hotel with awesome bar)
- Olé-Olé-Bar
- Gonzo (impossible to get after 12pm, men require with female company)
- The bite (Burger joint)
- Burgermeister (Burger joint)
- Palestine Grill (next to the entrance of Longstreet Bar)
- Longstreet Bar
- Zukunft (underground electro club, can smoke inside, hard to get into)
Sightseeing
Polyterrasse ETH station
Awesome views of the city.
You can go up the spiral tower of the church and walk up the stairs for amazing views.
156 locals recommend
Grossmunster
7 GrossmünsterplatzYou can go up the spiral tower of the church and walk up the stairs for amazing views.
You can walk from Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen all the way around the lake. Pass by Bellevue, Bürkliplatz, Rentenanstalt and walk over the lake on the Cassiopeia bridge and have a drink at the Restaurant & Bar Seerose. Will take you about 1 hour one-way, but you can take the bus back from the Restaurant Seerose.
Utoquai
UtoquaiYou can walk from Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen all the way around the lake. Pass by Bellevue, Bürkliplatz, Rentenanstalt and walk over the lake on the Cassiopeia bridge and have a drink at the Restaurant & Bar Seerose. Will take you about 1 hour one-way, but you can take the bus back from the Restaurant Seerose.
The Niederdorf (old-town) starts at Bellevue and finished at Central. Walk by the Limmat (the river and also through the small streets on both sides of the river). Need specific let us know!
129 locals recommend
Niederdorfstrasse
NiederdorfstrasseThe Niederdorf (old-town) starts at Bellevue and finished at Central. Walk by the Limmat (the river and also through the small streets on both sides of the river). Need specific let us know!
Shopping
World-famous upscale shopping street with over 47 luxury watch stores!
306 locals recommend
Bahnhofstrasse
BahnhofstrasseWorld-famous upscale shopping street with over 47 luxury watch stores!
Essentials
Closest grocery store. Not too large, but has most things you need.
7 locals recommend
Coop Supermarkt Zürich Tiefenbrunnen
199 SeefeldstrasseClosest grocery store. Not too large, but has most things you need.
Coop Supermarkt Zürich Seefeld
123 SeefeldstrasseLarge grocery store.
Bellevue Apotheke
14 Theaterstrasse24-hour drug store
Arts & Culture
15 Cinemas called Arena. Most movies are are English with German & French subtitles.
82 locals recommend
Sihlcity
1 Kalanderpl.15 Cinemas called Arena. Most movies are are English with German & French subtitles.
Getting Around
Getting around is EASY! Every 400 Meters in Zurich, there is either a tram, bus or train stop. Buy yourself a day ticket, valid for 24 hours each and you can take any transportation type for that zone (except for the boat, which has a surplus of 5 CHF). Zone Zurich is mostly good enough as it covers a large area where all points of interest are in there.
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund ZVV
370 HofwiesenstrasseGetting around is EASY! Every 400 Meters in Zurich, there is either a tram, bus or train stop. Buy yourself a day ticket, valid for 24 hours each and you can take any transportation type for that zone (except for the boat, which has a surplus of 5 CHF). Zone Zurich is mostly good enough as it covers a large area where all points of interest are in there.