Zurich - Restaurants

If you can not do without it when traveling, it's without food. In Zurich you will find something to see , but sooner or later you will feel hungry. And then you have to choose which restaurant to visit. After all, in the streets of this beautiful Swiss town, there are more than enough of them. Consider the features of the best restaurants in Zurich, which will help you quickly determine the place for the best satisfaction of your gastronomic tastes.

Places where you can eat deliciously

Walking around the city, in advance, store the coordinates of the following catering establishments worthy of mention due to the excellent service and delicious and varied menu:

  1. "Kronenhalle" . This is one of the most respectable and elite restaurants not only in Zurich, but in Switzerland as a whole. Looking into his brasserie, you can satisfy not only physical, but also intellectual hunger: the walls of the room are decorated with paintings by the great artists Miro, Chagall and Braque. We advise you to order a local culinary masterpiece - chopped veal in Zurich, seasoned with a sauce of white wine and cream. It must be served with potato ryoshti. If you try Viennese schnitzel or fried sausages prepared according to the Sent-Gallen recipe, you will definitely want to return to this institution at least once. A traditional dessert here is chocolate mousse. The Cronenhall bar is a great place for an evening getaway: here is a fine selection of alcoholic beverages, with which the relaxing music is perfectly combined. Melomanov surely will be pleased that here often even celebrities perform.
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  • "Alpenrose" (Alpenrose). This small but cozy establishment in Switzerland impresses with interiors in the Art Nouveau style. Its main feature is a full monthly menu update, which includes dishes prepared according to the best recipes of all cantons of the country. Therefore, this is an excellent place to get acquainted with the traditions of Swiss cooking , where perfectly prepared as chopped veal in Zurich, and kapuna - envelopes from leaf beets with delicate fillings from Grison.
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  • Volkshaus. If you want to see at least one eyeful of the most famous citizens of Zurich, here at this or that time of the day you can meet them with a high probability. But do not forget about food for the stomach, not just for the mind. This brasserie specializes in traditional French cuisine, and respectable it gives solid waiters in classic black waistcoats and waitresses in elegant white aprons. The service here can not be called the fastest, but the restaurant is worth ordering a tartar, a meatloaf with a garnish in the form of a potato salad or a grilled liver that is served on green salad sheets. There is a restaurant near the famous Langstrasse .
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  • "Josef" (Josef). This is one of the most fashionable restaurants in Zurich, so you will not find such an atmosphere anywhere. Local chefs reject the classical sequence of dishes, when they serve first a snack, then the main course, and at the end a dessert. That is why the menu of "Josef" is unique, organically uniting the most delicious dishes of local cuisine, as well as Italian and Asian. It's not at all surprising if you start trying everything: for example, a visitor may well start with dessert and beer, then order a snack and finish the lunch with the first dish and coffee. From alcoholic drinks in the restaurant, men should try beer, and girls will come with a special cocktail, in which vodka is organically combined with elderberry juice and lime. In walking distance are affordable hotels , where you can stay.
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  • "Forderer Sternen Grill" (Vorderer Sternen Grill). If you like to eat fried sausages, go right here. Here you will find a variety of variations of this seemingly simple dish. The restaurant is located between the Opera House and Bellevue Square. Come early: for fried sausages, each of which is placed in a crispy roll and sprinkled with mustard, the most real line is being built.
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  • "Bodega" (Bodega). In this restaurant loves to gather all the Bohemians of Zurich: artists, actors, students, so here you can witness interesting discussions about politics, creativity and philosophy. It is best to such conversations suitable national Spanish appetizer topaz, accompanied by a glass of red wine, which you will necessarily be offered here. On the first floor of the building is the Sala Morsica hall. It is decorated with a tree, and the menu includes such original dishes originating from the Iberian peninsula, like lamb chops, paella and zarzuela.
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  • "Berengasse" (Barengasse). Vegetarians here are better off not showing up: they cook mainly meat dishes, and so that you lick your fingers. From the restaurant's signature recipes, tartar, Aberdeen-Angus meat, grilled fillet, entrecote are all so tasty that you will definitely want to order an additive. Meat in the institution is always fresh, tender and juicy, because here it is delivered directly from the remote Argentinean ranch Ojo de Agua, where the principles of organic farming are observed. There are other delicacies in the menu. Especially take care of the owners of the restaurant and smokers: there is a special smoking room "Davidoff", in which you can ask for warm rugs and warmers for a comfortable stay in winter.
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  • Restaurant 313 . In this most famous Russian restaurant in Zurich, the menu includes the most famous dishes of both Slavic and European cuisine. Among them are pancakes with red fish and red caviar, mushroom and chicken julienne, fruit salad, desserts Coupe Romanoff, Danemark, Bananesplit, pelmeni, cabbage rolls, chicken skewers, beef stew, vinaigrettes and much more. They are prepared only from fresh products, the quality of which is carefully monitored. In addition to the main restaurant hall, there is a bar, a summer terrace and a winter garden-terrace.
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