Our Favorite Restaurants in Zürich (so far)

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June 20th, 2011

Now that Emily and I have been living in Zürich for 2 and half years (on and off), we have found a lot of great restaurants around the city.  Here is a list of our favorites so far.  Let me know if you know of any other great restaurants in Zurich we should try!

Italian

• Don Leone – Probably my favorite restaurant in Zürich, definitely my favorite pizza (pasta is also very good).  Reservations are required.  The location by Stauffacher is smaller and a more festive.
• Santa Lucia – My second favorite pizza in Zürich.  Multiple locations all over town.
• Bodega Berta – A nice, local place near Idaplatz (Emily’s favorite platz)
• Restaurant Rosso -  Great ambiance and good pizza.  Make reservations early.
• Accademia del Gusto – A more upscale Italian restautant with very nice pastas (but small portions).  Crowd is older and quite dressed up.

Swiss

• Blokhus – A small place with a lot of character and great steak tartar (with truffle oil!)
• Raclette Stube – Best fondue in Zurich
• LaSalle – A slightly fancier place with great food.  A good choice for celebrating special occasions.
• Zeughauskeller – Touristy, but good food
• Restaurant Eisenhof – House specialty is steak on a hot stone with pommes frites.  The beef and horse filets are both nice.  Thanks for the tip Christian & Bertrand!

Asian (Indian/Thai/Japanese)

• Kings Kurry – Best Indian in Zurich.  Good lunch buffet for ~26 CHF
• Ah-Hua – Best Thai in Zurich
• Nooch – A casual Asian place with sushi and great stirfry noodle dishes (Beef & Zen is my favorite)
• Samurai – Very good Japanese restaurant.  Good sushi for Emily, Japanese curry for me.
• Angkor – A great Asian restaurant with a huge menu near Emily’s office
• Bimi Japan-Restaurant – Another good sushi place with stuff that I can eat too (teriyaki, etc)

Middle Eastern

• Le Cedre – Great Lebanese mezze (small plates).  Our standard order is hummus, baked cheese, artichoke, and a lamb kebab.
• Maison Blunt – Another good Lebanese mezze place

Brunch

• Bohemia – Best brunch in town.  Great when you want a big, American-style breakfast/brunch.
• Zum Guten Gluck – This cafe is a hidden gem.  Good dutch pancakes.
• Bubbles – One of the only places in Zurich that sells bagels (that we’ve found).  Pretty solid.

Vegetarian

• Hiltl – Delicious, high-quality vegetarian food.  They have a buffet or you can order from the menu.

Other

• Cafe Conditorei Schober – Best hot chocolate I’ve ever had in my life.  The interior is very cool/interesting also and changes drastically on every floor.
• Les Halles – A funky bar with great moules-frites (that’s mussels with french fries for you non-French speakers)
• Outback Lodge – Australian bar/restaurant.  Mondays are all-you-can-eat wings and wedges for ~30 CHF, aka “Wedge Night”
• Churrascaria Rincao – I’m a sucker for churrascarias and this is the only one in town.  All-you-can-eat meat for 50 CHF.