6 budget eating worth the trip across Switzerland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Switzerland guides.
Sternen Grill ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Theaterstrasse 22, 8001 Zurich
Bellevue's grilled bratwurst window: St. Galler Bratwurst with the famously sharp Sternen mustard and crisp Gold-Buerli. The cheap Zurich essential.
Haus Hiltl ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Sihlstrasse 28, 8001 Zurich
The world's oldest vegetarian restaurant: pay-by-weight buffet keeps lunch under CHF 25 if you stay disciplined. 500 dishes, 90 percent vegan.
tibits ★ 4.2 · Zurich
Seefeldstrasse 2, 8008 Zurich
Hiltl's casual spin-off from 2000: pay-by-weight vegetarian buffet, around 40 dishes a day, broad hours and the same buffet-by-grams pricing model.
Markthalle Im Viadukt Stalls ★ 4.2 · Zurich
Limmatstrasse 231, 8005 Zurich
Under the rail viaduct in Zurich-West: takeaway stalls of charcuterie, cheese, hot Mediterranean plates. A budget lunch with respectable provenance.
Vorderer Sternen ★ 4.2 · Zurich
Theaterstrasse 22, 8001 Zurich
Bellevue's other grill window beside Sternen Grill: Cervelat sausage on Buerli bread roll, the easiest cheap Swiss lunch in the city centre.
Lily's Original ★ 4.1 · Zurich
Langstrasse 197, 8005 Zurich
Open since 1999 on Langstrasse: Japanese noodle bowls, Pakistani curries, Korean salads on long communal tables. Under CHF 25 reliably for a full plate.