5 wine bars worth the trip across Switzerland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Switzerland guides.
Kronenhalle Bar ★ 4.7 · Zurich
Raemistrasse 4, 8001 Zurich
Gustav Zumsteg created the Kronenhalle Bar in 1965. Architect Robert Haussmann designed the room; Diego Giacometti made the light fixtures. Iconic.
Old Crow ★ 4.5 · Zurich
Schwanengasse 4, 8001 Zurich
A serious cocktail and wine bar on Schwanengasse with one of central Europe's better rare-spirits libraries. Small old-town room, no-fuss service.
Widder Bar ★ 4.5 · Zurich
Widdergasse 6, 8001 Zurich
The Widder Hotel's art-deco bar with a serious spirits library. Old-school polish on the same Rennweg block as the two-star Widder Restaurant.
Frau Gerolds Garten ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Geroldstrasse 23, 8005 Zurich
The Zurich-West urban garden bar beside Hardbruecke: 20,000 square metres of gravel, fairy lights, summer terrace and winter cheese stube. 2012 pop-up.
Razzia Bar ★ 4.3 · Zurich
Seefeldstrasse 82, 8008 Zurich
Razzia's bar runs Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 until midnight: art-deco room of the former Seefeld cinema, full European wine list, late-night kitchen.