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Markthalle Im Viadukt Stalls ★ 4.2

Under the rail viaduct in Zurich-West: takeaway stalls of charcuterie, cheese, hot Mediterranean plates. A budget lunch with respectable provenance.

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The dishMediterranean lunches and takeaway

Location

Address: Limmatstrasse 231, 8005 Zurich

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Vorderer Sternen ★ 4.2

Bellevue's other grill window beside Sternen Grill: Cervelat sausage on Buerli bread roll, the easiest cheap Swiss lunch in the city centre.

Try: Cervelat and Bratwurst with Buerli

Theaterstrasse 22, 8001 Zurich

Sternen Grill ★ 4.4

Bellevue's grilled bratwurst window: St. Galler Bratwurst with the famously sharp Sternen mustard and crisp Gold-Buerli. The cheap Zurich essential.

Try: St. Galler Bratwurst with mustard and Buerli

Theaterstrasse 22, 8001 Zurich

Haus Hiltl ★ 4.4

The world's oldest vegetarian restaurant: pay-by-weight buffet keeps lunch under CHF 25 if you stay disciplined. 500 dishes, 90 percent vegan.

Try: Pay-by-weight vegetarian buffet

Sihlstrasse 28, 8001 Zurich

tibits ★ 4.2

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.

Try: Pay-by-weight vegetarian buffet

Seefeldstrasse 2, 8008 Zurich

Lily's Original ★ 4.1

Open since 1999 on Langstrasse: Japanese noodle bowls, Pakistani curries, Korean salads on long communal tables. Under CHF 25 reliably for a full plate.

Try: Pan-Asian noodle bowls

Langstrasse 197, 8005 Zurich

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