Haus Hiltl ★ 4.5
Guinness-recognised oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world, founded 1898 and run by the Hiltl family since 1904. Around 500 dishes, 90 percent of the menu is vegan.
Signature: Pay-by-weight buffet, Indian curries
The oldest fondue room in Zurich's old town, inside Hotel Adler in the Niederdorf pedestrian zone since 1953. Ten fondue variations and full raclette.
Signature dishes: Cheese fondue, Raclette
Address: Rosengasse 10, 8001 Zurich
Guinness-recognised oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world, founded 1898 and run by the Hiltl family since 1904. Around 500 dishes, 90 percent of the menu is vegan.
Signature: Pay-by-weight buffet, Indian curries
Medieval-leaning Niederdorf room with wooden beams: Swiss plates with Mediterranean inflection from regional produce. Summer old-town garden.
Signature: Seasonal Swiss plates
On Rindermarkt in Niederdorf, Bauernschaenke serves hearty, honest soul food on a short, careful menu. Kitchen runs to 21:30; closed Sundays.
Signature: Soul food plates
Small old-town hotel restaurant near the Lindenhof in Niederdorf: popular dishes from the classical Swiss kitchen across two services. Closed Sundays.
Signature: Classical Swiss plates
Guinness-recognised oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world, founded 1898 and run by the Hiltl family since 1904. Around 500 dishes, 90 percent of the menu is vegan.
Signature: Pay-by-weight buffet, Indian curries
Pan-Asian counter on Langstrasse since 1999: Japanese noodles, Malaysian satays, Korean salads, Pakistani curries on long communal tables nightly.
Signature: Japanese noodle bowls
Medieval-leaning Niederdorf room with wooden beams: Swiss plates with Mediterranean inflection from regional produce. Summer old-town garden.
Signature: Seasonal Swiss plates
Inside a converted Zurich-West warehouse beside Hardbruecke station, Rosso cooks thin-crust pizza in real wood ovens to packed rooms every night.
Signature: Wood-oven thin-crust pizza
On Rindermarkt in Niederdorf, Bauernschaenke serves hearty, honest soul food on a short, careful menu. Kitchen runs to 21:30; closed Sundays.
Signature: Soul food plates
Small old-town hotel restaurant near the Lindenhof in Niederdorf: popular dishes from the classical Swiss kitchen across two services. Closed Sundays.
Signature: Classical Swiss plates