28 swiss rooms in Zurich we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Zurich | Swiss across every city.
Swiss cooking in Zurich centres on the city's own Geschnetzeltes, fondue and rösti, served in historic guild houses and beer halls across the Altstadt. The Zeughauskeller on Bahnhofstrasse, set in a former arsenal, is the landmark hall for the tradition, while Kronenhalle on Raemistrasse keeps the grand, art-lined dining room alive. Together they anchor the classic Swiss table in the old town.
Kronenhalle ★ 4.7
8001 · Raemistrasse 4, 8001 Zurich
The canonical Zurich room: Hulda Zumsteg took over the Hotel de la Couronne in 1924 and the place still serves Swiss bourgeois under original Chagalls.
Zunfthaus zur Waag ★ 4.5
8001 · Muensterhof 8, 8001 Zurich
A guildhall serving dinner since 1636 on the Muensterhof. The Zuercher Geschnetzeltes with butter rosti is the canonical version. Closed Sundays.
Zeughauskeller ★ 4.1
8001 · Bahnhofstrasse 28a, 8001 Zurich
A vaulted former armoury beside Paradeplatz: long shared tables, beer steins, Wienerschnitzel, calf liver, pork knuckle. Open daily 11:30-23:00.
Restaurant Kindli ★ 4.1
8001 · Pfalzgasse 1, 8001 Zurich
A small old-town hotel restaurant near the Lindenhof serving the classical Swiss kitchen across lunch and dinner. Closed Sundays and public holidays.
Bauernschaenke ★ 4.3
8001 · Rindermarkt 24, 8001 Zurich
On Rindermarkt in Niederdorf, Bauernschaenke serves hearty, honest soul food on a short, careful menu. Kitchen runs to 21:30; closed Sundays.
Restaurant Lindenhofkeller ★ 4.4
8001 · Pfalzgasse 4, 8001 Zurich
Sebastian Roesch's cellar room under the Lindenhof: Franconian heritage through a Swiss lens, feel-good bourgeois plates, careful wine pairings.
EquiTable ★ 4.4
8004 · Stauffacherstrasse 163, 8004 Zurich
A one-star kitchen in Sankt Meinrad (Kreis 4) where Julian Marti cooks four to seven course menus built on fair-trade and regional produce. Located in 8004.
Wirtschaft Neumarkt ★ 4.3
8001 · Neumarkt 5, 8001 Zurich
A medieval-leaning Niederdorf room with wooden beams cooking Swiss plates with Mediterranean inflection from regional, additive-free produce. Summer garden.
Saltz at The Dolder Grand ★ 4.3
8032 · Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zurich
The Dolder Grand's all-day room, designed by Rolf Sachs and awarded 15 GaultMillau points. Julian Mai cooks regional Swiss with an uncomplicated touch.
Le Dezaley ★ 4.4
8001 · Roemergasse 9, 8001 Zurich
Opened 1902 beside the Grossmuenster, Le Dezaley pours Lavaux wines and cooks Vaud-region plates: classic fondue, truffle fondue, raclette, saucisson vaudois.
Restaurant Swiss Chuchi ★ 4.2
8001 · Rosengasse 10, 8001 Zurich
The oldest fondue room in Zurich's old town, inside Hotel Adler in Niederdorf since 1953. Up to ten fondue variations plus extensive raclette options.
Zeughauskeller ★ 4.1
8001 · Bahnhofstrasse 28a, 8001 Zurich
A vaulted former armoury beside Paradeplatz: long shared tables, beer steins, hearty plates. Open daily 11:30-23:00 with hot meals straight through.
Le Dezaley ★ 4.4
8001 · Roemergasse 9, 8001 Zurich
Opened 1902 beside the Grossmuenster: Lavaux wines and Vaud cooking on long wooden tables. Classic fondue, truffle fondue, raclette, saucisson vaudois.
Restaurant Swiss Chuchi ★ 4.2
8001 · Rosengasse 10, 8001 Zurich
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.
Wirtschaft Neumarkt ★ 4.3
8001 · Neumarkt 5, 8001 Zurich
Medieval-leaning Niederdorf room with wooden beams: Swiss plates with Mediterranean inflection from regional produce. Summer old-town garden.
Bauernschaenke ★ 4.3
8001 · Rindermarkt 24, 8001 Zurich
On Rindermarkt in Niederdorf, Bauernschaenke serves hearty, honest soul food on a short, careful menu. Kitchen runs to 21:30; closed Sundays.
Restaurant Kindli ★ 4.1
8001 · Pfalzgasse 1, 8001 Zurich
Small old-town hotel restaurant near the Lindenhof in Niederdorf: popular dishes from the classical Swiss kitchen across two services. Closed Sundays.
Kronenhalle ★ 4.7
Raemistrasse 4, 8001 Zurich
The canonical Zurich bourgeois room, open since 1924, with original Chagall, Miro and Bonnard on the dining-room walls. Geschnetzeltes, Tafelspitz, the canon.
Saltz at The Dolder Grand ★ 4.3
Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zurich
The Dolder Grand's all-day room, 15 GaultMillau points, designed by artist Rolf Sachs. Julian Mai cooks uncomplicated, refined regional Swiss plates.
Restaurant Lindenhofkeller ★ 4.4
Pfalzgasse 4, 8001 Zurich
Sebastian Roesch (ex-Mesa) cooks Franconian heritage through a Swiss lens in a cellar room under the Lindenhof. Bourgeois plates and careful wine.
Zunfthaus zur Waag ★ 4.5
Muensterhof 8, 8001 Zurich
A guildhall serving dinner since 1636 on the Muensterhof. The Zuercher Geschnetzeltes with butter rosti is the canonical version. Closed Sundays.
Sternen Grill ★ 4.4
Theaterstrasse 22, 8001 Zurich
Bellevue's grill window kept the city fed after the tram stopped for half a century. Bratwurst, devilish Sternen mustard, Buerli, in the open air.
Kronenhalle Bar ★ 4.7
Raemistrasse 4, 8001 Zurich
Gustav Zumsteg's 1965 bar with Robert Haussmann's interior and Diego Giacometti's light fixtures: late drinks, late plates, the city's most filmic room.
Zeughauskeller ★ 4.1
Bahnhofstrasse 28a, 8001 Zurich
A vaulted former armoury beside Paradeplatz, kitchen running straight through to 22:00, beer steins flowing. The late-evening hearty Swiss option.
Restaurant Lindenhofkeller ★ 4.6
Pfalzgasse 4, 8001 Zurich
Restaurant Lindenhofkeller is cellar room hidden under the lindenhof, easy to walk past; sebastian roesch's bourgeois cooking sits quietly behind the door.
Frau Gerolds Garten ★ 4.5
Geroldstrasse 23, 8005 Zurich
Frau Gerolds Garten is started as a 2012 pop-up, still feels temporary; zurich locals' summer terrace and winter cheese stube under the rail bridge.
Sternen Grill ★ 4.8
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.
Vorderer Sternen ★ 4.2
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.