The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand 2 ★ ★ 4.8
Heiko Nieder's two-star Adlisberg dining room: modern European cuisine, Asian accents, multi-course tastings. Wed-Sat dinner; Thu and Fri lunch.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Zurich.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Zurich.
Heiko Nieder's two-star Adlisberg dining room: modern European cuisine, Asian accents, multi-course tastings. Wed-Sat dinner; Thu and Fri lunch.
Andreas Caminada's two-star sharing-format kitchen inside the Marktgasse Hotel beside the Limmat. Daniel Zeindlhofer runs the room; 17 GaultMillau points.
Stefan Heilemann's two-star room inside the Widder Hotel: classical French technique meets an Asian travelling notebook. 18 GaultMillau points.
Julian Marti's one-star kitchen in Sankt Meinrad (Kreis 4): four to seven course menus built on fair-trade and regional produce. Vegan menu by request.
The canonical Zurich bourgeois room, open since 1924, with original Chagall, Miro and Bonnard on the dining-room walls. Geschnetzeltes, Tafelspitz, the canon.
The Dolder Grand's all-day room, 15 GaultMillau points, designed by artist Rolf Sachs. Julian Mai cooks uncomplicated, refined regional Swiss plates.
Sebastian Roesch (ex-Mesa) cooks Franconian heritage through a Swiss lens in a cellar room under the Lindenhof. Bourgeois plates and careful wine.
An art-deco brasserie inside a former Seefeld cinema: brasserie cooking with the kitchen's exotic detours, full bar, late hours, culture programme.
A refurbished old bank with sandstone walls and a Tuscan list. Sleek design, classic technique, Bindella-group polish; one of Zurich's best Italians.
A guildhall serving dinner since 1636 on the Muensterhof. The Zuercher Geschnetzeltes with butter rosti is the canonical version. Closed Sundays.
Editor picks in Zurich include The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand, IGNIV Zurich by Andreas Caminada, Widder Restaurant, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.