Kronenhalle ★ 4.7
The canonical Zurich bourgeois room, open since 1924, with original Chagall, Miro and Bonnard on the dining-room walls. Geschnetzeltes, Tafelspitz, the canon.
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.
Address: Stauffacherstrasse 163, 8004 Zurich
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.