Kronenhalle ★ 4.7
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.
Signature: Zuercher Geschnetzeltes, Tafelspitz, Mousse au chocolat
The restaurants worth the trip in Zurich. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Zurich
Widder Restaurant ★ 4.7
Stefan Heilemann's two-star room inside the Widder Hotel: classical French technique meets an Asian travelling notebook, with a Friday-only four-course lunch.
Signature: Friday lunch tasting
IGNIV Zurich by Andreas Caminada ★ 4.7
Andreas Caminada's two-star Zurich outpost inside the Marktgasse Hotel. Daniel Zeindlhofer runs a fine-dining sharing format engineered for the table.
Signature: Sharing tasting menu
The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand ★ 4.8
Heiko Nieder cooks two-star tasting menus on the Adlisberg: modern European with Asian accents, exact technique, Wednesday to Saturday evenings.
Signature: Multi-course tasting menus
Zunfthaus zur Waag ★ 4.5
A guildhall serving dinner since 1636 on the Muensterhof. The Zuercher Geschnetzeltes with butter rosti is the canonical version. Closed Sundays.
Signature: Zueri Gschnaetzlets with butter rosti
Zeughauskeller ★ 4.1
A vaulted former armoury beside Paradeplatz: long shared tables, beer steins, Wienerschnitzel, calf liver, pork knuckle. Open daily 11:30 to 23:00.
Signature: Kalbsgeschnetzeltes, Schweinshaxe, Bratwurst
Haus Hiltl ★ 4.5
Guinness-recognised oldest vegetarian restaurant, founded 1898 and run by the Hiltl family since 1904. Around 500 dishes; about 90 percent are vegan.
Signature: Pay-by-weight buffet, Indian curries, Birchermuesli
Restaurant Kindli ★ 4.1
A small old-town hotel restaurant near the Lindenhof serving the classical Swiss kitchen across lunch and dinner. Closed Sundays and public holidays.
Signature: Classical Swiss plates
Bauernschaenke ★ 4.3
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
Razzia ★ 4.3
A converted Seefeld cinema in full art-deco rig: brasserie cooking with the kitchen's exotic detours, long bar, culture programme. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Signature: Brasserie plates with exotic detours
Restaurant Lindenhofkeller ★ 4.4
Sebastian Roesch's cellar room under the Lindenhof: Franconian heritage through a Swiss lens, feel-good bourgeois plates, careful wine pairings.
Signature: Bourgeois bistro plates
EquiTable ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Four to seven course set menu
Wirtschaft Neumarkt ★ 4.3
A medieval-leaning Niederdorf room with wooden beams cooking Swiss plates with Mediterranean inflection from regional, additive-free produce. Summer garden.
Signature: Seasonal Swiss plates
Lily's Original ★ 4.1
Open since 1999 on Langstrasse, Lily's runs long communal tables and an open kitchen serving Japanese noodles, Malaysian satays, Korean salads.
Signature: Japanese noodle bowls, Pakistani curries
Saltz at The Dolder Grand ★ 4.3
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.
Signature: Regional Swiss plates, Sunday brunch
Le Dezaley ★ 4.4
Opened 1902 beside the Grossmuenster, Le Dezaley pours Lavaux wines and cooks Vaud-region plates: classic fondue, truffle fondue, raclette, saucisson vaudois.
Signature: Fondue moitie-moitie, Truffle fondue, Raclette
Restaurant Swiss Chuchi ★ 4.2
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.
Signature: Cheese fondue, Raclette
Ristorante Ornellaia ★ 4.3
A refurbished former bank with sandstone walls and a serious Italian list: sleek design over historic charm, classic technique, Bindella-group polish.
Signature: Tuscan tasting plates, Italian wines
Ristorante Conti ★ 4.2
Tucked behind the Opera House, Conti is the Bindella group's elegant Italian: classic fine-dining ambience, careful pastas, the wine list to match.
Signature: Italian classics, Fine Italian wines
Restaurant Rosso ★ 4.2
Inside a converted warehouse beside Hardbruecke station, Rosso cooks thin-crust pizza in real wood ovens to a packed Zurich-West room every night.
Signature: Wood-oven thin-crust pizza