14 splurge places in Zurich, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Zurich. All Zurich food.
The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand ★ 4.8
8032 · Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zurich
Heiko Nieder cooks two-star tasting menus on the Adlisberg: modern European with Asian accents, exact technique, Wednesday to Saturday evenings.
The Restaurant at the Dolder Grand ★ 4.8
Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zurich
Heiko Nieder's two-star Adlisberg dining room: modern European cuisine, Asian accents, multi-course tastings. Wed-Sat dinner; Thu and Fri lunch.
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.
Widder Restaurant ★ 4.7
8001 · Rennweg 7, 8001 Zurich
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.
IGNIV Zurich by Andreas Caminada ★ 4.7
8001 · Marktgasse 17, 8001 Zurich
Andreas Caminada's two-star Zurich outpost inside the Marktgasse Hotel. Daniel Zeindlhofer runs a fine-dining sharing format engineered for the table.
IGNIV Zurich by Andreas Caminada ★ 4.7
Marktgasse 17, 8001 Zurich
Andreas Caminada's two-star sharing-format kitchen inside the Marktgasse Hotel beside the Limmat. Daniel Zeindlhofer runs the room; 17 GaultMillau points.
Widder Restaurant ★ 4.7
Rennweg 7, 8001 Zurich
Stefan Heilemann's two-star room inside the Widder Hotel: classical French technique meets an Asian travelling notebook. 18 GaultMillau points.
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.
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.
EquiTable ★ 4.4
Stauffacherstrasse 163, 8004 Zurich
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.
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.
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.
Razzia ★ 4.3
Seefeldstrasse 82, 8008 Zurich
An art-deco brasserie inside a former Seefeld cinema: brasserie cooking with the kitchen's exotic detours, full bar, late hours, culture programme.
Ristorante Ornellaia ★ 4.3
Sankt Annagasse 2, 8001 Zurich
A refurbished old bank with sandstone walls and a Tuscan list. Sleek design, classic technique, Bindella-group polish; one of Zurich's best Italians.