Sternen Grill ★ 4.4
Bellevue's bratwurst window: grilled St. Galler Bratwurst with devilishly sharp Sternen mustard and a crispy Gold-Buerli. Zurich's late-night sausage.
Try: St. Galler Bratwurst with mustard and Buerli
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Zurich.
Don't-miss vendors
Vorderer Sternen ★ 4.3
The Bellevue Platz grill window with Sternen Grill, selling cervelat and bratwurst with crisp Buerli bread rolls. Locally famous for the St. Galler.
Try: Cervelat and Bratwurst with Buerli
Lily's Original ★ 4.1
Open since 1999 on Langstrasse, Lily's pan-Asian counter runs long communal tables: Japanese noodles, Malaysian satays, Korean salads, Pakistani curries.
Try: Asian noodle bowls
Hiltl Takeaway ★ 4.3
Haus Hiltl's takeaway counter on Sihlstrasse: pay-by-weight from the vegetarian buffet, curries, salads, mock meats. Quick lunch with proper provenance.
Try: Vegetarian pay-by-weight
Markthalle Im Viadukt Stalls ★ 4.3
Under the Zurich-West railway viaduct, the Markthalle's takeaway stalls sell fresh produce, charcuterie, cheese, hot Mediterranean plates by the slice.
Try: Mediterranean and local takeaway