Where to drink well in Zurich by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Zurich. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Gustav Zumsteg created the Kronenhalle Bar in 1965. Architect Robert Haussmann designed the room; Diego Giacometti made the light fixtures. Iconic.
Signature pour: Negroni
Wine focus: Swiss and French growers, classic cocktails
Food: Bar snacks, small Kronenhalle plates
A serious cocktail and wine bar on Schwanengasse with one of central Europe's better rare-spirits libraries. Small old-town room, no-fuss service.
Signature pour: Old Crow signature highball
Wine focus: Rare spirits library and natural wines
Food: Bar bites
The Widder Hotel's art-deco bar with a serious spirits library. Old-school polish on the same Rennweg block as the two-star Widder Restaurant.
Signature pour: Widder classics
Wine focus: Spirits library and classics
Food: Bar snacks
Razzia's bar runs Tuesday to Saturday from 09:00 until midnight: art-deco room of the former Seefeld cinema, full European wine list, late-night kitchen.
Signature pour: House cocktail
Wine focus: European wines
Food: Snacks and small plates
The Zurich-West urban garden bar beside Hardbruecke: 20,000 square metres of gravel, fairy lights, summer terrace and winter cheese stube. 2012 pop-up.
Signature pour: Hugo spritz
Wine focus: Wines by the glass, Swiss orange wines
Food: Seasonal kitchen, grills, cheese in winter