Guidebook for Zurich

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Guidebook for Zurich

Drinks & Nightlife

Very friendly and hip bar with big terrasse, correct pricing and great food at noon. Our favorite!
47 locals recommend
Nordbrücke
58 Dammstrasse
47 locals recommend
Very friendly and hip bar with big terrasse, correct pricing and great food at noon. Our favorite!
Friendly bar with a beautiful terrace and close to the Limmat.
11 locals recommend
Damm
3 Hönggerstrasse
11 locals recommend
Friendly bar with a beautiful terrace and close to the Limmat.
Super hipster bar.
66 locals recommend
Kafischnaps
57 Kornhausstrasse
66 locals recommend
Super hipster bar.
Bar and also good restaurant, 2 minutes from the apartment.
Cafe Letten
Bar and also good restaurant, 2 minutes from the apartment.
Famous bar for being a founder of the anarchic art movement known as Dada.
37 locals recommend
Cabaret Voltaire
1 Spiegelgasse
37 locals recommend
Famous bar for being a founder of the anarchic art movement known as Dada.
Trendy outdoor bar on a big area and roof terrasse. It's a quite unique place in Zurich. There are also designer shops inside the area.
192 locals recommend
Frau Gerolds Garten
23 Geroldstrasse
192 locals recommend
Trendy outdoor bar on a big area and roof terrasse. It's a quite unique place in Zurich. There are also designer shops inside the area.

Food Scene

Cosy café with friendly staff and amazing soy-milk cappuccino. Also famous for their Sunday brunches on the terrasse.
95 locals recommend
Café des Amis
88 Nordstrasse
95 locals recommend
Cosy café with friendly staff and amazing soy-milk cappuccino. Also famous for their Sunday brunches on the terrasse.
Great restaurant to eat french kitchen. The place is arty and their specialty "moules frites" is amazing!
59 locals recommend
les halles
6 Pfingstweidstrasse
59 locals recommend
Great restaurant to eat french kitchen. The place is arty and their specialty "moules frites" is amazing!
Good asian restaurant just down the street.
Island Ceylon
29 Rütschistrasse
Good asian restaurant just down the street.
Good italian restaurant.
11 locals recommend
Tre Fratelli
55 Nordstrasse
11 locals recommend
Good italian restaurant.
Sushi place.
Ototo
199 Nordstrasse
Sushi place.
24/24h bakery next to the clubs. Great!
7 locals recommend
Bäckerei Happy
120 Dienerstrasse
7 locals recommend
24/24h bakery next to the clubs. Great!
Great italian restaurant.
Damas
28 Kyburgstrasse
Great italian restaurant.

Everything Else

Open on weekends, great alternative and very cheap club with an eclectic music program.
Klubi
89a Wasserwerkstrasse
Open on weekends, great alternative and very cheap club with an eclectic music program.
Big electro club on three floors, one of the most famous in Zurich.
118 locals recommend
Hive
5 Geroldstrasse
118 locals recommend
Big electro club on three floors, one of the most famous in Zurich.
The main jazz club in Zurich. Located in an very big renovated ship factory, the space also host a theater and a classy restaurant.
44 locals recommend
Moods
44 locals recommend
The main jazz club in Zurich. Located in an very big renovated ship factory, the space also host a theater and a classy restaurant.
One of the very best electro club in Zurich. We'll give you the trick to get there for free ;)
88 locals recommend
Club Zukunft
33 Dienerstrasse
88 locals recommend
One of the very best electro club in Zurich. We'll give you the trick to get there for free ;)
Very good electro club.
Café Gold
83 Langstrasse
Very good electro club.

Essentials

Big grocery shop with everything you might need. Open Monday-Saturday until 9PM.
47 locals recommend
Coop Supermarkt Zürich Scheffelstrasse
12 Scheffelstrasse
47 locals recommend
Big grocery shop with everything you might need. Open Monday-Saturday until 9PM.

Shopping

Amazing organic and bio products.
17 locals recommend
L'Ultimo Bacio
227 Nordstrasse
17 locals recommend
Amazing organic and bio products.
Im Viadukt is a recent project consisting of plenty of designer shops: fashion, clothes, furnitures, accessories, etc. There is also a bio-market with amazing local products.
97 locals recommend
Markthalle Im Viadukt
Viaduktstrasse
97 locals recommend
Im Viadukt is a recent project consisting of plenty of designer shops: fashion, clothes, furnitures, accessories, etc. There is also a bio-market with amazing local products.

Sightseeing

The place to be if you want to swim in Zurich. Often crowded on the weekends, the area is perfect to swim, relax and meet new people.
132 locals recommend
Flussbad Oberer Letten
10 Lettensteg
132 locals recommend
The place to be if you want to swim in Zurich. Often crowded on the weekends, the area is perfect to swim, relax and meet new people.
Highest building of Switzerland, make sure to check the panoramic bar at the highest floor. Prices are expensive, if you have no budget just take a table, quickly enjoy the view and then leave. ;)
52 locals recommend
Prime Tower
201 Hardstrasse
52 locals recommend
Highest building of Switzerland, make sure to check the panoramic bar at the highest floor. Prices are expensive, if you have no budget just take a table, quickly enjoy the view and then leave. ;)
One of the most beautiful park in Zurich.
22 locals recommend
Irchel Park
10 Hirschwiesenstrasse
22 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful park in Zurich.
Square with view on the lake, its flea market on Saturdays and the place to get on a boat to do a small or bigger round trip on the lake.
30 locals recommend
Bürkliplatz
Tram Bürkliplatz
30 locals recommend
Square with view on the lake, its flea market on Saturdays and the place to get on a boat to do a small or bigger round trip on the lake.
Beautiful church with unique and amazing stained glass from Marc Chagall.
54 locals recommend
Fraumunster Church
2 Münsterhof
54 locals recommend
Beautiful church with unique and amazing stained glass from Marc Chagall.
Beautiful park at the lake. Ideal for BBQ, Frisbee, chilling and kids.
33 locals recommend
Arboretum Zürich
9 Mythenquai
33 locals recommend
Beautiful park at the lake. Ideal for BBQ, Frisbee, chilling and kids.
The highest point around Zurich. Getting there is possible by train, bike or foot (it's a long and steep walk). The view is really amazing.
379 locals recommend
Uetliberg
379 locals recommend
The highest point around Zurich. Getting there is possible by train, bike or foot (it's a long and steep walk). The view is really amazing.
One of the two most amazing spot to enjoy the river in summer. It get pretty busy on weekends! The other spot is Oberer Letten, just 200m east along the river.
49 locals recommend
Unterer Letten Swimming & Recreational Area
141 Wasserwerkstrasse
49 locals recommend
One of the two most amazing spot to enjoy the river in summer. It get pretty busy on weekends! The other spot is Oberer Letten, just 200m east along the river.
Another major church in Zurich.
156 locals recommend
Grossmunster
7 Grossmünsterplatz
156 locals recommend
Another major church in Zurich.
Enjoy a beautiful view above the roofs of the old town of Zurich. This park is on the top of a hill in the middle of Kreis 1.
137 locals recommend
Lindenhof
13 Höfnerstrasse
137 locals recommend
Enjoy a beautiful view above the roofs of the old town of Zurich. This park is on the top of a hill in the middle of Kreis 1.
The famous Niederdorfstrasse! Long pedestrian street full of restaurants, bar and shops. The famous bar Cabaret Voltaire is there.
129 locals recommend
Niederdorfstrasse
Niederdorfstrasse
129 locals recommend
The famous Niederdorfstrasse! Long pedestrian street full of restaurants, bar and shops. The famous bar Cabaret Voltaire is there.
Famous square with great view on the lake. You can't swim there though. You can try the famous St-Galler sausage at the little food shop on the square (Sterner Grill).
55 locals recommend
Bellevueplatz
55 locals recommend
Famous square with great view on the lake. You can't swim there though. You can try the famous St-Galler sausage at the little food shop on the square (Sterner Grill).
The most breathtaking view above Zurich, the lake and the Alps in the background. Don't forget your camera! The restaurant has great swiss and asian food, bit expensive though. Great walks all around.
59 locals recommend
Die Waid
45 Waidbadstrasse
59 locals recommend
The most breathtaking view above Zurich, the lake and the Alps in the background. Don't forget your camera! The restaurant has great swiss and asian food, bit expensive though. Great walks all around.

Arts & Culture

Anthropological museum, located at the Irchel University, next to a beautiful park.
Anthropological Institute & Museum
190 Winterthurerstrasse
Anthropological museum, located at the Irchel University, next to a beautiful park.
The Kunsthaus houses the most important art collections in Switzerland. Plan at least two hours to visit it.
204 locals recommend
Kunsthaus Zürich
1 Heimpl.
204 locals recommend
The Kunsthaus houses the most important art collections in Switzerland. Plan at least two hours to visit it.
Great contemporary art gallery. One of the biggest in Zurich.
21 locals recommend
Kunsthalle Zurich
270 Limmatstrasse
21 locals recommend
Great contemporary art gallery. One of the biggest in Zurich.
This unique museum displays Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. Its free access park is also wonderful.
62 locals recommend
Museum Rietberg
15 Gablerstrasse
62 locals recommend
This unique museum displays Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. Its free access park is also wonderful.
One of my favorite contemporary art museum. Big rooms on several floors.
18 locals recommend
Museum Haus Konstruktiv
25 Selnaustrasse
18 locals recommend
One of my favorite contemporary art museum. Big rooms on several floors.
The city zoo.
158 locals recommend
Zoo Zurich
221 Zürichbergstrasse
158 locals recommend
The city zoo.