Simon and Lorenz favourite spots in Zurich
Restaurants we love
Delicious vietnamese cuisine, just around the corner. Very fair priced. Favourite meal: Duck + vegetables, Simon loves the mango-shake.
3 mins walking.
Pho Mai
51 RotwandstrasseDelicious vietnamese cuisine, just around the corner. Very fair priced. Favourite meal: Duck + vegetables, Simon loves the mango-shake.
3 mins walking.
Awesome arab street food. Good prices. Nice flafel, shish kebab. Our favourite meal is a sabich. 4mins walking.
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Palestine Grill
92 LangstrasseAwesome arab street food. Good prices. Nice flafel, shish kebab. Our favourite meal is a sabich. 4mins walking.
Maison Blunt
5 GasometerstrasseSuper delicious arab food. Medium priced. 10mins walking.
Lovely brazilian restaurant. Not to recommanded for veggies. Everyone else will love the Picanha (beef). Okay price for meat in Switzerland...
Casa da Picanha
9 MattengasseLovely brazilian restaurant. Not to recommanded for veggies. Everyone else will love the Picanha (beef). Okay price for meat in Switzerland...
Pho Na
42 JosefstrasseVery good Vietnamese food. Fair prices.
Wesley's Kitchen
48 JosefstrasseAwesome asian fusion. A bit pricy but worth it.
Typical swiss dishes for okay prices. Good "Rösti". Just around the corner. Not so good for veggies.
Aargauerhof
43 HohlstrasseTypical swiss dishes for okay prices. Good "Rösti". Just around the corner. Not so good for veggies.
Nice cafe-bar-restaurant mix. Just around the corner. Mixed kitchen and small but good menu. 1 min walking.
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Bank
15 MolkenstrasseNice cafe-bar-restaurant mix. Just around the corner. Mixed kitchen and small but good menu. 1 min walking.
Best chinese restaurant in Zurich. A bit pricy but worth it. Simon loves menu 110 (tofu+vegetables). 2 minutes walking only.
Hongxi
3 ZwinglistrasseBest chinese restaurant in Zurich. A bit pricy but worth it. Simon loves menu 110 (tofu+vegetables). 2 minutes walking only.
The Bite
15 BrauerstrasseVery good burgers. 2 mins walking.
Ikoo
37 BäckerstrasseBest ramen. Medium prices. 4 min walking.
Negishi
1 NägelihofGood sushi. Pricy.
Mixed asian kitchen. We love the pad thai there. Often very crowded. Food is very good but we prefer to take the food home because of the lack of athmosphere.
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Lily's
197 LangstrasseMixed asian kitchen. We love the pad thai there. Often very crowded. Food is very good but we prefer to take the food home because of the lack of athmosphere.
Very nice bavarian food. If you are very hungry - the portions are pretty small (for a bavarian restaurant).
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Rosi
89 SihlfeldstrasseVery nice bavarian food. If you are very hungry - the portions are pretty small (for a bavarian restaurant).
Very good thai restaurant. A bit more pricy. Masaman Curry is great there.
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Ban Song Thai
6 KirchgasseVery good thai restaurant. A bit more pricy. Masaman Curry is great there.
Typical swiss dishes. Not for veggies. Okay prices. "Paniertes Kalbsschnitzel" is highly recommanded.
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Rheinfelder Bierhalle
76 NiederdorfstrasseTypical swiss dishes. Not for veggies. Okay prices. "Paniertes Kalbsschnitzel" is highly recommanded.
Moudi's Lecker Garten
86 WinterthurerstrasseVery nice libanese food in great atmosphere.
Suan Long
12 Tessinerpl.Good Chinese food. Fast.
Confiserie Sprungli
21 BahnhofstrasseBest bakery in Zurich. Also has a very good lunch.
Carlton
41 BahnhofstrasseGreat steak. Very expensive.
Sala of Tokyo
5 SchützengasseVery good japanese kitchen. Very expensive.
Dim Sum Take-Away
WalchebrückeAs the name says. Cheap but good dim sum.
Der Grüne Libanon
13 HafnerstrasseGood lebanese fast-food.
SUPPELADE!
119 TellstrasseDuring lunchtime they serve good soups on weekdays. Cheap.
Good meat. But you will stink afterwards as they serve a lot of hot-stone stuff.
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Eisenhof
20 GasometerstrasseGood meat. But you will stink afterwards as they serve a lot of hot-stone stuff.
Damas
151 JosefstrasseVery good syrian food. Nice staff.
Bar/Restaurant/Bikeshop combination. Serve good "Moules-frites" and other french dishes. Also nice just to have a drink. Often with live music.
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les halles
6 PfingstweidstrasseBar/Restaurant/Bikeshop combination. Serve good "Moules-frites" and other french dishes. Also nice just to have a drink. Often with live music.
RIBELLI Zürich
102 PfingstweidstrasseGreat israeli food.
Rolli's Steakhouse
352 SchaffhauserstrasseHot-stone action. You will love it and you will stink.
Very swiss restaurant with good wine-menu. Cant get much more authentic. Sometimes too authentic.
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Oepfelchammer
12 RindermarktVery swiss restaurant with good wine-menu. Cant get much more authentic. Sometimes too authentic.
Bars
Dante
22 ZwinglistrasseVery good gin-based drinks. The have more than 100 different gins.
Simons favourite bar. Combination of record-store and bar. Often with live music on workdays. Nice place to hang out during daytime too.
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Kasheme
56 NeugasseSimons favourite bar. Combination of record-store and bar. Often with live music on workdays. Nice place to hang out during daytime too.
Jules Verne Panoramabar
9 UraniastrasseGreat panorama over Zurich.
El Lokal
11 GessneralleeAlternative bar. Nice place.
Hafenkneipe
12 MilitärstrasseBar 63
19 RolandstrasseSi o No
6 AnkerstrasseCabaret Voltaire
1 SpiegelgasseNice cafe that turns into a bar in the evening.
Kir Royal
62 LangstrasseSihl Bar
50 TalackerNice negronis.
Grand Café Lochergut
230 BadenerstrasseGood music. Chilled atmosphere.
Very swiss restaurant with good wine-menu. Cant get much more authentic. Sometimes too authentic.
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Oepfelchammer
12 RindermarktVery swiss restaurant with good wine-menu. Cant get much more authentic. Sometimes too authentic.
Cafes
Nice place to hang out during daytime. They also sell vinyls. Turns into a bar in the evening.
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Kasheme
56 NeugasseNice place to hang out during daytime. They also sell vinyls. Turns into a bar in the evening.
Franzos
138 LimmatquaiGrande Café & Bar
118 LimmatquaiVery good coffee. Nice place.
*Jamaican Flavour* FLAVOUR COFFEESHOP
200 LangstrasseVery good coffee.
Café des Amis
88 NordstrasseThey also serve lunch.
Alternative cafe/restaurant directly at the lake. Nice place to spend some time at the lake. Around there it`s usually not so crowded as at other spots around the lake. 15-20mins ride by bike.
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Rote Fabrik
395 SeestrasseAlternative cafe/restaurant directly at the lake. Nice place to spend some time at the lake. Around there it`s usually not so crowded as at other spots around the lake. 15-20mins ride by bike.
La Stanza
10 BleicherwegSmall, classic italian cafe with good espresso.
Supermarkets
Closest supermarket. Small choice but all the necessary stuff. 2 mins walking.
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Coop Supermarkt Zürich Lochergut
244 BadenerstrasseClosest supermarket. Small choice but all the necessary stuff. 2 mins walking.
Migros Limmatplatz
152 LimmatstrasseBig supermarket. Big choice. 10min walking.
Aldi
58 ZollstrasseCheaper that other supermarkets. 10min walking
Awesome fine-food department in the basement. Best foods you can find from all over the world. Also pretty expensive.
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GLOBUS Zürich Warenhaus
11 SchweizergasseAwesome fine-food department in the basement. Best foods you can find from all over the world. Also pretty expensive.
Swimming spots
Public park at the lake, very nice to take a swim or play some frisbee.
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Arboretum Zürich
9 MythenquaiPublic park at the lake, very nice to take a swim or play some frisbee.
Large park at the lake, public bbq im summer. Good for swimming but also just to take a walk along the lake.
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Blatterwiese (Chinawiese)
138 BellerivestrasseLarge park at the lake, public bbq im summer. Good for swimming but also just to take a walk along the lake.
Swimming-spot at the river. Very crowded on summer-weekends. Mostly young people. Walk up towards the lake and let yourself float with the current. Current is not so strong, also okay for not so confident swimmers. Most of the time there is also a slack-line at the next bridge upwards the stream. Water is always a bit colder than the lake.
There is also a little bar and the offer fast-food. Sometimes DJs in the evening.
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Flussbad Oberer Letten
10 LettenstegSwimming-spot at the river. Very crowded on summer-weekends. Mostly young people. Walk up towards the lake and let yourself float with the current. Current is not so strong, also okay for not so confident swimmers. Most of the time there is also a slack-line at the next bridge upwards the stream. Water is always a bit colder than the lake.
There is also a little bar and the offer fast-food. Sometimes DJs in the evening.
Swimming spot at the river. Less crowded than "oberer Letten". More familys. Also good for walking upwards and then floating with the current. The current can be pretty strong here (depending on the level of water in the lake). If you dont fell confident swimming in strong current ask Simon/Lorenz first.
Water is a little colder than the lake.
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Unterer Letten Swimming & Recreational Area
141 WasserwerkstrasseSwimming spot at the river. Less crowded than "oberer Letten". More familys. Also good for walking upwards and then floating with the current. The current can be pretty strong here (depending on the level of water in the lake). If you dont fell confident swimming in strong current ask Simon/Lorenz first.
Water is a little colder than the lake.
Spa/Sauna
Nice sauna "in the lake". Not so crowded. For cooling down you can directly enter the lake.
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Lakeside sauna
9 MythenquaiNice sauna "in the lake". Not so crowded. For cooling down you can directly enter the lake.
Thermal bath and spa. Has an amazing rooftop pool with view over the lake into the mountains.
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Zurich Thermal Baths & Spa
150 BrandschenkestrasseThermal bath and spa. Has an amazing rooftop pool with view over the lake into the mountains.
Labo Spa
41 TalackerNice spa with good massage.
Outdoor-activities
The zoo. Nice to spent some hours on a sunny day (or even on a cold day, as there is a new "tropical" part).
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Zoo Zurich
221 ZürichbergstrasseThe zoo. Nice to spent some hours on a sunny day (or even on a cold day, as there is a new "tropical" part).
The "mountain" of zurich. It`s a 45min walk up. Easy terrain. Up there you have an amazing view over zurich, the lake and into the swiss mountains.
Have some icecream in the restaurant up there :)
There is also a train going up there departing from the main station every 30 minutes.
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Uetliberg
The "mountain" of zurich. It`s a 45min walk up. Easy terrain. Up there you have an amazing view over zurich, the lake and into the swiss mountains.
Have some icecream in the restaurant up there :)
There is also a train going up there departing from the main station every 30 minutes.
Absolutly amazing view. Unique place above Lucern (a nice village for 2-3hours)
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Hotel Pilatus-Kulm
Absolutly amazing view. Unique place above Lucern (a nice village for 2-3hours)
Schiffstation Bürkliplatz
Passenger ships. Decent prices. Round trips avaiable.
Kloster Fahr-Weg
Kloster Fahr-WegTaking a walk along the river is a nice activity.