Guidebook for Zürich
Essentials
The closest supermarket, offering high-quality products. It's not the cheapest but certainly the most convenient, and open until 21:00
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Coop Supermarkt Zürich Wiedikon
200 BirmensdorferstrasseThe closest supermarket, offering high-quality products. It's not the cheapest but certainly the most convenient, and open until 21:00
Food Scene
A fantastic Japanese restaurant for relaxed Izakaya-style dining. Pricing is fair.
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Ooki
53 ZentralstrasseA fantastic Japanese restaurant for relaxed Izakaya-style dining. Pricing is fair.
Most tourists will visit Holy Cow to get their fondue, but we recommend this place. It's been running for decades, and still offers the best Moitié-Moitié (a tasty variety of fondue) in town.
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Fribourger Fonduestübli
38 RotwandstrasseMost tourists will visit Holy Cow to get their fondue, but we recommend this place. It's been running for decades, and still offers the best Moitié-Moitié (a tasty variety of fondue) in town.
A lovely café. This is also where you will be arriving if you come with Bus 72. Its open most days, and serves delicious coffees very close to our house.
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Plüsch — Cafe Bar
16 AemtlerstrasseA lovely café. This is also where you will be arriving if you come with Bus 72. Its open most days, and serves delicious coffees very close to our house.
Drinks & Nightlife
A newly-opened (October 2017) lovely bar by Claudio Sacchi attracting a hip - if straight - crowd. Huge selection of drinks.
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Sihl Bar
50 TalackerA newly-opened (October 2017) lovely bar by Claudio Sacchi attracting a hip - if straight - crowd. Huge selection of drinks.
A predominantly gay bar, great if you want to start drinking early. People come here after work and are very sociable, so it's easy to meet new friends. The music is often great (live DJ) but there's no space to dance.
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Daniel H
51 MüllerstrasseA predominantly gay bar, great if you want to start drinking early. People come here after work and are very sociable, so it's easy to meet new friends. The music is often great (live DJ) but there's no space to dance.
Hive is simply one of the best clubs in Zurich. It's been going for 10+ years, and is still as strong as ever. During the day, they have a lunchtime restaurant which serves fantastic food.
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Hive
5 GeroldstrasseHive is simply one of the best clubs in Zurich. It's been going for 10+ years, and is still as strong as ever. During the day, they have a lunchtime restaurant which serves fantastic food.
Getting Around
This is your stop for our apartment. Tram Lines 9 (to the lake) and 14 (to the main train station) stop here. Also bus 32 (to Langstrasse, the night-life, restaurant and off-mainstream shopping area). It also has a night bus connection, running Friday and Saturday night around the clock.
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Goldbrunnenplatz station
This is your stop for our apartment. Tram Lines 9 (to the lake) and 14 (to the main train station) stop here. Also bus 32 (to Langstrasse, the night-life, restaurant and off-mainstream shopping area). It also has a night bus connection, running Friday and Saturday night around the clock.
Arts & Culture
You probably read about all the other museums in your tour guide. But this one is great, because it's a) usually free b) exhibits upcoming local artists. And because Zurich's art scene is VERY alive, you will see amazing talent here.
Helmhaus
31 LimmatquaiYou probably read about all the other museums in your tour guide. But this one is great, because it's a) usually free b) exhibits upcoming local artists. And because Zurich's art scene is VERY alive, you will see amazing talent here.
Entertainment & Activities
European movies, great selection, almost everything has subtitles.
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Houdini Kino
173 BadenerstrasseEuropean movies, great selection, almost everything has subtitles.
An old beer brewery turned spa. Their rooftop tub affords great views over Zurich. Not cheap, but worth it.
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Hürlimann Areal
An old beer brewery turned spa. Their rooftop tub affords great views over Zurich. Not cheap, but worth it.