Guidebook for Zurich

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Guidebook for Zurich

Food Scene

Old fashioned, nicely decorated place to get a hot chocolate and cakes or a small meal. Very special European style.
34 locals recommend
Schober Cafe
4 Napfgasse
34 locals recommend
Old fashioned, nicely decorated place to get a hot chocolate and cakes or a small meal. Very special European style.
Burritooos! You can actually get a decent (California style) burrito in Zurich. If you get the craving.. Also this is fairly cheap for this city. (They close Sep-Dec2016 for renovation).
Cartel - Crazy Burrito Shack
14 Militärstrasse
Burritooos! You can actually get a decent (California style) burrito in Zurich. If you get the craving.. Also this is fairly cheap for this city. (They close Sep-Dec2016 for renovation).
Great Swiss sausages in a bread! If you get hungry walking the streets of Zurich..
42 locals recommend
Sternen Grill + Sternen Grill Restaurant im oberen Stock
22 Theaterstrasse
42 locals recommend
Great Swiss sausages in a bread! If you get hungry walking the streets of Zurich..
Pickup the best coffee in all of Zurich right here! They serve flat whites/ cappuccinos. Amazing!
ViCAFE Rösterei & Espresso Bar Bellevue
14 Theaterstrasse
Pickup the best coffee in all of Zurich right here! They serve flat whites/ cappuccinos. Amazing!
Good spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Nice choice of pancakes :-)
42 locals recommend
Zum Guten Glück
7 Stationsstrasse
42 locals recommend
Good spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Nice choice of pancakes :-)
Awesome vegetarian buffet ;-)
115 locals recommend
Haus Hiltl
28 Sihlstrasse
115 locals recommend
Awesome vegetarian buffet ;-)
Icecreaaaam! The local hip spot! Unique flavors (pineapple& basil or redbeets&wasabi)..3 scoops for 5CHF. A deal!
24 locals recommend
Gelateria di Berna
196 Weststrasse
24 locals recommend
Icecreaaaam! The local hip spot! Unique flavors (pineapple& basil or redbeets&wasabi)..3 scoops for 5CHF. A deal!
Breakfast, brunch and afternoon snack! Its the perfect spot! Very local and hip crowd in one of the best living areas in Zurich.
58 locals recommend
Kafi Dihei
231 Zurlindenstrasse
58 locals recommend
Breakfast, brunch and afternoon snack! Its the perfect spot! Very local and hip crowd in one of the best living areas in Zurich.
Best thai food in town. Real authentic and a good deal for Zurich! Also great for to go food and then you can eat the food at the river. (Closes at 7pm Mo-Sat)
Chiang Mai Thai Shop
56 Zollstrasse
Best thai food in town. Real authentic and a good deal for Zurich! Also great for to go food and then you can eat the food at the river. (Closes at 7pm Mo-Sat)

Essentials

Good and cheap fresh fruits and vegetables right around the corner. They also have milk, eggs, some bread and meat. Lots of international spices and goods. A good alternative to the big supermarket chain COOP and Migros (which are also very close to our place).
7 locals recommend
ALIMA Supermarkt
2 Malzstrasse
7 locals recommend
Good and cheap fresh fruits and vegetables right around the corner. They also have milk, eggs, some bread and meat. Lots of international spices and goods. A good alternative to the big supermarket chain COOP and Migros (which are also very close to our place).
Nice international supermarket to buy veggies and fruits. Similar to Alima. Here they have a huge Indian food choice. Also Turkish and other international products. Good prices!
6 locals recommend
Barkat Cash & Carry
141 Birmensdorferstrasse
6 locals recommend
Nice international supermarket to buy veggies and fruits. Similar to Alima. Here they have a huge Indian food choice. Also Turkish and other international products. Good prices!
The classical grocery store in Switzerland.
28 locals recommend
Coop Supermarkt Zürich Wiedikon
200 Birmensdorferstrasse
28 locals recommend
The classical grocery store in Switzerland.

Entertainment & Activities

Swimming in the river! Zurichs Limmat is so clean (and very cold), so that you can jump in and float down the river. Do this here or at Oberer Letten. We love to do this in summer! Bring a lock and you can use the free lockers, showers and toilets.
49 locals recommend
Unterer Letten Swimming & Recreational Area
141 Wasserwerkstrasse
49 locals recommend
Swimming in the river! Zurichs Limmat is so clean (and very cold), so that you can jump in and float down the river. Do this here or at Oberer Letten. We love to do this in summer! Bring a lock and you can use the free lockers, showers and toilets.

Getting Around

Free bike rental for the day. Bring your passport to checkout bikes and only leave a 20 CHF deposit that you collect after returning the bikes by 21.30h (during summer times) at any of their Züri rollt locations in the city. There is a location close to our place in Enge.
7 locals recommend
Züri rollt
14 Robert-Maillart-Strasse
7 locals recommend
Free bike rental for the day. Bring your passport to checkout bikes and only leave a 20 CHF deposit that you collect after returning the bikes by 21.30h (during summer times) at any of their Züri rollt locations in the city. There is a location close to our place in Enge.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful walk along the lake to get to this park. Here the city installed a free, public electric barbecue that you could use. Grab some aluminum foil from our kitchen and then buy some BBQ goods at the COOP supermarket near Stadelhofen Bf station on your way over there. Enjoy an evening of swimming in the lake, yummy BBQ and throw a frisbee, kick a ball! :-)
65 locals recommend
China Garden
138 Bellerivestrasse
65 locals recommend
Beautiful walk along the lake to get to this park. Here the city installed a free, public electric barbecue that you could use. Grab some aluminum foil from our kitchen and then buy some BBQ goods at the COOP supermarket near Stadelhofen Bf station on your way over there. Enjoy an evening of swimming in the lake, yummy BBQ and throw a frisbee, kick a ball! :-)
Hike it up! 2 hour walk up in this beautiful forest that already Albert Einstein used to walk around in with his wife.. On top is a nice tower to enjoy the view. There is also a train you could take up here. I winter there is sledding!
379 locals recommend
Uetliberg
379 locals recommend
Hike it up! 2 hour walk up in this beautiful forest that already Albert Einstein used to walk around in with his wife.. On top is a nice tower to enjoy the view. There is also a train you could take up here. I winter there is sledding!
Nice to hang out and have a picnic before or after checking out Viadukt and Markthalle.
57 locals recommend
Josefswiese
197 Josefstrasse
57 locals recommend
Nice to hang out and have a picnic before or after checking out Viadukt and Markthalle.

Arts & Culture

Contemporary art in Zurich. They have changing exhibitions and its worth the visit. Buy a Zurich card that gives you cheap entry and also public transport. Good for rainy days.
204 locals recommend
Kunsthaus Zurich
1 Heimpl.
204 locals recommend
Contemporary art in Zurich. They have changing exhibitions and its worth the visit. Buy a Zurich card that gives you cheap entry and also public transport. Good for rainy days.

Sightseeing

Highest building in Zurich. Go up to the restaurant "clouds" and sit down in their cafe/bar for a drink and amazing views over the city! (You can also skip the drinks and just sneak in for a picture..)
52 locals recommend
Prime Tower
201 Hardstrasse
52 locals recommend
Highest building in Zurich. Go up to the restaurant "clouds" and sit down in their cafe/bar for a drink and amazing views over the city! (You can also skip the drinks and just sneak in for a picture..)
Great view over the lake to see the mountains
65 locals recommend
Bürkliplatz Zürich
65 locals recommend
Great view over the lake to see the mountains