Rating: The top 10 restaurants in Zurich

Do you know the moment when you have just taken your seat for the evening in the restaurant and then are greeted so surprisingly warmly that you just know "bull's eye". This is exactly what happens to me when Maria Ventola introduces herself that evening with her pleasant Swabian accent with rolling R 😉 (due to her Italian roots); recommends us the homemade aperitif and then lets us take a look at the menu. We feel completely comfortable and decide, in addition to the 4-course menu, also for a wine accompaniment, which we share and, by the way, is highly recommended. After a fine greeting from the kitchen with pickled salmon, radish and blood sorrel follow two, in my opinion, absolute highlights of chef Stefano Corrado. The probably most tender Pulpo with Peperoni and homemade Focaccia and the Tortelli di vitello with Marsala sauce, refined with fresh marjoram. As I write these lines, I have only one thought - "this screams for a repeat". ❤️

Between courses, Maria keeps telling us little anecdotes from previous months when asked. Last year, just in time for Lockdown 🙈the couple had decided to take over the restaurant Anna near Milchbuck. Of course, not an easy start, but with the support of good colleagues and former supervisor of Stefano, the couple copes with the situation with flying colors. Stefano, by the way, learned and honed his craft at Clouds, Mesa and Gustav before starting his own restaurant. The Anna also offers an event room for larger events, including various seating options outside.

My tip: Pulpo. Pepperoni. Focaccia - Tortelli di vitello. Marsala. Parmiggiano. Marjoram

ANOAH Restaurant & Team

The vegan pop-up restaurant ANOAH has finally found a permanent home at the Rigiblick cable car. There are 32 seats inside and 40 seats outside in the greenery. The young team led by Noah Rechsteiner is extremely creative and changes the menu every two months.

ANOAH Food & Drink

As an omnivore, it's important to mention that I didn't miss a thing. The dishes are perfectly balanced in terms of flavour and contain lots of umami.
You can choose between a 5- or 6-course fine dining menu, optionally accompanied by alcoholic drinks or homemade juices. The Anoah brunch is available at weekends.

♥️ My recommendation

the theatre menu

• The ANOAH is just a 2-minute walk from the "Rigiblick" cable car stop, which leads directly to the Rigiblick theatre.
• The restaurant therefore offers a special theatre menu from Wednesday to Saturday between 5.45pm and 7.15pm.
• 3 courses for CHF 58
• Ideal for all culture lovers and gourmets with a small appetite. 🤗

'Da Angela' has been conjuring up Italian-Mediterranean cuisine for many years with fresh, carefully selected products. The well-kept restaurant offers first-class service. The menu includes seasonal specialities as well as "Angela classics". The wine selection is very varied.

My tip: seafood, especially the giant prawns... yum.

Hearty, authentic and warm. 😋 One time Vienna in Zurich please! Finally, there's an awesome Wiener Schnitzel in the Niederdorf, approved by my Viennese companion Thomas 👏. I can also highly recommend the fried chicken. Nicole, the owner of the restaurant, is incredibly hospitable, lives a hearty service and is always looking for new dishes for her heart project from her home country Austria.

Kaiser Lunch: CHF 26.50 for 2 imperial courses

😋🤘Not to be missed:

- Cauliflower, Reloaded
- Ceviche in Burgenland style
- Wiener Schnitzel, the veal, KAISER potato salad
- Fried chicken (Backhendl) 3.0 with romaine lettuce and Ur Geiler sauce
- Kaiserschmarrn "Wild Kaiser

Didi's Frieden is a stylish restaurant with excellent service and Mediterranean garden for the summer months. The products are of high quality and predominantly from Swiss suppliers. The market kitchen with a Mediterranean touch offers a great mix of meat, fish and specially prepared vegetable variations. The decoration of the dessert plates with chocolate comics is ingenious. At lunchtime there are 8 changing lunch menus between CHF 27 and 36 including soup or salad to choose from.

My tip: follow the recommendations of the house

I'm blown away by the restaurant Hönggerhof 😍 Mediterranean crossover cuisine right on the Limmat, incredibly stylishly decorated. Very suitable for business lunches and culinary evenings. For about 7 people there is a séparée. Here the curtains can be closed and then you are completely undisturbed. 

The service is excellent and you feel an extraordinary warmth of the two hosts Tami and Giovanni Pecoraro 🥰🙏.

THE motto:
La passione italiana ♥️
Le ,savoir vivre' français 🧑🎨
El fuego español 🔥
... and a pinch of Japanese elegance.⛩

My tip: menu with tiramisu freshly prepared at the table

Zwinglistrasse:
Authentic, Chinese cuisine at star level with international influences and a large dim sum menu. At lunchtime, there are two Dim Sum sets or a wok dish with meat or vegetarian food in addition to the evening menu. Special dessert selections like sticky rice with egg yolk or mango & grapefruit soup. About 40 seats, reservation recommended.

Glattpark:
The Hongxi Glattpark is not only larger, but also the perfect place for business lunches and date nights. The interior with dark brown wooden floors, large paintings on rice paper and golden elements radiates a modern elegance that you just want to soak up. The menu offers a wider selection than in the city center. Here you will also find the traditional Peking style duck (e.g. as a three-course menu; please note: order two days in advance).

My tips:
Starters:
- Dim Sum, especially Xiao Long Bao
- Chicken prepared Szechuan style with ginger, garlic and coriander

Main courses:
- Steamed scallops on glass noodles with black beans and garlic
- Duck Peking style with pancakes, cucumber, leek & hoisin sauce

🥕🥦🥒🥬🍅 The restaurant "Neue Taverne - New Tavern" near Rennweg in the old town proves that vegetables can also play the leading role. In the evenings, 12-15 dishes are lovingly composed according to current market offerings and can convince across the board in terms of taste.🥰 Fabian Fuchs (formerly Equitable) has been head chef at the Neue Taverne since 2022.

Recommendation for 2 people: 4-6 dishes (but we had 8 dishes :D). For 100.- per person there is also a surprise menu.

Sample dishes:
- Burrata / ox heart tomato / chive oil.
- Kohlrabi / cream cheese / mussel cream

- Asparagus / potato espuma / crumble
- Caviar of the field / egg yolk / chives / blinis

- Cucumber Kimchi / roasted shrimp powder / kaffir lime oil
- Cauliflower KFC / chili glaze / sesame seeds

- Lemontarte / Cedri lemon / Sansho pepper
- Herb sorbet / Felchlin Edelweiss couverture / raspberries

🍷Wine tip: Rosé Winifred / Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt / Gut Oggau

Concept Weisses Rössli

The 'Weisses Rössli' has everything a great restaurant needs - flair, a secluded garden, lots of cordiality and tasty Mediterranean dishes by Ivan Capo with that certain something.

Menu and Ambience at Weisses Rössli

In the evening, you can choose between 2 and 5 courses and then put together your own starter, entrée, main course, cheese and dessert from the menu. At lunchtime, there is a two-course lunch menu as well as selected dishes from the evening menu. The passion of the kitchen and the attentive service is visibly noticeable to the guests - attention is paid to every detail and the dishes are a true delight in taste as well as visually. 

Events Weisses Rössli

For events with a maximum of 32 people, there is a special room in the cellar. A former bowling alley, it is decorated in a modern style and lit only by candlelight. Tavolata with various dishes (by arrangement) is served for dinner.

My tip at Rössli

5-course menu in the evening :)

The Ziegelhütte is a wonderful place in every respect. It lies very idyllically on the edge of the forest above Schwamendingen and is perfect for a weekend excursion or larger parties. The Swiss country cuisine uses products of high quality and from the immediate vicinity. Vegetables and herbs are home-grown. The wine comes mainly from Swiss wine-growing regions. 

My Tip: Small plates, lamb ribs and Zürigschnätzlets with rösti