Where to eat in Zurich

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Zurich, Switzerland that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

Zeughauskeller — Swiss tavern, Paradeplatz (2). Order the Kalbsbratwurst + rösti. Sausage and rösti in a 1487 armory.
Confiserie Sprüngli — Confiserie, Paradeplatz (2). Order the Luxemburgerli assortment. Luxemburgerli and truffes since 1836.
Swiss Chuchi — Fondue, Niederdorf (2). Order the Fondue moitié-moitié. The reliable fondue address in the old town.
Restaurant Kropf — Swiss brasserie, Paradeplatz (2). Order the Leberli + rösti. Belle-époque hall pouring since 1888.
Kronenhalle — Swiss-French, Bellevue (4). Order the Zürcher Geschnetzeltes. Zürigeschnetzeltes beneath actual Chagalls and Picassos.
Haus Hiltl — Vegetarian, City / Sihlstrasse (2). Order the Buffet plate + tatar vegetarian. The world's oldest vegetarian restaurant (1898) — buffet by weight.
Sternen Grill — Sausage stand, Bellevue (1). Order the St. Galler bratwurst + gold bürli. The St. Galler bratwurst with the famously hot mustard, since 1963.