Zurich

Switzerland

Things to do in Zurich:

View the Gallery Zurich Waterfront at Night

Zurich Restaurants

Affordable (39)

Eichh�rnli

The "squirrel" is the sort of place where the staff like to have a chat and make you feel at home quickly. There are many Swiss, French and Italian standards on the menu. The chef sticks to the... read more
Fine dining (31)

Clouds

On the top floor of the newly opened Prime Tower you can overlook the whole city while enjoying the excellent cuisine which marries fine dining classics and heavenly inspiration. read more

Zurich Nightlife

Chilled (38)

M�venpick Wein Bar

At the M�venpick, you'll find around 250 wines from Switzerland and all around the world. Many of the wines are sold by the glass. Choose a glass of wine, sit back and relax. read more
Clubbing (41)

Apartment 22

The huge windows of this club look straight onto the railway tracks, so close you can actually wave to the passengers while shaking your booty. The DJ spins mostly R'n'B, hip hop and disco. read more

This Month in Zurich:

By Chris Young, zurich.inyourpocket.com

Shopping: In the basement of the Globus department store you'll find almost any kind of food imaginable, be it organic Swiss cheese or meat specialities from across the country (11 Schweizergasse).

Key areas: May is a perfect time for the lakeside. Start your walk at Bellevue and enjoy the park along the shore, take a break at one of the outdoor caf�s or rent a boat at one of the rental places.

Zurich News & Gossip

What the Dickens?

On 7 February, it will be 200 years since the birth of Britain's greatest novelist, Charles Dickens. And it isn't just in his home country that he's being commemorated. First editions of Dickens's works, readings by the author's great-great-grandson Gerald Dickens, photographs and drawings are all on show in The Mysteries of Charles Dickens (1812-1870) at the Museum Strauhof in Zurich. Thomas Schlachter, the exhibition's curator, believes the author is unrivalled in terms of his impact on literature. "There's no figure in the German-speaking world, or elsewhere, whose role can be compared. One of the titans of world literature and an entertainer of the first water, his social concerns are as relevant today as they were in his own times." The show runs until 4 March, with information in English and German. strauhof.ch

Zurich Trivia

May: Zurich has more than 43 museums with all kinds of exhibits from contemporary art right through to money itself - well, this is Zurich (museen-zuerich.ch).
April: Zurich's highly reputed newspaper the Neue Z�rcher Zeitung is one of the oldest newspapers still in print - it was first published in 1780.
March: Fifty years ago, Zurich actually had around 60,000 more inhabitants than today. 445,000 inhabitants were counted in 1962. After decades of declining figures, a rise set in around 1999. The city is back!