8 of the best · Zurich, Switzerland
Bars and Hotel Bars in Zurich
The Widder Bar and its 1,000 spirits, the Kronenhalle Bar, Clouds on the 35th floor, the Jules Verne Panorama Bar, the Splendid Piano Bar and the Cabaret Voltaire.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Zurich.
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Live jazz and 1,000 spirits
Widder Bar
The Widder Hotel’s legendary bar: live jazz, cocktail classics and a Library of Spirits of more than 1,000 bottles.
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Since 1924
Kronenhalle Bar
The bar of the Kronenhalle at Bellevue, with the house’s art on the walls.
Rämistrasse 4, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
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Hotel bars 3
The grand hotels.
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On the Limmat
Barchetta Bar and Cigar Bar at the Storchen
The bars of the Storchen on the Limmat: the Barchetta and the Cigar Bar.
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On the Zürichberg
Canvas Bar at The Dolder Grand
The bar and lounge of The Dolder Grand, above the city.
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Live jazz and 1,000 spirits
Widder Bar
The Widder Hotel’s legendary bar: live jazz, cocktail classics and a Library of Spirits of more than 1,000 bottles.
Classic bars 3
Old Town institutions.
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Birthplace of Dada, 1916
Cabaret Voltaire
The birthplace of Dada, founded in 1916 by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings, with an artists’ bar and a bar in the Historical Hall.
Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
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Since 1924
Kronenhalle Bar
The bar of the Kronenhalle at Bellevue, with the house’s art on the walls.
Rämistrasse 4, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
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Jazz and blues for 40 years
Splendid Piano Bar
The Old Town piano bar that has served cocktails to jazz and blues for almost 40 years.
Bars with a view 2
Above the rooftops.
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35th floor of the Prime Tower
Clouds
Zurich’s highest bar, on the 35th floor of the Prime Tower, with the Limmat valley below.
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Above the rooftops
Jules Verne Panorama Bar
The panorama bar in the Urania tower, reached by the lift from the Brasserie Lipp, looking over the rooftops to the lake and the Alps.
