The Villa Wesendonck of the Museum Rietberg, with its pond and lawns in the Rieterpark

Area guide · Zurich

Enge & Wollishofen: Our Favourites

The Tonhalle, the Museum Rietberg, the FIFA Museum, the Hürlimann brewery and the Seebad Enge.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Enge and Wollishofen: the back story

    Enge & Wollishofen·In depth

    The western shore: the Tonhalle, the Museum Rietberg in its park, the FIFA Museum, the Hürlimann brewery and the lake baths.

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What to see and do

  1. Switzerland’s largest chocolate museum

    Lindt Home of Chocolate

    Kilchberg·Chocolate museum, shop and café

    Switzerland’s largest chocolate museum at Kilchberg, with the biggest Lindt shop and the Lindt chocolate fountain.

    Schokoladenplatz 1, 8802 KilchbergExplore View on map

  2. The original World Cup trophy

    FIFA Museum

    Enge & Wollishofen·Museum

    Three floors on the world of football, with the original FIFA World Cup Trophy and more than 1,000 exhibits.

    Seestrasse 27, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map

  3. World art in a park

    Museum Rietberg

    Enge & Wollishofen·Art museum

    Art from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania in the villas of the Rieterpark, with the underground “Emerald” extension.

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  4. Inaugurated by Brahms, 1895

    Tonhalle Zürich

    Enge & Wollishofen·Concert hall

    The concert hall inaugurated by Johannes Brahms in 1895, home of the Tonhalle-Orchester under Paavo Järvi.

    Claridenstrasse 7, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map

  5. Around the Museum Rietberg

    Rieterpark

    Enge & Wollishofen·Park

    The landscaped park around the villas of the Museum Rietberg, for picnics in summer.

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  6. Swimming in summer, sauna in winter

    Seebad Enge

    Enge & Wollishofen·Lake bath

    The floating bath on the Mythenquai, with 44-metre lanes in the lake in summer and a sauna in winter.

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Where to eat

  1. One MICHELIN Star

    Wöschi

    Enge & Wollishofen·Restaurant

    Modern cooking by the lake at Wollishofen. One MICHELIN Star in the 2025 guide.

    Seestrasse 457, 8038 ZurichExplore View on map

Where to stay

  1. Near the lake

    Park Hyatt Zurich

    Enge·City hotel

    The contemporary grand hotel a short walk from the Bahnhofstrasse and the lake, with Parkhuus and the Onyx Bar.

    Beethovenstrasse 21, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map

  2. In the old Hürlimann brewery

    B2 Boutique Hotel

    Enge·Design hotel

    A design hotel in the old Hürlimann brewery, with an 11-metre library of 33,000 books and private access to the rooftop thermal pool.

    Brandschenkenstrasse 152, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map

  3. By Sihlcity

    The Home Hotel Zurich

    Enge·Design hotel

    A hotel at Kalandergasse, by Sihlcity, in the MICHELIN Guide’s hotel selection.

    Kalandergasse 1, 8045 ZurichExplore View on map

  4. On the lake at Thalwil

    Alex Lake Zürich

    Thalwil·Lakeside hotel

    A hotel on the lakeshore at Thalwil, south of the city, with the Alex restaurant.

    Seestrasse 182, 8800 ThalwilExplore View on map

  5. Above the lake

    Hotel Belvoir

    Rüschlikon·Lake-view hotel

    A hotel with a spa above the lake at Rüschlikon.

    Säumerstrasse 37, 8803 RüschlikonExplore View on map

Health and wellness

  1. Spa

    Hürlimannbad & Spa Zürich

    Enge & Wollishofen·Spa

    Thermal baths in the vaults of the old Hürlimann brewery, with an infinity pool on the roof.

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  2. Spa

    Club Olympus at Park Hyatt

    Enge & Wollishofen·Spa

    The spa and fitness club of Park Hyatt Zurich.

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