The back story
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Area guide
Seefeld and the lake: the back story
The Opera House and the Sechseläutenplatz, the Utoquai and its baths, La Réserve, the Zürichhorn and Le Corbusier’s pavilion.
Area guide · Zurich
Seefeld & the lake: Our Favourites
The Opera House, the Utoquai and its baths, La Réserve, the Chinese Garden and Le Corbusier’s pavilion.
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What to see and do
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Le Corbusier’s last building, 1967
Pavillon Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier’s last building and his only one in steel and glass, completed in 1967 on the Zürichhorn; closed December 2026 to April 2027.
Höschgasse 8, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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On the Sechseläutenplatz
Opernhaus Zürich
The opera house on the Sechseläutenplatz by the lake, home of the Ballett Zürich, Opera Company of the Year in 2014.
Falkenstrasse 1, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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23 Sep – 3 Oct 2027
Zurich Film Festival
Eleven days of around 100 films, with the Sechseläutenplatz as its hub; next from 23 September to 3 October 2027.
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19 April 2027
Sechseläuten
The guilds’ spring festival: a parade of about 3,500 guild members and the burning of the Böögg at 6 pm; next on 19 April 2027.
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A gift from Kunming
The Chinese Garden
The Chinese Garden at the end of the Seefeldquai, a gift from Zurich’s partner city Kunming.
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About 7,000 species
Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich
About 7,000 plant species and tropical greenhouses at Zollikerstrasse.
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By the Pavillon Le Corbusier
Zürichhorn
The lakeside park at the end of the Seefeld promenade, with the Pavillon Le Corbusier and the Chinese Garden.
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Since 1890
Seebad Utoquai
The wooden “bathing palace” on the Utoquai, built in 1890, with diving boards and rafts on the lake.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star
Eden Kitchen & Bar
The Italian restaurant of La Réserve Eden au Lac. One MICHELIN Star in the 2025 guide.
Utoquai 45, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
La Muña
Peruvian cooking at La Réserve Eden au Lac. In the MICHELIN Guide (2025).
Utoquai 45, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Blaue Ente by Alex
Contemporary cooking in a former mill in Seefeld. In the MICHELIN Guide (2025).
Seefeldstrasse 223, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
MURA
Contemporary Japanese cooking in Seefeld. In the MICHELIN Guide (2025).
Fröhlichstrasse 39, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Philippe Starck
La Réserve Eden au Lac
The old Eden au Lac on the Utoquai, reborn by Philippe Starck as “an imaginary yacht club”, with Eden Kitchen & Bar, One MICHELIN Star.
Utoquai 45, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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On the Utoquai
AMERON Zurich Bellerive au Lac
A hotel on the lakeside Utoquai in Seefeld, in the MICHELIN Guide’s hotel selection.
Utoquai 47, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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