The back story
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Area guide
Zurich West: the back story
The industrial quarter reborn: the Prime Tower and Clouds, the Freitag Tower, Im Viadukt, Frau Gerolds Garten and Löwenbräukunst.
Area guide · Zurich
Zurich West: Our Favourites
The Prime Tower and Clouds, the Freitag Tower, Im Viadukt, Frau Gerolds Garten and the Löwenbräukunst galleries.
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What to see and do
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19 freight containers
Freitag Tower
Nineteen stacked freight containers by the Hardbrücke: the Freitag flagship store, with a viewing terrace on top.
Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
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More than 500,000 objects
Museum für Gestaltung
The Swiss museum of design and visual communication, on the Toni-Areal and on Ausstellungsstrasse.
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
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A brewery of 1897
Löwenbräukunst
The brick brewery of 1897 in Zurich West, now home to the Kunsthalle, the Migros Museum, Haus Konstruktiv and Hauser & Wirth.
Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
Where to eat
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Bib Gourmand
Josef
European cooking in Zurich West. Bib Gourmand (2025).
Gasometerstrasse 24, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
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At the foot of the Prime Tower
Frau Gerolds Garten
The urban garden, bar and restaurant at the foot of the Prime Tower, with a winter garden and fondue in the cold months.
Geroldstrasse 23, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
Bars
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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.
Shopping
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In the Freitag Tower
FREITAG Flagship Store
The recycled truck-tarpaulin bags first made in 1993 near the Hardbrücke, sold in the Freitag Tower.
Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
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36 railway arches
Im Viadukt
Boutiques, delicatessens and a market hall in 36 arches of the railway viaduct of 1894.
Where to stay
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In Zurich West
25hours Hotel Zurich West
The design hotel of Zurich West, by the Pfingstweidstrasse.
Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
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