Raygrodski pours cocktails on Brupbacherplatz in Zürich's Wiedikon, a neighbourhood bar in Kreis 3 that has built a following on fresh-ingredient drinks a tram ride from the city centre.
Time Out lists Raygrodski among Zürich's cocktail bars, and the address sits directly on Brupbacherplatz in Wiedikon, a residential corner of the third district rather than the old town. That location is part of the appeal, a serious cocktail room in a part of town better known for everyday restaurants than for a bar scene.
The room is small and built around the bar, with a handful of outdoor seats on the square in warm weather. It fills on weekends and stays more relaxed midweek, when the bartenders have time to talk through the list. The house style is fresh fruit, herbs and citrus rather than heavy infusions, which keeps the drinks bright.
Order the Basil Smash or the Mandarin Highball, the fruity highball the bar is known for, or ask for the Citrus Love if a sour is more your speed. Drinks are made with fresh ingredients to order, so the menu rewards a conversation with the bartender over a fixed pick. Prices land in the mid range for Zürich cocktails, which is fair for the care that goes into each glass.
The crowd is a local Wiedikon mix, neighbourhood regulars and cocktail drinkers who cross town for the list. It runs later than a restaurant bar, with last call at one on weeknights and two at the weekend, but it keeps the feel of a neighbourhood room rather than a downtown scene. Midweek is the window for a seat at the bar and an unhurried round.
Getting there is easy on the tram to Brupbacherplatz or a short ride from the centre, and the square out front is the seat to ask for on a warm night. Treat Raygrodski as a destination cocktail stop in Wiedikon rather than a passing one, since the third district does not hand out rooms like this often.
What regulars say
- Time Out includes Raygrodski in its Zürich cocktail bar coverage.
- Reviewers single out the Basil Smash and Mandarin Highball.
- Maps regulars note the fresh-ingredient, made-to-order approach.
Who it's for
- A cocktail drinker willing to cross town for the list
- A relaxed midweek round at the bar
- A Wiedikon local after a serious neighbourhood bar
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Sources: Raygrodski official site (2026); Time Out Switzerland; Tripadvisor; Yelp (June 2026); Wanderlog.
