Zurich
Polished, precise, civilised. Zurich's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
District 5 · $$$
Boilerman Bar at 25hours Hotel draws a steady local crowd in District 5. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Lindenhof · $$$$
Storchen Hotel Bar draws a steady local crowd in Lindenhof. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Niederdorf · $$$
The Counter draws a steady local crowd in Niederdorf. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Niederdorf · $$$
The Laundry Room draws a steady local crowd in Niederdorf. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Old Town · $$$$
The Onyx Bar at Park Hyatt draws a steady local crowd in Old Town. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Niederdorf · $$$
Ah Tang Bar draws a steady local crowd in Niederdorf. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Old Town · $$$$
Bar 1842 at Baur au Lac draws a steady local crowd in Old Town. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Industriequartier · $$$
Bar am Wasser draws a steady local crowd in Industriequartier. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Old Town · $$$
Bar Las Cuevas draws a steady local crowd in Old Town. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
Bar Sacchi is a heritage Zurich cocktail bar on Niederdorfstrasse. The room is preserved mid-century — leather banquettes, dim warm lighting, a long polished ba
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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