You should visit these ten restaurants
The ten best
The comprehensive offer in the Seefeld district ranges from homemade pasta with sea urchins and fish from Lake Zurich to authentic Japanese specialties. Good wines are provided, and often also a fair price-performance ratio.
I lived and ate in Seefeld for a few years. Regulars were the «Ginger», which is included in this list, and the «tiffins», also in «Tibits» I went often. The fact that the last two addresses are not among the top ten has nothing to do with the outstanding quality of the food, but a lot to do with the ever-widening variety in the district. Not all good restaurants between the “NZZ” building and the border to Zollikon can be listed here, after all, new ones are always being added or changing owners. It never gets boring!
1. «f39»: the mysterious gourmet restaurant
It is probably not only the most individual restaurant in Seefeld, but also one of the most hidden gourmet restaurants in Zurich. You have to know the place run by Benjamin Forrer and Philipp Graber «f39», where only a few tables are available. Many small courses on the menu, which already achieves stars with bread and later with cheese, but also in between. Ordering a winemaker’s champagne to go with your meal is the best solution here.
2. «Gandria»: because it is so personal
Few restaurants in Seefeld are as shaped by their chefs as this hidden embassy of creative Italian cuisine. Of course there is at Adriano Peroncini in the «Gandria» also pasta – but then, for example, homemade spaghetti with lemon and sea urchin. Then maybe quail stuffed with Sicilian pistachios and finally a cassata that you won’t find anywhere else in Zurich.
3. «Key»: the hearty pub
I like to go private in this restaurant, although I no longer live in Seefeld because it offers good value for money, stays down to earth and still always offers something new. I once recommended the soup, but you can also just ask if they have Albeli from the lake or tripe with mashed potatoes. And when in doubt, the veal meatloaf in sherry cream sauce always works. As for wine: just ask chef de cuisine Alex Hannemann!
4, “Enoteca Riviera”: a paradise for wine connoisseurs
I recently praised the restaurant, still an insider tip, for its terrace. But it is not only the idyllic, quiet location, it is also the wine list that inspires in the «Enoteca Riviera». There is a lot of Campanian white wine from autochthonous varieties, but there are also an exceptional number of northern Italian red wines or champagnes from small producers. The cuisine goes far beyond what is usual in Italy.
5. «Bimi»: homemade tofu and sake
I am «Bimi» There is Japanese cuisine in a very personal way and a variety of drinks that is rarely experienced in Asian-style gastronomy. I well remember once enjoying a sake tasting – three small glasses of rice wine – in different ways. Of course you could just order sashimi (in the luxury variant as a tuna variation) or sushi and you would get fresh, but then you would present the homemade tofu as well as grilled kingfish or shabu shabu.
6. «Ginger»: not just sushi
I used to go here whenever I wanted to eat sushi that was above average. Later the offer was “Ginger” expanded and has since shown what is possible in Japanese cuisine. Pork belly with spicy mustard, miso aubergine or tuna tartare with yuzu dressing are on the menu. Good wines and sake are also available, and the fish and vegetable bites at the counter are still highly recommended.
7. «La Muña»: Endless views
Sitting on the roof terrace of the chic Hotel La Réserve and looking out over the lake is one of Zurich’s greatest attractions. You have to in «La Muna» then just order ceviche and garden rolls with mushrooms, avocado and sweet potatoes, along with a glass of champagne and maybe the grilled gyoza dumplings. It’s good, it has style, but it’s not cheap either. If you’re not careful, you’ll be surprised at the bill. You can also eat well down on the ground floor in «Eden».
8. «Blue duck»: vegetables and organic meat
This is what the gastronomy of tomorrow could look like. In the casual, colorful ambience of the «Blue Duck» Vegetables, cereals and mushrooms play a major role. If there is any animal, it is of noteworthy origin: fish from the nearby lake or organic duck from Malans. It’s nice that you can not only choose wines of remarkable quality, but also have your meal accompanied by luxury juices from the Styrian Obstgut Retter.
9. “Razzia”: Recently also as a dessert bar
The former cinema caused a sensation when it opened as a restaurant and bar a few years ago. It’s polarized ever since «Razza», because it is not intimate and reserved, but offensive and loud. I’ve eaten here in the past and then again in a more routine and well-behaved way, but where else in Zurich can you experience real big-city flair? What is completely new is that the pastry chef Felicia Ludwig transforms the restaurant into a dessert bar during the day.
10. «Du Théâtre»: Quartier pub with a passion for wine
At first glance an inconspicuous restaurant, but at second glance it is a place that does a lot of things right. Meeting up with a colleague on the sidewalk to enjoy a bottle of top Riesling from the German winery Dönnhoff at a fair price is particularly popular here in Seefeld «You Theater» possible. This is also due to the fact that the chef is a great wine connoisseur and also offers a friendly, relaxed, Mediterranean-Asian cuisine. Beef tartare with onsen egg!