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Zurich offers a wealth of places to
eat cheaply
, with
Manora
, Bahnhofstrasse 75, offering best value. The train station, in addition to the good-value
Nordsee
seafood bar opposite the tourist office, hides
Suan Long
on the lower shopping-level, which does filling stir-fries for Sfr13-15 (stand-up only).
Mensa Polyterrasse
, on Kunstlergasse at the university, is a student cafeteria open to all. A wander through Niederdorf will turn up dozens of falafel, sausage, noodle and french-fry stalls, plus beer halls serving up daily specials for about Sfr13;
Schlauch
, upstairs at Munstergasse 20, serves health food in a quiet atmosphere;
Zahringer
, on Zahringerplatz, is a co-operative-run cafe/bar with an alternative-minded clientele;
Pinte Vaudoise
, Kruggasse 4, serves what's been voted the best fondue in Zurich;
Bodega Espanola
, Munstergasse 15, is an unmissable, deeply atmospheric tapas bar and paella restaurant; and frothy
Cafe Schober
, Napfgasse 4, could bring out the little old lady in anyone - don't leave Zurich without sampling their
hot chocolate
. On the west bank,
Hiltl
, Sihlstrasse 28, is a top-quality buffet vegetarian, with budget prices for takeaway. Of Niederdorf's innumerable
bars
,
Pigalle
, Marktgasse 14, is a popular hangout;
Wuste
, Oberdorfstrasse 7, is mellow and comfortable;
Babalu
, Schmidgasse 6, chic and black-lit. Lenin once watched the world go by from the big-windowed
Odeon
, Limmatquai 2; and legend has it that if you can swing up and wriggle your way through the gap between beam and ceiling at the
Oepfelchammer
, Rindermarkt 12, then your beers are on the house.
Rheinfelder Bierhalle
, Niederdorfstrasse 76, is choice of the hearty beer halls. On the west bank,
James Joyce
, Pelikanstrasse 8, comprises an original nineteenth-century bar interior, transported here piece by piece from Dublin; and
Nelson
, Beatengasse 11, and
Noble Dubliner
, Talstrasse 82, are English-style pubs.
Barfusser
, Spitalgasse 14, is Europe's longest-running gay bar, and
Venus
, Badenerstrasse 219, is women-only.
Supplementing its lively
music
venues, Zurich's
club
scene has skyrocketed recently, and you'll find dance floors heaving. The deeply hip quarter around Langstrasse, west of the centre, is full of DJ-bars, and the industrial quarter to the northwest is where the best underground clubs hide themselves; check flyers on Langstrasse or at Zap Records, Zahringerstrasse 47.
Rote Fabrik
, Seestrasse 395 (
www.rotefabrik.ch
), is a former squat venue with live bands and big-name DJs (as well as excellent cheap food);
Abart
, Manessestrasse 170, has good live music;
Casa Bar
, Munstergasse 20, and
Moods
, Sihlamtstrasse 5, focus on jazz;
Dynamo
, Wasserwerkstrasse 21, hosts alternative, punkish bands and dance nights;
Labyrinth
, Pfingstweidstrasse 70, plays house (mixed gay/straight); and
Oxa
, Andreasstrasse 70, is famous for its after-hours parties (Sat & Sun 5-11am). Early August sees the
Street Parade
(
www.street-parade.ch
), a hedonistic weekend of techno street-dancing second only to Berlin's Love Parade.
Listings
are in
ZuriTipp
, Friday supplement to
Tages Anzeiger
newspaper.
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