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Maps Restaurants Cafés Nightlife Sightseeing Shopping Events Hotels Zurich February – March 2018 Zurich People The CEO of Zurich Tourism reveals his favourite places Confronting the Cold Ice skating, hammams and fondue trams FREE COPY inyourpocket.com N°45 Jetzt downloaden Löwenstrasse 40, Zürich Like us on «the Gallery»-App für Fashion Liebhaber! www.thegalleryconcept.ch Contents Advertisement Arriving & Getting Around 5 City Basics 7 History 10 Culture & Events 11 Concerts, shows and exhibitions Zurich people 14 Meet Martin Sturzenegger, the CEO of Zurich Tourism Restaurants 16 Fine dining, cheesy treats and much more 26 There are plenty of things to do in winter, such as ice skating at Cafés Dolder (p. 39) or Heuried (p. 53). Find more wintry activities and Chocolate, coffee and conversation day trips into the snow in our Winter Joys chapter on p. 52. Stefan Schmidlin Nightlife 27 Bars, pubs and clubs Shopping 40 Sightseeing 31 Fancy fashion and Swiss design Churches, murals and museums Watches & Jewellery 46 Zurich for kids 39 Major fun for minor citizens Zurich Nord 50 Restaurants and bars in the north of the city Leisure 51 Laser tag, scavenger hunts and zoos Winter joys 52 Fondue trams, ice skating and ski resorts Queer Zurich 54 Hotels 55 Maps & Index City map 58-60 In our interview with Martin Sturzeneggger, the CEO of Zurich Index 61 Tourism tells us about his favourite restaurants and bars and what Public transport map 62 he loves and doesn’t love about Zurich. ZIYP Advertisement Advertisement - Löwenstrasse 40 Zürich Oberdorfstrasse 25 - Zürich facebook.com/ZurichInYourPocket February – March 2018 3 Foreword In the coming weeks you’ll no doubt see lots of different faces on the city’s billboards while taking a stroll around COVER STORY town. All of the smiles are a reminder to Zurich’s citizens that they have to elect a new city government (Stadtrat) This issue’s cover features a view and city parliament on March 4. The governement is usually of the old town from the tower firmly in the hands of the so-called left/greens and the of Grossmünster church, which majority of the Stadtrat has been occupied by the Social is open to the public and worth Democrats (SP) and the Green Party (Grüne) since 1990. a visit. From here you can see In the parliament, however, the situation is quite the River Limmat and St. Peter’s different. Since 1990 the left/greens have only held the church with its huge clockface. majority twice and in the last elections, four years ago, they ended up just one seat short of the majority. This meant that the conservative bloc (FDP, SVP, CVP) could sometimes PUBLISHER & STAFF prevail in the city parliament when they could coax the Publisher green liberals to their side. pocket publishing GmbH, Wuhrstrasse 15, 8003 Zürich This situation with different majorities in parliament and tel. (+41) 32 510 85 76, zurich@inyourpocket .com, government is probably a good thing and maybe even www.inyourpocket.ch part of the city’s secret to success. More balanced solutions Member of Zürich Tourism / Spirit Club are often found when the sides are forced to compromise, Yearly print run: 180 000 (6 x 30 000) than when one group has the majority in both bodies. Even ISSN 1663-9944 © pocket publishing GmbH 2018 Mayor Corine Mauch (SP) seems to think so. She famously said that when both bodies are dominated by the same Editor & General Manager Lukas Füglister forces ‘one tends to become cocky.’ Copy editor Mārtiņš Zaprauskis, Layout & Maps Tomáš Haman But enough politics; read on and discover everything Photos For photographers see photos Cover ©Zurich Tourism there is to see and experience in this beautiful city! Sales manager Susi Haefeli, [email protected], (+41) 32 511 28 68, Ad rates at www.inyourpocket.ch, next issue’s closing date: March 9, 2018 Lukas Füglister has lived in Zurich for nearly 15 years now. As editor Editor’s note & Copyright notice The editorial content of In Your Pocket guides is independent and general manager of Zurich In from paid-for advertising. We assume no responsibiltiy for Your Pocket he made sharing his changes and errors. Content copyright pocket publishing GmbH. profound knowledge of the city Photos copyright photographers. No part of this publication may his profession in 2010. He loves be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. dining out, craft beer and tennis The brand name In Your Pocket and maps are used under license from UAB In Your Pocket (Bernardinu 9-4, Vilnius, LT, and never tires of exploring Zurich. tel. (+370-5) 212 29 76). [email protected] Europe’s largest publisher of locally produced ONLINE city guides PRINT MOBILE All you need to know about where to sleep, eat, drink, visit and enjoy inyourpocket.com 4 Zurich In Your Pocket zurich.inyourpocket.com Arriving & Getting Around ARRIVING BY PLANE Zurich International Airport (ZRH) lies 13 kilometres north of the city centre in Kloten and handles around 700 flights a day going to over 170 destinations worldwide. You can find ATMs and switzerlandinfo desks at Arrival OFFICIAL INTERNET SHOP 1 and Arrival 2 just after you pass customs. There you can WWW.PARTIMEWATCH.COM find free copies of Zurich In Your Pocket. There is a big public shopping area with most shops open from 08:00 - 21:00 (groceries from 06:00 - 23:00) and free Wi-fi for the first 120 minutes, just connect your device to ’ZurichAirport’. Getting to town: The easiest and fastest way to get to and from the airport is by train. Catch a train at the underground train station near terminals 1 and 2 - if the sign on the platform reads Zürich HB (HB = Hauptbahnhof = main station), it’s the right train. Up to 10 trains leave an hour and the journey takes roughly 10 minutes. Tickets can be bought SWISS at the counters or at the ticket machines (switch them to MADE English on the first screen) next to the stairs leading down to the platforms. A ticket for an adult is 6.80Sfr and valid for one hour in the whole city (3 zones). If you plan to do more travelling by public transport, make it a 24-hour ticket for just twice the price or consider buying a Zürich Card (see p. 35). A taxi ride to central Zurich costs around 60Sfr. Official taxi stands are just outside Arrivals 1 and 2. Tram N°10 takes you from the airport via Oerlikon to Zurich main station as well. The journey takes 37 minutes and the same tickets valid for the trains can be used. ARRIVING BY TRAIN Zurich’s main train station, referred to by locals as HB (short TO SEE THIS CUP YOU for Hauptbahnhof, say haa-bay), is right in the centre of the NEED TO MAKE IT TO THE city. All international and domestic trains leave and arrive here. From the platforms just follow the herd towards the WORLD CUP FINAL – main hall, where you will find the main exit towards the city OR TO ZURICH. centre, the ticket offices and Tourist Information (see p. 9). Trams, buses and taxis leave just outside the station. At the ticket office in the main hall you can buy train tickets (also available at the many ticket machines), tickets for public transport in Zurich and also change money. For timetables and tickets refer to www.sbb.ch, call tel. (+41) 900 300 300 (1.19Sfr/min) or download the ‘SBB Mobile’ app to your smartphone. ARRIVING BY BUS Buses from many European countries arrive at the bus station (Bus Terminal Sihlquai, F-10), a two-minute walk north from the main train station (close to track 18). There are no long-distance buses in Switzerland. Zurich sightseeing buses also depart from here. ™ ARRIVING BY CAR The Swiss highways A1, A2, A3 and A4 lead from WWW.FIFAMUSEUM.COM all directions to Zurich and if you follow the signs Seestrasse 27, 8002 Zurich to Zurich City, the city centre is quite easy to reach. facebook.com/ZurichInYourPocket February – March 2018 5 ZIYP_60x90_en_Version Q1_2018_v03_hgs.indd 1 08.01.2018 16:08:16 Arriving & Getting Around Sadly, parking is scarce and very expensive. For overnight them start at Bellevue and pass by Central and Escher-Wyss parking you can try to find a spot in the so-called blue zone Platz. They require a 5Sfr supplement to any valid ticket. in residential areas - parking there is free from 19:00 - 08:00. Send a text message from your mobile with the word ’NZ’ Indicate your arrival time on your parking disk. to 988 to purchase the supplement by phone. Driving in Switzerland is generally easy. If you’re using Trains the motorways you have to buy a vignette for 40Sfr. The train network is best for getting around Switzerland Remember that trams always have the right of way, as well quickly and in comfort. For timetables visit www.sbb.ch. as pedestrians on zebra crossings without traffic lights. Tickets are sold at vending machines and at the counters in the main hall of Zurich’s main train station. The legal blood alcohol limit for drivers is 0.05%. The standard speed limit is 50km/h in urban areas, 80km/h outside towns and 120km/h on motorways. BICYCLES In residential zones, the speed limit is often 30km/h. Fines are ZÜRI ROLLT - BIKES FOR FREE high and yes, Switzerland makes sure you pay the fine even Bikes to borrow for free - all you need is an ID and 20Sfr if you have a foreign number plate.