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Best Restaurants for Open-Late in Zurich (2026)
Late-night dining · Zurich · 7 rooms ranked · Updated July 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published May 12, 2024 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Zurich eats early and locks its kitchens by half past ten. The genuinely late table is a short list: a brasserie off Kreuzplatz that cooks to one in the morning, a wine loft and two old-world fondue parlours that run to midnight, and the grand 1924 institution that serves veal and rosti almost as late. These seven, ranked, are where to eat well after the city has quietened down.
1.Bohemia
The latest serious kitchen in town; a Kreuzplatz brasserie that cooks to 1 a.m. on weekends.
Bohemia sits at Klosbachstrasse 2 by Kreuzplatz in Kreis 8, a charcoal-grill brasserie that keeps a real kitchen running well past midnight. Grill mains land roughly 30 to 55 francs, and the steak frites is the plate to order late.
The kitchen serves to midnight Monday through Thursday and to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, the rare central Zurich room that genuinely cooks at that hour. Come for a proper sit-down dinner when the rest of the city has long since paid the bill. Book a weekend table, because the late seats are few.
2.Caduff's Wine Loft
Beat Caduff's market kitchen runs to midnight beside one of Europe's deepest wine cellars.
Caduff's Wine Loft, run by Beat Caduff at Kanzleistrasse 126 in Kreis 4, pairs a daily market menu of roughly twenty dishes with a celebrated cellar of thousands of labels. Mains run about 40 to 60 francs, and half-portions let you build a long, late tasting.
The kitchen serves to midnight Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Come for a slow, wine-led dinner that starts late and lingers, ideally with Caduff guiding the bottle. This is the late table for drinkers who want serious food alongside the glass.
3.Le Dezaley
A 120-year-old fondue house off Niederdorf with the cheese pots cooking to midnight.
Le Dezaley occupies two old houses at Romergasse 7 in the old town, a Vaud-country institution serving Lake Geneva cooking for more than a century. The traditional cheese fondue sur choix runs about 32 to 43 francs a head, with raclette and Vaudois sausage alongside.
The kitchen serves from 6 p.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Come for a long fondue night in the old town when the smarter rooms nearby have already gone dark. It is the warmest genuinely-late table in central Zurich.
4.Kreis 6
A market-fresh Unterstrass kitchen that quietly serves creative plates to midnight, six nights a week.
Kreis 6 cooks at Scheuchzerstrasse 65 in Unterstrass, a neighbourhood room building a changing French-leaning menu from the day's market. Plates are seasonal and unfussy, with mains in the mid-range and a short list that turns over often.
The kitchen serves to midnight Monday through Saturday, lunch on weekdays too. Come for an unhurried late dinner away from the old-town crush, the kind of room locals keep for themselves. Reserve, because the dining room is small and the late tables go first.
5.Kronenhalle
The grand 1924 art-hung institution serves its veal and rosti almost to midnight; book ahead.
Kronenhalle has stood at Ramistrasse 4 by Bellevue since 1924, its walls hung with Chagall, Picasso and Miro originals. The Zurcher Geschnetzeltes, sliced veal in cream with rosti, is the plate it is known for, with mains generally 50 to 70 francs.
The dining room runs to midnight with the kitchen serving to about 11:15 p.m., late for a room of this stature. Come for a classic Zurich dinner with history on the walls when you want grandeur rather than a scene. It carries a place in the MICHELIN Guide and a weekend table is worth booking well ahead.
6.Rheinfelder Bierhalle
A no-fuss Niederdorf beer hall slinging oversized cordon bleu to 11:15 p.m. for very little.
Rheinfelder Bierhalle runs at Niederdorfstrasse 76 in the old town, a loud, cheap, long-running beer hall famous for a cordon bleu that overhangs the plate. Schnitzel, sausages and rosti round it out, with mains roughly 20 to 30 francs.
Hot food runs to about 11:15 p.m. nightly while the room stays busy later. Come for a big, plain, late plate and a beer when you want value over polish on Niederdorf's bar strip. Cash is welcome and no booking is needed.
7.Swiss Chuchi
The old town's original fondue parlour keeps the cheese pots and rosti hot to 11:15 p.m. daily.
Swiss Chuchi sits inside the Hotel Adler at Rosengasse 10 in Niederdorf, the old town's classic fondue and raclette parlour. Nine cheese-fondue variations, including the house Adler special, run roughly 30 to 40 francs a head alongside Zurcher Geschnetzeltes.
Hot food is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to about 11:15 p.m., a dependable late kitchen seven nights a week. Come for a fondue at an hour when most of Zurich has stopped cooking, central and reliably open. Book on weekends, when the small room fills with visitors.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually late
Haus Hiltl. The world's oldest vegetarian restaurant runs a buffet that closes around 10 p.m., an hour before the room. Its upstairs club pours drinks to 4 a.m. on weekends, but that is a bar, not a kitchen. A great early meal, not a late one.
Zeughauskeller. The cavernous beer hall off Bahnhofstrasse is a Zurich rite of passage, but the kitchen winds down around 10 p.m., earlier than its reputation suggests. Plan it for an early sausage rather than a midnight plate.
Sternen Grill. The Bellevue bratwurst counter slings sausages to nearly midnight, but the upstairs sit-down kitchen closes around 9 p.m. A fine late snack at the window, not a late restaurant table.
How to eat late in Zurich
The late map clusters in two pockets: the old town around Niederdorf, where Le Dezaley, Swiss Chuchi and Rheinfelder keep their kitchens lit, and the Kreis 4 and Kreis 8 fringes, where Caduff's and Bohemia cook past midnight. Nothing here is far from a tram stop or the main station.
Watch the gap between room hours and kitchen hours. Many Zurich venues advertise a late close that applies to the bar, while the last food order lands an hour or more earlier. Bohemia, Caduff's and Le Dezaley are the safest bets for an actual late plate, and a weekend reservation matters because the few late tables turn slowly.
Frequently asked
Where can you eat late at night in Zurich?
Bohemia by Kreuzplatz is the standout, a charcoal-grill brasserie whose kitchen runs to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. For a reliable late meal, Caduff's Wine Loft in Kreis 4 and Le Dezaley in the old town both cook to midnight, and the Kronenhalle near Bellevue serves its veal and rosti to about 11:15 p.m.
Do Zurich restaurants close early?
Most do. The Swiss custom is an early dinner, and many kitchens take their last order by 10 p.m., with smarter rooms dark well before midnight. The genuinely late kitchens are few: Bohemia, Caduff's Wine Loft, Le Dezaley and Kreis 6 are the ones that reliably cook past midnight or close to it.
What is the latest-open restaurant in Zurich?
Bohemia runs a real kitchen to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, the latest serious cooking in central Zurich. Caduff's Wine Loft, Le Dezaley and Kreis 6 all serve to midnight. Confirm the kitchen close rather than the bar close before you go, since many rooms advertise the later door time.
Where do you eat late in the old town in Zurich?
Niederdorf carries the old-town late scene. Le Dezaley serves Vaudois fondue to midnight, Swiss Chuchi inside the Hotel Adler keeps its cheese pots hot to about 11:15 p.m. nightly, and the Rheinfelder Bierhalle slings oversized cordon bleu until roughly the same hour for very little.
Is the Kronenhalle open late in Zurich?
Yes, by the city's standards. The Kronenhalle near Bellevue runs its dining room to midnight, with the kitchen taking last orders around 11:15 p.m. It is one of the latest grand rooms in Zurich and serves its famous Zurcher Geschnetzeltes throughout. Book ahead, as the historic room stays busy.
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