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First of all, myswissalps.com has been the single most source for my research for my visit to Sitzerland this May 13th to May 20th, I thank myswissalps for all the information that it has provided me and how helpful it has been in general.
Below is my itinerary ::
- Mon 13 Zurich Arrive in zurich by 1:00 PM from Venice. See Local sites, polybahn visit lake etc.
- Tues 14(Morning) Zurich Early morning visit to Rhine Falls, leave to Zermatt. (Evening ) Zermatt Local Zermatt town. If arriving really early, see if we can hike around early evening.
- Wed 15 Zermatt Try Gornegrat and hopefully stay at the summit. If not possible, go for any of the local hikes.
- Thur 16 Zermatt If not been to Gornegrat, do it today, last chance. Hopefully stay at the summit.
- Frid 17 Interlaken Visit lake Thun area, paragliding, relaxing in general.
- Sat 18 Interlaken Try Jungfraujoch weather permitting or hike around/rent a bike, some local hike ?
- Sun 19 Interlaken Try Jungfraujoch weather permitting or visit Grindelwald and hike around.
- Mon 20 Interlaken Possible Golden Express, back to Zurich for 9:00 PM flight.
Main aim in Zermatt is to visit Gornegrat and for Interlaken is to visit Jungfraujoch, based on the weather.
If weather does not permit, would like to utilize the day by hiking.
Please comment/suggest if the above itinerary is practical.
Any good veg restaurant for a fine dining ( Michelin Star ) experience in Zurich ? Do want it to be casual, not formal though and also looking for cheaper options. 🙂
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<<“Any good veg restaurant for a fine dining ( Michelin Star ) experience in Zurich ? Do want it to be casual, not formal though and also looking for cheaper options. :-)”>>
That is a lot to ask for…high quality. not formal, and cheap.
And, maybe vegetarian?
Hiltl is famous. Not necessarily cheap.
You will usually find vegetarian options on most menus. If I recall
correctly, there is a nice vegetarian restaurant in Zürich main station.
There are several Michelin star or near that quality restaurants in Zuerich… I recall that none are vegetarian. But, they will have vegetarian options.
Help us understand what your parameters are.
Slowpoke
Main requirements for the restaurant
1. Informal dress code
2. We are ok with non-vegetarian food but limited to Lamb, Chicken or Fish.
As far as cost is concerned, my budget is around 120 USD/CHF for two people.
Hi Aravind –
Hiltl still comes to mind.
They have buffetts and a full service restaturant.
The oldest restaurant, on Sihlstrssse, in Zürich is popular with the locals, but is very close to the offices of the major Swiss Banks. So, you will see in their picture that many of the men are wearing suits. Not required ( unless you are a Swiss banker). 😉
. I have eaten there in khaki slacks and a shirt with a collar. But, others were there in jeans.
The picture of the table at a buffet restauarant shows informal dress. Naturally, in a website advertisement, they will show well-dressed people.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Hiltl_Restaurant
At some buffets, such as the one on the balcony at the Luzern main station, which is vegetarian and has Indian foods, you buy your food by the weight of a portion.
Other buffets have a fixed cost. I don’t know how Hiltl’s buffets work.
Your budget will be more than adequate, although alcoholic beverages ( except beer and some of the Swiss inexpensive table wines, which are typically available by the deciliter).
Your budget is probably not adequate for a Michelin starred restaurant. I have eaten at only one, up on Zürichberg, but there are quite a few very good restaurants of similar quality.
http://www.viamichelin.com/we b/Restaurants/Restaura nts-Zurich-_-Zurich-Switzerland
http://www.zuerich.com/en/vis it/michelin-restaurants
Most do not have a dress code, but you will be more comfortable with a shirt with a collar, and almost certainly not jeans. An example, which I have enjoyed and recall because it is open on Sunday, is the Ristorante Conti, behind the opera house. Most but not all men will be wearing jackets.
I wore khaki slacks and a collared shirt with a sweater. My host had on a jacket.
Two give you an idea of cost at sucha restaurant, the price range for one person is similar to your price range for 2 people. Somewhere I read 60 to 100 CHF for one person….without wines. Some good wines are available at roughly 70 CHF for a bottle, bit very good ones will cost more..
You will find fish at any good restaurant.
How are you on cheese? Lots of cheese in Swiss cuisine.
The restaurant at the hotel where I always stay is well thought of by the Forum staff, meets your budget, is very busy and popular, specialized in fondue and raclette, and is definitely comfortable but definitely not elegant. No dress code. Easily meets your budget.
http://www.hotel-adler.ch/index.php/en/ restaurant
http://www.hotel-adler.ch/images/PDF/Re staurant/Speisekarte.p df
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/best-restaurants-in-zurich-lucerne-spiez
Slowpoke
Thanks so much for the detailed answer, its very helpful.
I will make sure to wear a formal shirt and no jean just in case. Will be trying to avoid alcohol and cheeze. Too much cheeze can be tricky for my plumbing 🙂
Did a bit of research and have narrowed down to one of these restaurants,
Zeughauskeller, Orsini or Heugumper. I’ve looked at their menus and the weekly menus in some cases is good enough for my requirement.
Any thuoghts on my itenerary in general ?
Zeughauskeller is a must do for tourists and natives. I eat there once on every trip, and my guests always enjoy it.
Not elegant, but good Swiss-German food and a lot of fun. Not cheap, rather, moderately priced by Zürich standards. Can be busy at meal times, so I try to get in before 7PM, or even 6:30 PM, especially on weekday evenings.
You will likely be seated at a table with others, which can lead to a good conversations.
If you would like very similar food, from a smaller menu, check zum Kropf, just down the alley. Very traditional old Swiss restaurant. I think that Zeughauskeller has bought them….some menu items are the same.
Both can be noisy.
http://www.zumkropf.ch/en/men u
Watch the images scroll by on the home page.
The terrace at zum Kropf is pleasant, but the atmosphere inside is nicer.
I don’t know the other two.
Slowpoke
<<“Any thuoghts on my itenerary in general ?”>>
I hold the controversial opinion, not shared by others, that you don’t go to Switzerland to look at waterfalls. So, I’d skip the Rheinfälle. It is very powerful, especially in Spring ( snow melt) bit not high.
I am biased because i have senn both Niagara Falls, which are much more impressive, in my opinion.
Your time of travelel is low season in the Alps. Still kind of wintery, but bad snow for skiing, so few visitors. A sizble fraction of hotels and restaurants will be closed. Plenty still open.
Hiking on trails above 2000, maybe 1500-1800 meters will probably be blocked by snow, except where there is a lot of sun on the trail.
Grindelwald is too commercial and too spread out for my tastes. i’d consider Wengen and/or Mürren to walk around. Also, the cableway from Grindelwld to Männlichen, which usually opens for “Summer Season” after mid-May will be shut down as of April 1 for replacement.
You are wise to make time for weather in the Alps.
Webcams are helpful:
en.swisswebcams.ch/suc he/ort/grindelwald-2660498/
Those show views from and near Grindelwald. They don’t show the town so much.
Look for Männlichen in the webcams, and Wengen and Mürren.
Slowpoke
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/tips-about-wengen-and-the-jungfrau-region-by-kim
Zeughauskeller, I am planning for lunch. I will check the other restaurant that you mentioned.
My tickets to Zurich are booked, so what alternative do I have now for the falls. I do agree that it may not be much compared to Niagara, but my wife had not seen it.
I will check about Wengen and Murren hikes, but I am staying in Interlaken.
Yes, I will only be hiking below 2000 m.
Thanks again for replying.
<<“Zeughauskeller, I am planning for lunch. I will check the other restaurant that you mentioned.”>>
Both have similar food. Neither has a dress code. Jeans will be OK, especially at Zeughauskeller.
<<“My tickets to Zurich are booked, so what alternative do I have now for the falls. I do agree that it may not be much compared to Niagara, but my wife had not seen it.”>>
http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/stein-am-rhein-easy-day-trip-from-zurich
Or, if you will get up early, you can take one of 4 trains per hour to Luzern. The ones at XX04 take 45 minutes. Walk around Luzern,
http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
perhaps have lunch on the quai, perhaps at Rathausbrauerei,
http://www.rathausbrauerei.ch /
Plenty of luggage storage at Luzern. Not so sure about the stops near the Rhinefalls or Stein. Look up the stations in the SBB website, and look under Stations and Services /Luggage, or Equipment, for lockers.
If you go to Rhine Falls or Stein, you can consider leaving luggage at Zürich main station. It is on some the routes to Zermatt. Others go through Bern without going through Zürich main station.
Then, take the longish train ride to Zermatt ( 3 hrs 14 minutes for the ones that leave at xx00),
Also , some kind of food on the leg from Bern to Visp (bistro car).
<<“but I am staying in Interlaken.”>>
Interlaken is a good base to use for any of the towns near the Jungfrau.
You have a good itinerary, as you proposed it. Most importantly, you have some flexibility in it in the alpine regions.
Slowpoke
Thanks for all these information.
Check this for all hikes:
http://www.myswissalps.com/hi king
Scroll down.
Or, around the Berenese Oberland and Jungfrau region:
http://www.myswissalps.com/be rneseoberland/activiti es,
and ( redundant, I guess)
http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion/activitie s
Scrolll down in those two links for hikes.
This one will be nice in May and is accessible from either Interlaken or Zermatt if the high alps are cloudy. This trail is rarely rained on and usually sunny:
http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/bls-sudrampe-trail
Slowpoke
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