Hidden in Zurich's main station: Au Premier celebrates its comeback

Linda Carstensen, 12.03.2026

If you don't know it, you won't stumble upon it by chance. The Au Premier had been closed for several years - now the well-known meeting place is returning to the upper floor of Zurich's main station. A look at the new concept.

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With the reopening of Au Premier at the end of November, a historic venue returned to Zurich's main station. For decades, the establishment shaped social life around the station. Today, it is repositioning itself as an elegant bar with adjoining salon and banquet rooms. A traditional restaurant is deliberately no longer part of the concept.

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