Barguide 2024: The best wine bars in Switzerland
The Mövenpick Wine Bar is a meeting place for wine lovers and the curious. Hundreds of wines, many by the glass, make it easy to discover. Small dishes accompany the evening and the atmosphere remains relaxed. Champagne à discrétion is served on Tuesdays.
The whole of the Engadin meets at the Donatz Wine Bar, because they know that there is always something good to drink and eat here. Treasures from all over the world are stored in the cellar, but emphasis is also placed on offering wines from all the major producers in Switzerland.
Wine lovers are spoilt for choice in this wine shop and bar. The cellar is stocked with trouvailles produced with minimal intervention by winemakers with soul. These include both big names and unknown producers - a real treasure trove.
This wine bistro not only has a good selection of mainly European natural wines, but also excellent cuisine. There are simple dishes made from outstanding products. The clientele is young and urban, the service friendly and the atmosphere lively.
Italianità is lived here: the wine bar is part of Pizzeria Più and offers the finest wines, selected by Bindella, which runs the entire Kornhaus. Guests can savour gastronomic delights while enjoying the cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Martel has been an institution for wine in eastern Switzerland for over 140 years - and the tradition continues at Bellevue. Fine wines by the glass, small plates and an elegant ambience: a place where Zurich's wine lovers are easily tempted to linger.
The Gamper Bar is a paradise for lovers of natural and liqueur wines, vermouth and other specialities. In the elegant atmosphere, you can order a glass or a bottle from the regularly changing selection, accompanied by delicious snacks made from selected ingredients.
Owner Zizi Hattab has created a monument to her Catalan homeland in Zurich with the COR. The cosy bar offers a fine selection of organic wines from Europe, accompanied by delicious pintxos and tapas. What's special is that they are all vegan.
There is an excellent selection of wines here with regularly changing wines by the glass. Although these are not particularly wild, they are accompanied by display, for example in the form of venison tartare. But the menu also has something for vegetarians and fish fans.
169 West is one of the city's natural wine pioneers. Origin, craftsmanship, and naturalness are what count here. The menu includes rarities, older vintages and exciting new discoveries as well as coffee specialities. Plus homemade small aperitif plates to share.
The tapas here are delicious and the wine list is a wine lover's dream. There are rarities, trouvailles and special wines at affordable prices. For larger groups - or those with a greater thirst - it's worth ordering one of the many magnum bottles.
Situated directly on the River Reuss and not far from the railway station, you might expect this to be a tourist trap. But this is not the case: Opus has a large and magnificent selection of fine wines from all over Europe, around 20 of which are available by the glass.
This bistro is like a little piece of France in downtown Geneva. The daily menu, featuring market-fresh produce, is presented on a slate board, and the cellar is stocked with perfect matching wines, a large portion of which also come from La Grande Nation.