"Smoking Allowed" Bars in Switzerland
The Kronenhalle bar is a Zurich institution: cocktails that have set the standard for decades are mixed under paintings by Miró and Klee. The iconic lights were designed by Diego Giacometti especially for this location. Here, art, history and bar culture come together quite naturally.
This centrally located bar serves well flavoured cocktails, fine spirits and selected cigars. The ambience is elegant and the bar staff know their way around the menu. It is therefore not surprising that this bar has become a popular meeting place in recent years.
Coffee is brewed, afternoon tea is served and cocktails are mixed in the Carlton Hotel bar in a dignified and elegant atmosphere. In addition to classics, the menu also includes luxurious creations such as the Carlton Royal Martini with caviar. You can also enjoy a glass of wine and a good meal here.
Above the clouds, cocktail enjoyment must be limitless: on the 25th floor of the Prime Tower, the Clouds Bar offers panoramic views over Zurich, the Limmat and the Alps. Seasonal cocktails, some with the bar's own gin, and fine bar snacks complement the elegant ambience. Perfect for sunset moments over the city.
Anton's Bar in Suvretta House takes its guests on a journey back to the 1920s. Elegant furnishings and piano sounds characterise the ambience. The menu shines with exquisite wines, signature cocktails with Alpine herbs, and a large selection of digestifs and cigars. A stylish after dinner retreat.
The first American bar in Switzerland is the bar in the Bellevue Palace - and has been since 1913. This is where Bern meets the world's celebrities and national politicians, and now guests travel through the cocktail history of the 20th century. The bar menu lists iconic and modern cocktails that can be enjoyed in a suitably elegant ambience.
The Tina Bar is a Zurich original. The bar is decorated entirely in Bordeaux red and has a Parisian moulin rouge vibe with its elegant velvety sofas. The bartenders here are old school and feel particularly at home with the classics. If you like, you can enhance the experience with a pair of oysters.
Among whisk(e)y lovers, this bar is known far beyond the borders of Switzerland. Over 2500 varieties of the noble distillate can be found here and the selection is carefully curated, from the classics to rare trouvailles. There is everything here to make the whisk(e)y fan's heart beat faster, with exquisite cigars also on offer.
Here you can enjoy a wide range of hot and cold drinks and tasty snacks with a marvellous view of the mountains. Whether for a sophisticated afternoon tea, an aperitif with perfectly mixed cocktails and live piano music, or a digestif after dinner, you will always feel at home.
Cranberry has been a favourite meeting place for Zurich's LGBTQ scene for almost 30 years. Excellent cocktails are mixed here in a relaxed and open atmosphere. The friendly bar team is happy to make recommendations and ensure a good atmosphere. Special events are also organised on a regular basis.
The rooftop bar in Bahnhofstrasse lives for the panorama. From here, the view extends over rooftops, church towers and the Uetliberg, while Spritz, Champagne or a signature cocktail shimmer in your glass. The long bar inside has a cosmopolitan flair, while outside it is one of the best places for aperitifs with a view over Zurich.
Arthur's rivegauche is located directly on the Rhône and combines urban elegance with a lounge atmosphere. Bartenders serve creative cocktails and sophisticated tapas. In the evening the DJ sets the mood and the terrace brings a Riviera feeling to the city centre. It's a place where you forget you're in Geneva for a moment.
The bar at Coco on Paradeplatz is small, cosy and completely fumoir. Those who dock here sip Champagne or cocktails while the air smells of cigars and wanderlust. More aft deck than bar, a place for convivial aperitifs and late-night drinks. And yes: it can also be hired if you want to have the whole ship to yourself.
In addition to politicians and business people, families and tourists meet in the lounge of the luxury Hotel Schweizerhof. The motivated bar team can fulfil practically any request, and mixing is always part of the background noise here. Cigar lovers meet in the back room for an after-dinner drink.
A stone's throw from the Lion Monument, the Alpineum offers a real living room feeling. Where the coffee machine hums during the day and homemade pastries and lunch menus are served, in-house cocktail creations and selected wines and beers dance in the evening between the clinking of glasses and laughter at the bar.
