Best Restaurants near UBS Polybahn

JUNG Central is a compact bakery-café in Zürich’s Central and Niederdorf district, a few minutes from the main station. It serves coffee, pastries, breakfast, and takeaway baked goods in a busy inner-city setting. The draw is practical rather than scenic: a quick stop with local bakery heritage, counter service, and an easy place to pause between tram connections and old-town walks.

et sa cousine is a small French-style crêperie on central Limmatquai, serving sweet crêpes, savoury buckwheat galettes and drinks in a brisk, urban setting. It suits a quick lunch, an easy snack or a casual sit-down between Old Town walks. Expect a compact room, some outdoor seating and a straightforward order-eat-leave rhythm.

Franzos Coffee Shop is a casual café-bistro on Zürich’s Limmatquai, serving breakfast, coffee, crêpes, galettes, lunch and aperitifs in a busy old-town setting. It suits travellers who want a straightforward meal break between sights rather than a long sit-down occasion. The mood is urban and relaxed, with a French-café feel and easy access from the city centre.

La Pasta is a compact Italian restaurant on Niederdorfstrasse in Zurich's Old Town, a short walk from the main station. It is built for lunch and dinner rather than lingering sightseeing: house-made pasta, a few broader Italian dishes, and a relaxed, Mediterranean tone. The setting is urban and busy, with the pedestrian lanes of Niederdorf just outside the door.

Food Corner Take Away is a compact, budget-minded stop on Niederdorfstrasse in Zurich’s Old Town. Set on a pedestrian street lined with historic façades, it serves quick meals rather than lingering lunches. Expect a short, practical visit: order, wait briefly, and eat nearby or carry on through Niederdorf’s busy lanes.

Central 1 is a polished restaurant-bar at Zürich’s Central node, a few minutes’ walk from the main station and the old town edge. Expect breakfast, business lunch, dinner, cocktails, and occasional live piano in a room that feels urban and composed rather than formal. A terrace adds street-level people-watching when the weather cooperates.

Rheinfelder Bierhalle is one of Zurich’s older beer halls, serving traditional Swiss food and beer in the pedestrian streets of Niederdorf. The setting is urban and historic rather than polished: wood, noise, shared tables, and a steady flow of locals, office workers, and visitors. It works best as a straightforward meal stop with a strong sense of place.

Nestled in the heart of Zurich, Restaurant Brasserie Johanniter invites tourists to indulge in authentic Swiss cuisine amidst a charming ambiance. With a menu that celebrates local flavors and seasonal ingredients, this restaurant promises a delightful culinary experience for all visitors.

Da Raffaele is a casual Neapolitan pizzeria on Niederdorfstrasse, in Zurich’s Old Town. It draws diners for pizza Napoletana, panuozzi and desserts rather than for spectacle, but the setting adds character: a busy pedestrian street lined with bars, shops and late-night foot traffic. Expect a straightforward meal, quick takeaway, or an easy sit-down stop in the middle of the city.

On the curve of the Limmat at Limmatquai 118, Grande Café & Bar is the kind of Zürich address that works from first espresso to last cocktail. Come for a bright, easygoing café scene in the morning, settle into an unfussy lunch or cake break in the afternoon, then watch the room tilt into a buzzy bar as Old Town lights come on. Central, walkable and reliably social, it’s a classic “meet here” spot on the river.