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Best Nightlife in Zurich (2026)

Zurich's nightlife is spread across a few distinct areas. In the centre, the Kronenhalle Bar at Bellevue is a classic cocktail bar opened in 1965, with lamps by Diego Giacometti and art by Miró, Picasso and Klee, while Old Crow stacks around 1,600 spirits, including about 500 whiskies, behind its candlelit bar. For a view, the Jules Verne Panorama Bar looks over the rooftops, the lake and the Alps from the Urania tower. Kaufleuten at Pelikanplatz, which calls itself Switzerland's oldest club, combines club nights with concerts and readings.

Zurich West is the place for live music and relaxed evenings outdoors. Moods, in the former Escher Wyss boiler workshop at the Schiffbau, hosts jazz, funk, soul and world music concerts almost every night, and Frau Gerolds Garten, at the foot of the Prime Tower, is an urban beer garden in summer and a fondue room in winter. The Niederdorf in the Old Town and Langstrasse also have many bars. Opening times often follow event programmes, so check before you go.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Zurich

  1. Kronenhalle Bar Classic American-style cocktail bar, Bellevue / AltstadtA classic cocktail bar opened in 1965 beside the Kronenhalle restaurant, designed by Robert Haussmann with Diego Giacometti lamps and art by Miró, Picasso and Klee.
  2. Old Crow Whisky and cocktail bar, City (Kreis 1)A candlelit spirits bar in the city centre with around 1,600 spirits, about 500 of them whiskies, stacked behind the bar, plus original cocktail creations.
  3. Jules Verne Panorama Bar Panoramic cocktail and wine bar, City / LindenhofA cocktail and wine bar high in the tower-style Urania building, reached by lift from Brasserie Lipp, with views over Zurich's rooftops, the lake and the Alps.

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1. Kronenhalle Bar

Classic American-style cocktail bar$$$$Bellevue / Altstadt

A classic cocktail bar opened in 1965 beside the Kronenhalle restaurant, designed by Robert Haussmann with Diego Giacometti lamps and art by Miró, Picasso and Klee.

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2. Old Crow

Whisky and cocktail bar$$$City (Kreis 1)

A candlelit spirits bar in the city centre with around 1,600 spirits, about 500 of them whiskies, stacked behind the bar, plus original cocktail creations.

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4. Moods Jazzclub

Jazz and live music club$$Zurich West (Kreis 5)

Zurich's leading jazz club, in the former Escher Wyss boiler workshop at the Schiffbau, with concerts almost every night across jazz, funk, soul, blues and world music.

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6. Kaufleuten

Nightclub, event venue, restaurant and bar$$$City (Kreis 1)

A century-old club, bar and event venue at Pelikanplatz, billed as Switzerland's oldest club, where Prince and Amy Winehouse performed and Dada held its last soirée.

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