Went there for a hot pot with some friends. It was not the best hot-pot at all. All the meat was…read morefrozen, so the seafood. The amount of meat was also somewhat on the meager side. At least the service was friendly. I also glanced at the neighbor's table. They had dim sum, which looked pretty good. I wished I would have ordered some dim sum.

How did I miss this? Finally a Hongkong style kitchen restaurant in Zurich. In heaven :)…read moreDim Sum, Chinese hot pot (pre-order) and more

Same as the owners at Ach'i, but with more touches in its decor and also located in the seedy,…read morered-light district area right in front of the Militär-/Langstrasse bus stop, across the street from Gregory's Pub. A perfect stop before Friday night karaoke, one would say? ;-) Fun times ahead! There are lots of similarities in the offering vs Ach'i (to keep this simple pls look at my review for Ach'i), but then I'd say that this menu, unlike Ach'i, sticks to mainly the authentic Chinese food dishes (Northern inspired). Also there are a few dishes that they offer here that I don't see on the Ach'i menu, like the spicy noodle soup with minced beef that was suggested and it turned out to be pretty good. Quite spicy so if you have a sensitive stomach, save it for something else! Also the menu is a bit hard to follow here, haven't really figured out the classification system to efficiently find things (I.e. where's the fried noodles section? Where's the soup noodles section? Where's the stir fry section?). That was a bit annoying vs at Achi I felt I could find things easier. Prob also at Ach'i the menu had photos and this place being more upscale style, doesn't showcase photos of food. The decor here is also a bit more risque than Ach'i. I'd like to say it's more upscale than Ach'i, while a bit meeting borderline kitschy. Last time I was here, they have the best servers from Ach'i now working here, so I guess this is a place they are investing their best resources at.

The food is quite good here. Surprisingly good, not 100% authentic but close enough. And obviously…read moreyou don't have other choices for Chinese food in this area.

The dim sum debacle…read more Wife knows what I like, and mentioned a dim sum place when we were walking from the train station dragging our wheeled carry-on to our hotel, half a mile away, in old town Zurich, Switzerland. We walked back, and right across the street from the Bahnhoff was a vendor spot with a sign "Dim Sum". Aluminum roof with three tables and five chairs. We go up to the counter, and immediately get what the previous couple had gotten: an order of pot stickers and dumplings. "Kleine order Grosse?" asks the vendor, a middle aged white dude, with his Chinese wife working in the background on making more potstickers or dumplings. Large order of course, and before I can get my credit card out, one large plate of pot stickers, and another plate of dumplings is served. Not piping hot, only warm, as if the meals were stored in a pizza heating container. "CHF38, bitte" says the vendor. $38 for two dishes from a food truck!? Now, you know why Zurich is the most expensive city in Europe. Credit card will cost a additional swiss franc. I'm absolutely famished, after last eating at 6am, with it now 130pm, after a 9,000 mile trip from San Jose, via Atlanta to Zurich earlier that morning. I'm eating like it's my last meal, devouring everything in front of me. Wife doesn't like the dumplings, saying it's too salty. So I finish up the dumplings, and she the pot stickers. As we finish up, the vendor asks us to pass the soy sauce to the next customer, as if the items were not salty enough! Seems that the food served here does taste familiar to me. My ex was infamous for discretely bagging pot stickers and dumplings from Chinese buffets. Those leftover reheated food buffet items! Three stars because service was so outstanding, and the vendor was considerate and kind. And we did finish our plates.

Do not go here unless you want shouted at and possibly attacked! I didn't go here for the food and…read moreI'm glad I didn't with the staff/owners of the establishment. Last day of a 4 week trip around Europe and I have never been spoken to the way I did here. I spotted a shaded part of ground to quickly spray some sun cream before continuing my walk. I spray on my cream and am about to go on my way when I remember I better put my factor 50 on my legs. I have my bag on the bench outside this place that has no sign on it to say it belongs to the fast food kiosk. So I put my foot on the bench and quickly spray my legs with cream. BIG MISTAKE! Over comes an angry looking German man with a moustache and sprays my leg with the detergent. I think he's joking because I don't hear him as I have my headphones in. I laugh and remove my headphones. He then shouts saying I'm silly doing this here as people sit here. I look confused and say pardon? He says 'go over there, people sit here!' He then pushes me out of the way with his shoulder. At this point I have removed my sunglasses and headphones and I'm shocked at what's happening. I say 'oh I'm sorry but I came here because it was in the shade and all you had to do was ask me nicely not spray me with detergent and push me, that was very rude!' (It gets worse) Now out comes an Asian woman shouting at me in German, right in my face about which I assume is that people basically sit there and I shouldn't have my feet there. Which I totally understand but just tell people this in a nice way. I say there's no need to shout and you couldn't just politely asked me to move and I would've. She then screams something, gets in my face and actually kicks the bench with her feet. I mean what on Earth is going on!!! I say to her I don't know why she's shouting and she's only making herself angry. I'm sorry but this is a ridiculous way to treat someone. What an aggressive couple to own a food kiosk in the public industry. I would avoid this place at all costs as you may be shouted at and beaten if, god forbid, you have a genuine complaint about the dimsum. I say visit here at your own risk. If there were no stars I would give it such. Horrible people.

Yay for the Yelp Gourmet Runde to get my first taste of Tibetan food! Thanks to Patty G. for the…read morehookup and to Simon R. for organizing. This is a rather small restaurant right off the Talwiesenstrasse tram stop or a short walk from Goldbrunnenplatz and Schmiede Wiedikon. Very cozy and decorated with Tibetan stuff. The entire restaurant was full on Thursday night. We got to try a variety of food, and everything was kind of reminiscent of other familiar dishes, yet different in its own way. I liked how the food wasn't very spicy (I don't like spice) but still had a lot of flavor. And you could increase the heat to your liking with a variety of sauces. Everything had a great mouth feel (i.e. great density and lots of "Q", as we say in Taiwanese). Let's see if I can remember everything I ate. I don't know the names of any of the dishes, so I'll try my best to describe them here. 1. Thick flour crackers. Plain, but I liked them. Great crunch. 2. Clear vegetable soup with 3 kinds of spicy sauces you could add to increase the heat. 3. Thick dumplings--a vegetarian one filled with mashed potato (kind of like a pierogi) and one filled with meat (kind of like Chinese dumplings with the juice inside). 4. Chewy flat bread (kind of like a naan or Chinese bing). 5. A meat pie (kind of like a empanada). 6. A slightly spicy eggplant dish cooked in a thick, dark sauce. 7. Tiny strips of yak meat cooked with veggies. The yak tasted kind of like beef. 8. Glass noodles with black fungus (wood ear). 9. Spicy yogurt sauce. 10. Fried rice with mixed veggies. 11. Cucumber salad. 12. Cooked vegetables. 13. Some kind of salad that was pink (due to roses, I think). It kind of looked like shredded turnip, but I wasn't exactly sure what it was. 14. Barley flour ice cream. Overall, this was a great experience. The food was really heavy and yummy, and I definitely stuffed myself like a pig trying all the different foods.

I have a (perhaps unnatural) fixation on all things meat wrapped in dough. I love Dim Sum, Pigs in…read moreBlankets, Ravioli, Baos and, as of last year, Momos. Since affordable ones are exceedingly rare to come by in Zurich I rejoiced when I heard that the Shanrgila offers them all you can eat for merely 23.- a person! Thus, this review is for the lunch buffet (every Tues, Thurs, Fri) which I've attended half a dozen times in the last 10 months. There is nothing I could complain about: the people are super nice, the food is always amazing and fresh, the restaurant is clean and you always get a good deal with the Momos. Really, what could be wrong when you can treat yourself to all the beef Momos you can eat in all their juicy, savory, beefy goodness, which you eat by hand, btw. Finish your meal with a "Gerstenglacé" - if you can. It's a tiny portion of ice cream made from barley topped with dried Himalayan roots. So yummy and just the right amount after having stuffed yourself with the all-you-can-eat Momo.

Wonderful sunset setting! Had a great happy hour moment! Staff was fast and helpful! Sat us fastread more

The view can't be beat. At the top of the city looking over the other rooftops. A glass half wall…read morelets you truly enjoy the view from anywhere on the patio. Swanky atmosphere and music. Great place for some drinks and maybe some snacks too. There are quite a few Asian fusion type appetizers. Not a place for dinner. Servers are friendly and hard working. I've been here a couple times and will be back.

4.5 stars - We found…read moreWesley's Kitchen via Pic Chic in Zurich. It's basically a one-stop shop where there are a few restaurants, wineries, and bars to choose from ranging a variety of cuisines. Wesley's Kitchen was Asian, and it stood out to us. We ordered 4 dumplings, an order of spicy noodles, and a a wonton soup. The dumplings were about 13€ and each of the entrees around 25€, pretty standard for Switzerland. The portion sizes were fantastic. The dumplings were huge and my friend got many substantial wontons in her soup. The spicy noodles were actually spicy! I couldn't finish my plate because there were so many noodles. Everything was delicious. Not sure if Wesley's Kitchen is usually backed up, but they took quite a while to bring our food. Also, the nature of Pic Chic allows you to sit anywhere in the establishment so I understand if it was hard for our waitress to find us. Either way, we'd definitely come back!

Wesley' kitchen is one of my favorite restaurants in Zurich, all meals which I have had are with…read moregood quality. Among all the choices, I like the ShangHai BaoZi most, especially the one with shrimps, tastes really good. The price may be a little expensive compared to restaurants in other cities, but it is fair or typical one in Zurich.

Wow! Was craving for some Asian food during our vacay here in Switzerland and happened to bump into…read morethis place while walking around. This place is legitimately good! The dishes were freshly made and great portion. It's fun coz most of their tables are long and there's a chance you're sharing that table with someone else so it's kinda fun meeting people!! Highly recommend this place in Zurich!!

Good Food. Everything was authentic and delicious. Definitely one of the better things I tried…read morewhile visiting Switzerland. Came at opening and glad we did. Within an hour the whole place was full, and rightfully so. The menu is very expansive. Over 100 items. Started off with a bowl of chicken and sweet corn soup. It was delicious. Umami with the contrast of the sweet corn. Would def recc. Dim sum combo platter. Came with a variety of dumplings. It was unfortunately the least favorite item. Could be a different type of region or style of dumplings that I ma not used to, but did not love the taste overall. The wrapper was very thick and flavor was a little bland. Flat Rice noodles: Delicious. Big portion, flavorful, came with lots of protein and veggies. No complaints whatsoever. Forgot the name of it, but the serevr said it was one of the most popular dishes they have. Some sort of beef dish that our server said was North Chinese style. Flavorful, a bit saltier then would like, but not an issue once you pair with rice. Just note that tap water is 2 franks per cup. Overall would definitely come back if I was ever in the area.

The bf and I stopped by here for a quick lunch and to our surprise it wasn't horribly busy. The…read morewaitstaff was quick and polite. A soup or salad was complimentary with the lunch entrees (yessss), so I tried the chicken noodle- Chinese style. It was a nice way to warm me up. We decided to share Sweet and Sour Chicken and Chicken Curry with Rice. Both were quite yummy and not too big. I didn't have to feel guilty throwing any away or force feeding myself! I wonder how much longer I'll complain about this to-go box thing... Anyway. The portions were nice. the Chicken Curry was spicy but very good, and the Sweet and Sour chicken was really flavorful! Maybe even a little toooo sweet and sour ish for me, but not bad. The decorations were also very sweet. I wouldn't mind coming here again. German! Es ist eine gut Ort fur ein schnell oder langsam Mitaggsessen. Wir haben nicht gewartet und wir hatte kein reservation! Das Essen ist gut und die Preis ist nicht so schlect. Ich mag die Poulet Curry!

Hato is nothing short of Genius, this may have been the best Asian I've eaten in my life, from the…read moreimpeccable staff, the absolutely gorgeous place, the presentation, the location and the phenomenal food, this place is a must visit when in Zurich. I had the most amazing duck salad I've ever had in my life, with a lemon lime vinaigrette fresh finish, a beautifully prepared perfectly cooked sea bass, accompanied with the perfect sides. I was so full but could not leave out the beautiful desert. Hato is on my top 5 list with Joel Robuchon, French Laundry, morimoto's and Alain Ducasse's worldwide places. Greatness all around...5 stars!!

My friend and I were celebrating her birthday so I was looking for something special. We both like…read moreJapanese fusion food so when I heard about Hato I knew that this was the place we had to go. I looked at the menu before going and was super excited but to be honest, the host was not very friendly at all. She gave my friend and I a look and apparently we were not up to her standards or maybe she is a snooty person? Our waiter had the same attitude at first, he did not give any explanation on the menu, except that he volunteered info that we could opt for a glass of wine instead of a bottle if we wanted to save some money (not kidding!). However, when the food arrived we were in heaven! All the dishes were AH-MAH-ZING. I honestly don't know what was the best: the Hamachi with yuzu & truffle was super delicious, the dressing complemented the fish instead of overpowering it. I was super hesitant about the eggplant nigiri sushi but my friend wanted it and it surprised me pleasantly. In addition, the sashimi was by far the best one I had in Switzerland. I also want to point out that the matcha chiffon cake was a big hit, even for people like me who are typically not big on desserts. I must also admit that our waiter seemed to mellow up once we ordered food and drinks, he was very happy to give us recommendations of Japanese whiskey to finish our meal and the manager gave us free shots to end the evening - so I guess the initial awkwardness disappeared. However, I still think that restaurants should be welcoming to everyone, regardless of how much they spend, hence, I am not giving it a full 5 star review. So this is a super high 4 star review, overall I had a great night at Hato, maybe 5 star is in their future because I will definitely revisit.

Such amazing food and good service. The drinks are strong and the staff was attentive and very…read morenice. We had the lamb, the duck salad, the steak, and the crispy tuna. Everything was yummy and perfectly cooked. We had a lot of delish food and a lot of fun while hanging out in Zurich. Highly recommend this restaurant with the hidden cute garden.

In Zurich, Switzerland, the Michelin-starred Tao's restaurant serves contemporary interpretations…read moreof traditional Chinese fare. The restaurant has gained recognition for its inventive menu options, crafted using premium, uncooked ingredients. Although the menu at Tao's fluctuates with the seasons, the following are signature items: Black truffle shavings and truffle vinaigrette drizzled over seared scallops. Duck with hoisin sauce, spring onions, and pancakes. Black pepper sauce on Wagyu beef with stir-fried vegetables Tofu map with rice Ice cream made with black sesame seeds and deep-fried Tao's additionally offers a comprehensive wine list comprising various domestic and international wines. An enthusiastic sommelier curates the wine list and is always willing to assist diners in selecting the ideal wine to complement their entree. The service is exceptional at Taos. They are accommodating and congenial and exert additional effort to guarantee a memorable dining experience. The restaurant exudes an air of sophistication and refinement, characterized by its exquisite dining room and intimate bar. In general, Tao's is an exceptional dining establishment that provides an exceptionally distinctive gastronomic encounter. The establishment is characterized by a sophisticated and refined ambiance, delectable fare, and outstanding service. It comes highly recommended to anyone in Zurich seeking a banquet venue for a special occasion.