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Zürich, Switzerland

Top food to try in Zürich

6 dishes to eat in Zürich, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
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Veal in a cream and white wine sauce with mushrooms, served with rösti.

2. Rösti

Rösti
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Grated fried potato, crisp outside and soft within.

3. Fondue and raclette

Fondue and raclette
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Winter dishes; fondue shared from one pot, raclette scraped from a melting wheel.

4. Luxemburgerli

Luxemburgerli
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Small light macarons from Sprüngli, a Zürich institution.

5. Swiss chocolate

Swiss chocolate
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Lindt and Sprüngli both began here; the factory museum is on the lake.

6. Bircher müesli

Bircher müesli
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Invented by a Zürich doctor around 1900, soaked overnight rather than dry.

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