Kronenhalle

Kronenhalle Review

From Stravinsky, Brecht, and Joyce to Nureyev, Deneuve, and Saint-Laurent, this beloved landmark has always drawn a stellar crowd. Every panel of gleaming wood wainscoting frames works by Picasso, Braque, Miró, Chagall, or Matisse, collected by patroness-hostess Hulda Zumsteg, who owned the restaurant from 1921 until her death in 1985. The tradition is carried on by the family trust, and robust cooking is still served in hefty portions: fish in sage butter, veal steak in morel sauce, duck à l'orange with red cabbage, and Spätzli. There's no shame in ordering the sausage and Rösti just to take in the animated and genial scene.