2 Best Bars in Zürich, Switzerland

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Of all the Swiss cities, Zürich has the liveliest nightlife. The Niederdorf is Zürich's nightlife district, with cut-rate hotels, strip joints, and bars crowding along Marktgasse, which becomes Niederdorfstrasse. On Thursday and weekend nights, the streets flow with a rowdy crowd of club- and bar-hoppers. In Zürich West, the locales are all a shade hipper. In winter, things wind down between midnight and 2 am, but come summer most places stay open until 4 am.

Rimini Bar

Kreis 1 Fodor's choice

Located along the city’s former 17th-century moat and ramparts, this bar is a male-only bath during the day and then transforms into a hip bar each evening, when all are welcome. Chill out on cushions and enjoy grilled specialties and cool nightly cocktails.

Kino Xenix Bar

Kreis 4

Zürich's alternative set sips beer or rosé and plays pétanque in this spacious, outdoor beer garden outside the Kino Xenix arthouse cinema.