Best vegetarian restaurants in Zürich
17 venues in Zürich rated S to B for vegetarian, every tier backed by cited sources.
Hiltl Sihlpost is a dedicated vegetarian restaurant (no meat on premises), holding the Guinness World Record as the oldest continuously open vegetarian restaurant. All dishes are vegetarian, with clear labeling for vegan options. Multiple sources confirm the 100% vegetarian kitchen.
The venue is explicitly and exclusively vegetarian (lacto-vegetarian, no meat/poultry/fish). The official site, HappyCow listing, and menu all confirm 100% vegetarian cooking. This is structurally a dedicated vegetarian kitchen.
The restaurant operates a 100% vegetarian kitchen (no meat or fish on premises) per its own website and HappyCow listing. The homepage states 'Wir verzichten bewusst vollständig auf Fleisch und Fisch' and the venue is categorised as vegetarian on HappyCow. This structural guarantee makes it verifiably safe for vegetarian diners.
100% vegetarian restaurant — no meat or fish on the premises, dedicated kitchen. Menu is all-vegetarian by concept. Confirmed by multiple sources including the venue's own positioning, HappyCow, and Lunchgate.
100% plant-based kitchen; all dishes suitable for vegetarians.
All food served is vegan/vegetarian; no meat or fish is on the premises. The kitchen is structurally dedicated to vegetarian cuisine. HappyCow tags both branches as 'Vegan', and Wanderlog lists it as a vegetarian restaurant. Staff are knowledgeable about plant-based diets.
All branches are plant-based or vegetarian; no meat is used. The HappyCow category for Maschinenstraße is 'Vegetarian' and the other two are 'Vegan'. Multiple reviews confirm no meat. Dairy present in some branches is acceptable for vegetarians. Effectively a 100% vegetarian kitchen.
As a fully vegan kitchen, no animal products (meat, fish, dairy, eggs) are used. Vegetarian requirements are inherently met.
As a fully vegan bakery, all products are inherently vegetarian. The 100% vegan kitchen means no animal products are used, which automatically satisfies vegetarian requirements.
100% vegetarian kitchen; the venue is explicitly a vegetarian bistro serving only vegetarian and vegan dishes, with no meat on the premises.
As a vegan restaurant, it is inherently vegetarian. HappyCow categories and reviews confirm no meat or fish. The Maschinenstr branch's dairy pastries are vegetarian, so no conflict.
Same reason as vegan; all vegan food is vegetarian, and the kitchen is dedicated to plant-based cuisine, ensuring no animal products are present.
As a fully vegan brunch, the venue is inherently vegetarian. All dishes are plant-based, so no animal products are used. The venue's website confirms the menu is entirely vegan, which is a subset of vegetarian.
Haus Hiltl's own website brands itself as 'Vegetarian since 1898', indicating a 100% vegetarian kitchen. The celiac blogger also refers to it as the oldest vegan restaurant, which implies a fully vegetarian operation.
All food is plant-based; no meat, fish, or poultry on premises. Cow's milk is available but does not affect vegetarian suitability.
Venue's own website states 'rein pflanzenbasierte Gerichte' (purely plant-based dishes), making it a dedicated vegetarian kitchen. HappyCow also lists the venue as a vegetarian restaurant. All dishes are plant-based, so vegetarian is fully accommodated with no risk.
As a fully vegan restaurant, it is inherently suitable for vegetarians. HappyCow categorises it as Vegan Restaurant.
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