Uto Kulm - Top of Zurich

March 21, 2009 11:19 AM | Related Categories: Restaurants

Uto Kulm - self-styled "Top of Zürich" is a rather nice restaurant and hotel complex on top of the Uetliberg. You can see the buildings in this photo, to the left of the big telecom tower.

Today I started out early for a walk along the ridge of the Uetliberg, and after getting to the top the first thing on my mind was breakfast, so I stopped there. Although quite a posh establishment, it's also very welcoming and they don't mind sweaty Scotsmen dropping in for coffee and buns. The restaurant has a great panoramic view.

Lots of info and pics on their website.

You get views along the ridge of the Uetliberg, and also to the far-off high mountains of North East Switzerland and the Berner Oberland. Here is a distant view of the latter, with far left the elegant pyramid of the Finsteraarhorn and on the right the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau complex. It's a bit difficult though to distinguish them in this distant and hazy view.

Here are a couple of other photos from the Uetliberg with early morning mist in the valleys.

I'm writing this as I have a break further along the ridge. The wonder, or curse, of technology.

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Thank you for this post. I'm putting Uto Kulm on my list! So far Die Waid was my place of choice, but this is looking even better!
# Posted By z | 3/21/09 3:20 PM
Best be quick if you want to enjoy the magnificant views (not to mention coffee with a sweaty Scotsman) from the restuarant at the top of the Uetliberg... turns out the owner built the extension without bothering to get planning permission so the local authorities have asked him to remove it.
# Posted By jbg | 3/25/09 4:02 PM
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