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Metropol

Restaurant Cafe Bar Japanese restaurant Fusion restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Japanese restaurants in Zurich


Address

Fraumünsterstrasse 12, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Website

www.metropol-restaurant.ch

Contact

+41 44 200 59 00

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (1.3K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 7 am to 12 pm
  • Tuesday: 7 am to 12 pm
  • Wednesday: 7 am to 12 pm
  • Thursday: 7 am to 12 pm
  • Friday: 7 am to 12 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 12 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (11) good (10) service (9) nice (9) friendly (7) drinks (6)
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  • 4/5 David D. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place to eat sushis, great presentation and good ambiance. For the price I would expect a better service, they seemed a bit overwhelmed.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Giacomo P. 1 year ago on Google • 355 reviews
    The food has good taste and is well prepared although we had the 5-course japanese journey and not everything was really what you'd find in Japan. Also, one dish had wasabi directly in the sauce and, knowing it's not an ingredient easily tolerated by all, they should have explicitly asked if wasabi is fine. Service was good but can be improved: for example some drinks that were ordered by the group were never brought to the table and just went forgotten. The atmosphere overall is good although lamps on the ceiling kept changing intensity and the room kept changing from darker to lighter and back to darker throughout the whole dinner. Bottom line: there are a lot of "good but..." so things have some room for improvement.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Timo G. 1 year ago on Google
    It’s a really nice place with great ambience and a great selection of drinks and wine! Love the outside area, has an Italian vibe to it, with a great view of one of Zurich’s most beautiful streets. I used to come here regularly, especially in the colder months because the place is quite cozy and has a great atmosphere on the inside, too. I’ve only eaten here twice, but I can highly recommend the sushi - super fresh, great selection and high quality ingredients. The one star deduction is only due to the crowd - Unfortunately, Metropol is now attracting a bunch 16 year old Instagramers, which takes away from the vibe it used to have. Of course, you can’t turn away clients, so I’m not judging - just my opinion.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Bea M. 11 months ago on Google • 320 reviews
    The staff struggled to find our booking despite the fact we have reserved a few days in advance. We got a lousy table that was so wobbly, we had to ask to have it stabilised or risk our drinks being spilled. It took nearly 20 mins for a coca-cola to arrive. The food was disappointing, the sushi platter was presented nicely but the rice was very overcooked, it was meh. The service was good but the overall atmosphere was of a train station waiting hall. And all this for chf200. We had an unpleasant experience and we feel so annoyed. Very very disappointed we chose to celebrate our wedding anniversary here.

  • 5/5 Katrina (. 6 months ago on Google • 319 reviews
    Beautiful atmosphere and very good service! Delicious food!

  • 5/5 Mischa__ C. 2 years ago on Google
    ✅𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞*****! ✅𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐞*****! ⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜ 🍣𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑬 𝑺𝑼𝑺𝑯𝑰 𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒐🍸𝑰𝑵 𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑫𝑻! 𝑪𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎. 𝑻𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒖𝒎. 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒇ü𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒊𝒈𝒆 𝑨𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒉ä𝒓𝒆, 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒌𝒆𝒊𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒛𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝑮𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒖𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝑵𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒖. ***** 𝑬 𝑴 𝑷 𝑭 𝑬 𝑯 𝑳 𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑾 𝑬 𝑹 𝑻 ***** 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 (𝐶𝑙𝑢𝑏 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑤𝑖𝑐ℎ / 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ 𝑅𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑠 / 𝑆𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑖 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒) ⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜________________________________________________________________ 𝓔𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓴𝓵𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓴𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓪𝓫𝓮 𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝔃𝔀𝓪𝓻 𝓭𝓲𝓮 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮, 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓮 𝓓𝓪𝓶𝓮 (𝓢𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓴𝓻𝓪𝓯𝓽) 𝓼𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓽𝓮 𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓮𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓷 👍🏼𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓴𝓮𝓲𝓽 𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓜𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓿𝓸𝓷 𝓰𝓮𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓽𝓮𝓷 𝓣𝓮𝓪𝓶 "𝓪𝓫𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓷𝓮𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓷". 𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓼𝓽 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓫𝓪𝓻, 𝔀𝓲𝓮 𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓷 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓫𝓮𝓷.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vg O. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely horrible service we sat at a table after two people left and been told to change the place. When it was empty and after we sat he brought the reservation symbol on the table and kicked us out. It’s our first day in Zurich and our last thanks to this treatment. Choose wisely if you’re a tourist.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Zoran Dimitrov (Zoran D. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely but a bit too expensive place, just behind the Bürkliplatz. You have a cup of coffee, read a newspaper and enjoy. The terrace was overcrowded
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruchika 1 year ago on Google • 181 reviews
    Grandeur and glamor at your fingertips, this gorgeous place is magnificent, especially if you are lucky enough to sit below the arches outside. I love it for breakfast, especially the Swiss one, and at lunch the Japanese inspired menu is great value only on weekdays. The quality is great as is the service. However, on the weekends the lunch offer is not given and there is a difference in the experience when you are seated outside vs. inside for breakfast.

  • 3/5 al e. 9 months ago on Google • 107 reviews
    The Poached eggs with guacamole come with a tiny piece of bread. The guacamole was bought from the store or off. #embarrising Bankers blow the smoke of their cuban cigars around The staff is very friendly thou

  • 5/5 Goran J. 1 year ago on Google • 49 reviews
    We came at thuesday on 8 courses dinner! That was amazing night for us and all staff help in that… Our waiter mr. Ashraf was very friendly but also very attentive and professional( also want to thank you one more time for everything). The chef coming 2 times to our table , first one to explain to my wife how he doing that taste( thanks for that) and second with the main course. And dinner … don’t know what to say , perfect, perfect, perfect… flavors, decoration, taste, wine …. Best dinner for us… that was not our first visit , but also for sure is not the last … can’t wait to see you again ….

  • 4/5 Thomas Z. 1 year ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Thanks for hosting our group! We had the Japanese taster menu - which was great. Service and booking on point - although I had to call twice to confirm the booking (this should be 1 call - no need for reminders;)) Interior is a little outdated on the dinner side, also the lights go on and off sporadically?! Worth to have a quick check/ refurb there. Service on the day was on point - quick service with good amount of time between dishes, well done there. Prices on the higher end - likely due to prime location. Though nothing in the extraordinary level for Zurich. Only mispriced item are Gin & Tonics. 22.50 for a G&T, vs 10 on a Prosecco seem to me that this drink is mispriced. Nevertheless the g&t was served strong so that’s a positive. Overall a good experience and they can handle larger groups without problems. 4.2/5, so rounded 4/5

  • 4/5 jean philippe l. 9 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Ordered the Salmon club sandwich. Got water from the tab. Excellent club sandwich with fresh ingredients. 2 types of salmon. One slice of smoked raw salmon and one slice of cooked salmon. Great quality and quantity. Instead of the serving it with Crips it would have been nicer with French fries. Overall nice experience. Service was very quick!

  • 5/5 Maria S. 1 year ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Great place for brunch; nice ambience, very well thought out menu, creative presentation of dishes in a family friendly environment!

  • 5/5 Hans M. 2 years ago on Google
    While I am not so happy with the food in the bar section, the restaurant section is really excellent and very good value for money given the central location. The 24 hours pork belly for 28 CHF is just exceptional as are the sashimi or the desserts. Wines are very reasonably priced and the service is swift and friendly.

  • 5/5 Marlena �. 11 months ago on Google
    The food was nice prepared and tasty, the staff was friendly. It's a very nice place to sit in a great location.

  • 3/5 Jane N. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was nice but service did not correspond. The waiter did not write down our order. Maybe he wanted to look fancy, however, he forgot to bring Misosoup! Furthermore, drinks came together with food and hot dishes also together with cold dishes! Never seen such a thing! Please train your stuff better! Again, food was nice.

  • 5/5 Bles B. 2 years ago on Google
    food was excellent, atmosphere (inside and outside) was amazing, we had a great server! he was very attentive, very kind, too bad we didn’t get his name but i believe is new and is from Bavaria! i still going to rate this a 5 star even if we didn’t eat inside due to there was smoke from the cigars and we didn’t want the kids inhaling the smoke. sushi and sashimi was fresh! everything we ordered did not disappoint!

  • 5/5 Claudia 2 years ago on Google
    Very friendly staff…Good food

  • 4/5 Christian R. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food and nice to sit outside and get some sun.

  • 5/5 Ali B. 1 year ago on Google
    Outstanding service and delish food!

  • 5/5 Veronika S. 1 year ago on Google
    +A wonderful place for lunch: classic salad with warm chicken and gyoza are excellent. A photo of desert-is attached (mochi). -A bit pricey

  • 5/5 Edinei S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place with very tasty and fresh food, nice drinks, and pleasant outside space. The waiters are friendly and responsive. The prices are fair for Zurich. The corridors leading to the toilets have interesting old paintings. I will return for sure.

  • 3/5 Duncan F. 2 years ago on Google
    At 11:30pm they stopped serving us on one of the terraces, and they insisted was the "restaurant" side but kept on serving on the other. Very confusing in the end we had to leave rather than get a last drink here despite claiming to be open until midnight, I'm very disappointed as I love there food.

  • 4/5 nimo r. 2 years ago on Google
    Iconique building in the heart of Zürich. Nice to have drinks and casual food

  • 5/5 Janek G. 8 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Best japanese restaurant in Switzerland. Amazing Service, amazing food. Thanks to Severin H. and his Stuff.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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