A small canal that used to be part of the city fortifications between Limmat and Sihl. From the main station, go to Gessnerallee, find the stairways down to the tiny creek, and walk all the way to the lake.

Schanzengraben

Bar, restaurant, and intimate gig venue attracting alternative crowd, "soccer vs elvis vs che guevara" themed.

El Lokal

The oldest vegetarian restaurant in Europe (from 1890).

Hiltl

Where the writer used to drink. Now mostly frequented by bankers.

James Joyce bar

Another open air bar. This one is at the men's public baths. Really cool atmosphere because of the nice colored lights and the straw mats and pillows.

Sun-Fri 19:30–00:00, Sat 17:00–00:00, only in summer and only when it's not raining

Rimini