Romantik Seehotel

Sonne

The Sonnengalerie restaurant with its elegant and harmonious atmosphere is one of the top addresses for pampered palates in Küsnacht. You can expect first-class, regional products, lots of ProSpecieRara vegetables and high culinary skills.

From 29 September 2025 to early April 2026, the Sonnengalerie restaurant will be renovated to offer our guests a more contemporary and comfortable ambiance. The renovation work will take place Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you to the Gaststuben restaurant during this time.

In our cosy, centuries-old restaurant, we serve you the best of both worlds. On the one hand, we serve Swiss specialities such as veal sausage in the old style or the classic "Züri Gschnetzlets". On the other hand, you can expect internationally inspired, modern dishes. These are characterised by first-class regional products and lots of ProSpecieRara vegetables.

The restaurant will be closed during the summer from May 12 - September 28, 2025. During this time, we will be happy to serve you in the Sonnengalerie restaurant or in the beer garden.

In the cozy hotel bar, housed in the historic tower of the main building, stylish elegance meets a cozy atmosphere. Warm colors and subtle details invite you to start the day in a relaxed manner with an aperitif.

The selection of exquisite wines, fine sparkling wines and sophisticated cocktails offers something to suit every taste. In the evening, fine grappas, smoky single malt whiskies and selected digestifs ensure an enjoyable end to the day in a stylish ambience. A place that invites you to linger, enjoy and chat.

Directly on Lake Zurich, a charming garden restaurant under shady trees invites you to relax and enjoy. Traditional beer garden classics are interpreted in a modern way - with vegan options, family-friendly dishes and an ice cream stand with homemade ice cream varieties from the region. The food concept comes from Heiko Nieder, the award-winning chef at the Dolder Grand. There is a small playground for children - ideal for an enjoyable visit with the whole family in fine weather.

Heiko Nieder, Culinary Director of The Dolder Grand, has designed a new food concept for the popular beer garden of the Romantik Seehotel Sonne in Küsnacht. From this season onwards, the new menu will only include dishes that the chef, who has been awarded 2 Michelin stars and 19 Gault Millau points, cooks himself for his family and friends and enjoys eating. 

We have been participating in an energy-saving programme for years now and were certified for it by the Energy Agency for Industry in 2021. This has enabled us to effectively reduce our energy consumption. In addition, sustainability is firmly anchored in our historic hotel: within the historic walls, we take care of our furniture and prefer to repair it instead of buying new. In order to continue to think ahead for the future and to constantly improve, we participate in a coaching programme of the Hotellerie Suisse.

We attach great importance to regionality and local cultivation. That's why we buy most of our food close to the region. Delicious whitefish fillets and pike directly from the Lake Zurich fisherman, fresh bread from the village baker in Küsnacht, honey from Küsnacht or Switzerland, eggs from happy chickens from the organic farm and milk products from Natürli from the Zurich Oberland. We also focus on the Lake Zurich region, Switzerland and Europe for our wines and avoid wines from overseas. In our Sonne am See beer garden, we sell sustainably grown coffee that we buy directly from the producer, who in turn supports charitable projects and local schools.