Guidebook for Lucerne
Food Scene
Gasthof Rössli Adligenswil
1 Dorfstrassea good restaurant next door
Probably one of the most genuine Swiss style restaurants, open since 1602, medium priced, average to good kitchen, service.. well, you just have to hope for Merrill to be serving you.. former employer
7 locals recommend
Fritschi
5 Sternenpl.Probably one of the most genuine Swiss style restaurants, open since 1602, medium priced, average to good kitchen, service.. well, you just have to hope for Merrill to be serving you.. former employer
One of the best real italian restaurants in town, former employer, passionate chef
6 locals recommend
Mamma Leone
12 Mühlenpl.One of the best real italian restaurants in town, former employer, passionate chef
Probably the best French restaurant in town.. high end pricing but genuine food and wine
15 locals recommend
Brasserie Bodu
5 KornmarktProbably the best French restaurant in town.. high end pricing but genuine food and wine
an old boat, now restaurant and an interesting place to have a beer or lunch while floating on Lake Lucerne
8 locals recommend
Schiff Restaurant Wilhelm Tell
9 Landungsbrückean old boat, now restaurant and an interesting place to have a beer or lunch while floating on Lake Lucerne
another Lucerne landmark, reopening this year, great views, great for making romantic pictures
21 locals recommend
Hotel Château Gütsch
Kanonenstrasseanother Lucerne landmark, reopening this year, great views, great for making romantic pictures
best place for original Swiss, cakes, pastry and patisserie, located in the center of town.. coffee and pies, you will love it
Heini Conditorei AG
24 Hertensteinstrassebest place for original Swiss, cakes, pastry and patisserie, located in the center of town.. coffee and pies, you will love it
Restaurant with a home brewery in the restaurant. Nice place. Very old, very genuine. Good place to meet with friends
16 locals recommend
Rathaus Brauerei
2 Unter der EggRestaurant with a home brewery in the restaurant. Nice place. Very old, very genuine. Good place to meet with friends
Essentials
Coop Supermarkt Adligenswil
3 Im Zentruma supermarket next door
Everything Else
Restaurant Pizzeria Casa Mia Karacan
1 Obgardiraina fast pizza delivery
Lion Monument
4 Denkmalstrasse.. in everyone's city guide
a supermarket, low budget yet good stuff.. cheap chocolate, good value for money on wines and many other articles.
Denner AG
5 Zürichstrassea supermarket, low budget yet good stuff.. cheap chocolate, good value for money on wines and many other articles.
a small local friends' and former Airbnb hosts' sports pub with great beers and atmosphere. Non-smoking
Legends bar Cafe
8 Löwenstrassea small local friends' and former Airbnb hosts' sports pub with great beers and atmosphere. Non-smoking
closest place to go swimming, great place to entertain kids.. lots of activities: tennis, swimming, midget golf and the traffic museum: one of the best museums ever!
22 locals recommend
Lido Luzern
6A Lidostrasseclosest place to go swimming, great place to entertain kids.. lots of activities: tennis, swimming, midget golf and the traffic museum: one of the best museums ever!
My other favorite hotel in Lucerne: high end pricing, but great wines, great service, great terrace and outdoor lounge, one of the best classic hotel bars in town.
15 locals recommend
Hotel des Balances
WeinmarktMy other favorite hotel in Lucerne: high end pricing, but great wines, great service, great terrace and outdoor lounge, one of the best classic hotel bars in town.
Schwanenplatz
Schwanenplatzgo feed the swans here and meet great people and other animals
in your city guide, a lot of old bricks that you can walk along, the former defense wall keeping anything coming from the North out..
69 locals recommend
Musegg Wall
Auf Museggin your city guide, a lot of old bricks that you can walk along, the former defense wall keeping anything coming from the North out..
Lucerne's home town mountain, accessible by cable car or cogwheel train
118 locals recommend
Hotel Pilatus-Kulm
Lucerne's home town mountain, accessible by cable car or cogwheel train
Mount Rigi
8 Kulmwegthe queen of mountains.. well, locally
Famous in Bollywood, Swedes and British occupy it in winter, best skiing nearby, lovely village of Engelberg
14 locals recommend
Titlis
Famous in Bollywood, Swedes and British occupy it in winter, best skiing nearby, lovely village of Engelberg
Bachmann
7 Schwanenpl.good bakery for fresh butter croissants and muffins
Drinks & Nightlife
one of my regular bars.. good for a smoke, a good glass of wine, great music, locals and piece of mind
8 locals recommend
Bar 58
5 Klosterstrasseone of my regular bars.. good for a smoke, a good glass of wine, great music, locals and piece of mind
Great terrace, watching people, a great swim, overpriced beer but good pub food.. the international get-together.. great prior to or after having dinner too.
10 locals recommend
Pickwick Pub Luzern
6 RathausquaiGreat terrace, watching people, a great swim, overpriced beer but good pub food.. the international get-together.. great prior to or after having dinner too.
A rocky place i once helped building.. cool beer, locals, live music, rough and original.
7 locals recommend
The Bruch Brothers
7 BaselstrasseA rocky place i once helped building.. cool beer, locals, live music, rough and original.
one of the best concert halls, at least in Europe.. great and genious building, next to central station.
107 locals recommend
Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre
1 Europapl.one of the best concert halls, at least in Europe.. great and genious building, next to central station.
One of the two best hotels in Lucerne, great restaurant, great Louis (Armstrong) Bar, smokers' lounge, very stylish, great views, great service, high end pricing.
31 locals recommend
Art Deco Hotel Montana
22 AdligenswilerstrasseOne of the two best hotels in Lucerne, great restaurant, great Louis (Armstrong) Bar, smokers' lounge, very stylish, great views, great service, high end pricing.
Havanna Café + Bar GmbH
16 HabsburgerstrasseCuban bar, restaurant and cigar lounge