La Bottega, Jelmoli in Zürich

TOP TOP TOP! By far the best Italian restaurant in Zurich.

Would be a great place when the weather is nice. I would give 5 stars. Stars are deducted because the city of Zurich has not been able to finally upgrade this place accordingly for years. Unfortunately the prices are way too high and the opening times are poor. The service is friendly but constantly stressful. It is self-service so there is a deduction for service. I understand that it has to be profitable, but what is the city of Zurich wasting billions of taxpayers' money on? To renovate streets and parking lots and to make visually unnecessary improvements and construction sites everywhere and to create such eyesores and glass-concrete deserts and ugliness like a Europaallee out of the ground. They can do that, the money is buttered into it, but subsidies to set up a decent, cozy coffee shop on Stadelhoferplatz that is open at least until 11 p.m. in the summer, no, this city government can't do that, it has a sense of luxury, money, Greed and endless construction sites, construction sites until you go crazy, but none for comfort and quality of life. And something like this city wants to have the second highest quality of life in the world? Really? Hard to believe.

Brunch good, large selection, costs ok, rather a bit higher if you order several things. Shakshuka unfortunately wasn't that good, it didn't have any pepperoni in it and tasted very bland (not made with love?) The rest was good and recommended ;)

After they took our last wine order an hour and a half before closing time listed on their website. No one said anything about closing early. After we got our wines our server came by and asked if we needed anything for last call. We said no (we had full glasses of wine). Then he brought us the bill immediately. We paid our bill (a bit confused). Our server assured us “you can drink your glasses of wine. No rush”. Then his colleague -if any restaurant owner or investor wants to know, it was the guy with the star on the back of his neck and the chip on his shoulder - turned the music full blast, and started putting up chairs on the tables - making so much noise my friend, and I couldn’t hear ourselves speak.

Tasty food, kind service, kids friendly both inside and outside.