Switzerland Guide
Zürich
Nightlife
1 Abart Manessestrasse 170 
www.abart.ch Eclectic programme of local and foreign bands, plus celebrated dance parties.
2 Dynamo Wasserwerkstrasse 21 www.dynamo.ch Bills itself as a "youth culture centre" and, as well as a disco and jazz school, hosts live bands with an alternative, punkish bias. Also excellent club nights.
3 Kanzlei Kanzleistrasse 56 at Helvetiaplatz www.kanzlei.ch Groovy lounge bar and club just off Langstrasse, with a full programme of DJ events.
4 Kaufleuten Pelikanstrasse 18 www.kaufleuten.com Plush city-centre nightspot, its housey, groovey beats drawing an unusual blend of hardcore clubbers and work-to-play young professionals. Voted one of the world's best party venues by the Wall Street Journal (which says it all). Dress to impress.
5 Oxa Andreasstrasse 70 www.oxa.ch Premier venue for trance and house, with two dance floors, a garden and even a restaurant; famous for its after-hours parties (Sun 5–11am).
6 Rohstofflager Duttweilerstrasse, corner Pfingstweidstrasse, www.rohstofflager.ch Lively mix of DJs and live bands.
7 Rote Fabrik Seestrasse 395 www.rotefabrik.ch Alternative-style arts complex, in old graffitied industrial buildings on the lakeshore some 5km southwest of town, hosting a continuous flow of bands famous and unknown from all musical genres, as well as big-name DJs. Bus #161 or #165 from Bürkliplatz (last bus returns after midnight).
8 Toni Molkerei Förrlibuckstrasse 109 www.tonimolkerei.com Eclectic, highly acclaimed and popular house club and relaxed DJ-bar occupying a vast 3000-square-metre industrial space. As well as a great vibe, it has the unique attribute of high-quality bar food as well.
9 X-tra Limmatstrasse 118 www.x-tra.ch Hugely popular multipurpose venue just off Limmatplatz, with triphop and funky sounds entertaining a youngish crowd. Bar and restaurant adjacent, and hotel upstairs.
10 Casa Bar Münstergasse 20 www.casabar.ch Zürich's longest-running jazz venue, still featuring live music nightly in the Niederdorf.
11 Moods In Schiffbau building, off Hardstrasse www.moods.ch The city's premier jazz club, with a good restaurant attached, pulling in top-flight names.