5 Best Bars in Switzerland

Le Verre à Monique

Centre Ville Rive Gauche Fodor's choice

This elegant cocktail club features shabby-chic, retro decor, and exquisite craft cocktails.

Belle Epoque Bar

Lungolago

For a refined and uncrowded place to enjoy a cocktail, head to the palatial Belle Epoque Bar at the Splendide Royale.

Riva A. Caccia 7, Lugano, Ticino, 6900, Switzerland
091-9857711

Einstein Bar

Even if you don't snag a dinner table at Einstein Gourmet, make reservations for its sultry bar, decked out in leather and dark woods and serving almost 100 whiskeys, plus fanciful cocktails, wines, and draft beer.

Recommended Fodor's Video

Le Bar

Ouchy

One of the city's choicest and liveliest gathering spots is the sophisticated Le Bar. There's an armchair-filled lounge and a tiny wine bar where you can sip your favorite cocktail or wine. Upstairs, Bar Anglais offers spectacular lake views from its clubby setting and terrace chaises.

Pacifico

Reds dominate the murals and furnishings at this high-ceilinged Mexican cantina, where young locals come for its variety of fancy cocktails.