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Posted by Patrick under Zurich + Brussels:2006

I am enjoying a weissbier here at my lunch spot for the day, the Johanniter Bierkeller just off the Bahnhofstrasse.

It is a typical restaurant for this region — unassuming but cozy (and plenty smoky). Since it is a beer hall, it has some requisite breweriana around. Copper mash paddles, hop sacks and the copper wort chiller behind me all give a quaint feel to this place which has a dance hall upstairs that’s open until 4am.

Prices are not high for Zurich, and are reasonable by American standards too ($4.25 for a pint and $11 for the roesti). I’d stop by again if I come back.