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Bar am Wasser
Zurich, Switzerland · Fine-drinking cocktail bar · Europe
Bar am Wasser is Dirk Hany’s polished cocktail bar on Zürich’s Stadthausquai, built around multi-course drink menus and fine-dining-style service while also welcoming aperitif and digestif visits.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
Stadthausquai 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Style
- Fine-drinking cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours (partial)
- Tuesday–Wednesday, 16:00–00:00; Thursday, 16:00–00:30; Friday–Saturday, 16:00–01:30.Sunday and Monday hours are not stated.Source checked 2026-10-02 · Source
- Booking
- Regular bar service is walk-in only; the owner does not take ordinary table reservations. Its separate group-room and event inquiries are not ordinary table bookings.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Menu
- A 2024 GaultMillau feature describes three-course cocktail menus at Bar am Wasser.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
33.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 75.0
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 37.6
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 15.9
- Serious press
- 15.8
- Social Vibes
- 63.7
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
91/ 100
Score context
Dirk Hany's Limmat 'fine drinking' room: seated-only tasting menus, Hublot ice, no standing. Google ~4.6 from 800+ reviews; Falstaff 97. Guests love the three-course cocktail idea and service; Zurich prices and weekend fill are the tax.
Guest score details
What guests like
- multi-course cocktail menus
- precision technique
- Limmat setting
- warm seated service
What to know
- premium Zurich prices
- no standing room
- weekends book out
- concept can feel formal
Source excerpt
“If you want to try a 3 course cocktail menu, nothing beats this place.”
Source: wanderlog.com (linked below)
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 914 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.