Brasserie Lipp

Frommer's Review

This place emulates Lipp, one of Paris's most famous Art Nouveau brasseries. So authentic is the duplication, in fact, that the Zurich version paid a royalty to the original in Paris for the right to use the name and a re-creation of its decor and seating configuration. The venue is loud, fast paced, and, during the noon rush, frenzied as waiters squeeze between narrowly spaced tables bearing trays of choucroute (sauerkraut); platters of fresh fish such as sole meunière, smoked salmon, and filets of herring in cream sauce; terrines; many kinds of cold salad; and such daily specials as Moroccan couscous. Don't expect to linger for hours at a table. Nonetheless, the French-inspired ambience is a refreshing change from the Teutonic overtones of many of this restaurant's competitors. The bar, the Jules Verne, is also recommended.

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