Guidebook for Luzern
Drinks & Nightlife
ALPINEUM KAFFEEHAUS°BAR
11 DenkmalstrasseCool bar for hipster locals
Gewerbehalle
46 BaselstrasseAnother nice Bar - Cool interior!
Lakefront Restaurant/Bar - Good for a quick drink or a snack
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Seebistro LUZ
1 LandungsbrückeLakefront Restaurant/Bar - Good for a quick drink or a snack
Buvette Bar
WerftstegOpenair Bar (only summer)
Where the locals meet in summer
Very expensive and good food but also incredible view on lucerne and the mountains. Take the free ride up with the little railway.
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Art Deco Hotel Montana
22 AdligenswilerstrasseVery expensive and good food but also incredible view on lucerne and the mountains. Take the free ride up with the little railway.
Shamrock
3 WagenbachgasseMy favorite Irish pub in Lucerne. Wings Monday 1.- per wing
Cool restaurant, bar & art space for local hipsters and other people. Also concerts and art shows more on FB: Neubad Luzern. Go there for lunch, its delicious
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Neubad
36 BireggstrasseCool restaurant, bar & art space for local hipsters and other people. Also concerts and art shows more on FB: Neubad Luzern. Go there for lunch, its delicious
Roadhouse
1 PilatusstrasseNot my favorite but there is always something going on!
Madeleine Gastro GmbH
15 BaselstrasseBar in an old cinema
Good place to kick off the weekend. Sometimes they have live concerts.
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The Bruch Brothers
7 BaselstrasseGood place to kick off the weekend. Sometimes they have live concerts.
Bar 59
5 IndustriestrasseAlternative Bar
Alfred Caffebar
1 BleicherstrasseGood coffee, cozy place!
Take the elevator and enjoy the great view from this rooftop bar but pretty mainstream. If you like fancy decor.
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Lounge & Bar suite Luzern
1 PilatusstrasseTake the elevator and enjoy the great view from this rooftop bar but pretty mainstream. If you like fancy decor.
Food Scene
Geissmatt
13A St. KarlistrasseBest Italian Restaurant in Lucerne $$$$
Mamma Leone
12 Mühlenpl.Good Italian Restaurant - Try the calzone
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Perfect place for breakfast and a cool location for drinks in the afternoon
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Mill'Feuille
6 Mühlenpl.Perfect place for breakfast and a cool location for drinks in the afternoon
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Local brewery with traditional food. Lots of tourists though
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Rathaus Brauerei
2 Unter der EggLocal brewery with traditional food. Lots of tourists though
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SONG PI NONG - Authentic Thai
6 Sternenpl.Best Thai in Lucerne
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Go to the top floor for a super cool view an a cheap breakfast, lunch or dinner
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MANOR Luzern
5 WeggisgasseGo to the top floor for a super cool view an a cheap breakfast, lunch or dinner
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Take the little railway to the top an drink a coffee or a cocktail - Best view over Lucerne!
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Gütsch
Take the little railway to the top an drink a coffee or a cocktail - Best view over Lucerne!
Jeffs Burger
29 HirschmattstrasseSome of the best burgers in town.
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Opus
16 BahnhofstrasseIf you like wine - thats your place!
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Telepizza Luzern
16 ZentralstrasseBest takeaway pizzas but also some space to sit down and eat your pizza.
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Nice Bar/Restaurant with wooden tables and floors.
Great place also for breakfast/brunch (only saturdays and sundays)
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Restaurant Metzgerhalle
1 BaselstrasseNice Bar/Restaurant with wooden tables and floors.
Great place also for breakfast/brunch (only saturdays and sundays)
Chez Cassis
44 BruchstrasseCute coffeshop
Crazy CupCake Café
47 BruchstrasseAnother cool coffeshop
Restaurant Parterre
7 MythenstrasseStudent Bar
Very touristy and expensive, but nice traditional food and old school swiss interior.
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Fritschi
5 Sternenpl.Very touristy and expensive, but nice traditional food and old school swiss interior.
Twiny Station
13 RössligasseThe home of the baguette sandwich. Cheap and good takeaway
Great student restaurant/bar with cheap delicious food. Sometimes they even have live free concerts of the jazz school students.
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Jazzkantine zum Graben
8 GrabenstrasseGreat student restaurant/bar with cheap delicious food. Sometimes they even have live free concerts of the jazz school students.
Want to enjoy a real swiss mountain hut including cheese Fond. This is the place. In summer great outdoor bar in winter romantic lighting of the buildings
Seeburg station
Want to enjoy a real swiss mountain hut including cheese Fond. This is the place. In summer great outdoor bar in winter romantic lighting of the buildings
Eichhof
Big local brewery with nice old school brewery restaurant.
Nice vegetarian place for breakfast, lunch and dinner or also a coffee.
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tibits Luzern
ZentralstrasseNice vegetarian place for breakfast, lunch and dinner or also a coffee.
Starbucks
1 PilatusstrasseLove it or hate it
Everything Else
Lucerne Tourism office. Get all the information you need, most is free.
*NEW LOCATION* in the train station on track 3
Luzern Tourismus AG
3 BahnhofstrasseLucerne Tourism office. Get all the information you need, most is free.
*NEW LOCATION* in the train station on track 3
Kaiten
23 BleicherstrasseSushi Bar
Bachmann
7 Schwanenpl.Best Ice Cream in town!
Luzerner Bier
16 BürgenstrasseLocal craft brewery. See internet for opening hours www.brauerei.lu
Sightseeing
Kapellbrücke
KapellbrückeClassic Lucerne sight! Don't miss it.
Lion Monument
4 DenkmalstrasseNice little park
Museggmauer
Auf MuseggWalk over the old city walls - Nice view!
Perfect starting point for a hike towards the Pilatus or Mittagsgüpfi. Take bus 72 from Lucerne en exit in Eigenthal from there just follow the hiking signs.
Eigenthal, Talboden station
Perfect starting point for a hike towards the Pilatus or Mittagsgüpfi. Take bus 72 from Lucerne en exit in Eigenthal from there just follow the hiking signs.
Main mountain of Lucerne. You can hike up (see Eigenthal) or take the cable car or mountain railway. Details at the tourist information
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Pilatus Kulm station
Main mountain of Lucerne. You can hike up (see Eigenthal) or take the cable car or mountain railway. Details at the tourist information
Entertainment & Activities
Swiss Museum of Transport. Great place, especially if you have kids.
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Verkehrshaus
Swiss Museum of Transport. Great place, especially if you have kids.