PARTNER CONTENT FOR TWISPER


ZURICH 2 4 H O U R S I N


Tried-and-tested recommendations are the key to making the most of a trip to Switzerland’s lakeside metropolis. Twisper ambassador and award-winning cocktail maker Dirk Hany, owner of cocktail den Bar am Wasser, curates the perfect tour


With its gilded banks and formal dining halls, a certain conservatism has long defined Switzerland’s largest city. But amid an influx of talented young creatives, Switzerland’s mountain-backed, lakefront metropolis is being invigorated by innovative restaurant menus and indulgent bar concepts. “I grew up in South Africa, but my dad is Swiss and he was adamant that Zurich is the best place to learn about fine dining,” says Dirk Hany, owner of the city’s Bar am Wasser. Dirk’s professional life encompasses accolades from the


prestigious Spirited Awards and Mixolog Bar Awards; a long stint as ambassador for drinks brand Pernod Ricard, which took him around the world; and jobs fronting such stellar Zurich drinking dens as Widder Bar. His original dream, however, was to be a chef. “I wanted to manage a grand culinary hotel,” he says. “But I soon realised the potential of cocktails as a liquid kitchen. Plus, bar work puts me front of house, where I can be my sociable self.” The menus at Bar Am Wasser, a full-service, sit-down


bar offering everything from amuse bouche-style aperitifs to dessert drinks, are works of art — and not just for the cocktails within. Each season’s menu is tailored to specific local flavours, creatively interpreted and designed by local artists. “People beg, borrow and steal them,” laughs Dirk. With the city’s bars newly reopened, ‘back to the roots’ is this summer’s theme. “It seemed time to revisit classic cocktails — with a twist, of course,” explains Dirk. “And it’s time to revisit Zurich’s much-missed bars and restaurants.”


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