The oldest vegetarian restaurant

Today, Haus Hiltl isn’t just one Zürich’s most popular dining options; it’s recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest continuously run vegetarian restaurant – a gourmet temple of ‘healthy indulgence’, founded in 1898 and operated by the fourth generation of the Hiltl family. Swissair even approached Haus Hiltl to become the official provider of vegetarian meals for its passengers (the airline, now known as Swiss, still serves vegetarian meals in collaboration with Haus Hiltl to this day), which further increased the restaurant’s reputation beyond Zürich. “The fact that it seems to be the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world is certainly good for them to market the place, but for today’s Zürich, I think it’s more important that Hiltl keeps being an innovative player in the city’s gastronomy scene.”

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