The 91 restaurants in Zermatt cook you everything from Italian to Asian, from raclette to hamburger.
After the on-mountain offerings, the village has a tough act to
follow. But it does pretty well, with a choice of 91 restaurants
covering most bases, with good Chinese and Japanese food, a strong
Italian showing (the motherland is just at the end of a lift) and
excellent Swiss restaurants: the exceptional and upmarket Le Mazot by
the river specializes in lamb and fine wines; a different take on a
similar menu is at Chez Heini where your evening ends with the owner
singing his tribute to the Matterhorn against a projected backdrop of
mountain views.
Hotel restaurants, particularly the multi-starred
variety, are also a good bet, but tend to be pricey. Finally, there’s
even a McDonald’s, if you must. The night scene is vigorous,
with bars and clubs with discos or live music until late: the T-bar,
the North Wall, Grampi's and the Hotel Post, which has everything on
every level - bars, disco, restaurants. Prize for most unlikely
nightspot goes to the very hip Vernissage Bar and Kino (cinema),
designed by local artist Heinz Julen.
