Ella Sheikhova made an excellent review of various restaurants of the city, well, I would like to pay attention to the most inexpensive places where you can eat or tight lunch and dine.
Sternen Grill. (Kreis 1, TheaterStrasse 22)
Little eatery with tables under the roof and fresh air, where you can try hot dogs, buns, sandwiches and other fast food. Many sites write that it is like a truck with a window where burgers give out, but it is not. Here you can also buy beer and wine and sleep perfectly. There are a queue, but in the afternoon there is enough here. Basically, they love to look around the locals. Try "Poulet" (chicken with sauces). To the tasty belt (sausages), order a potato salad, bread and mustard, well, and a glass of wine Rioha (for 5 Swiss francs). Prices are not too high (food from 7.50 Swiss francs), compared with prices in restaurants in the rest of Zurich, where snacks are more than 10 francs, and the first dishes around 20. In general, this restaurant can be recommended to those who want Quickly, deliciously combed with Swiss and German dishes. There is this stall next to the Bellevue tram stop (trams 5, 8, 11). The restaurant is open from 10:30 to 23:30, on Friday and Saturday is closed during the day. It is possible to take dishes. Wi-Fi and TV are not. Perfect for lunch with the whole family.
Friends Corner. (Josefstrasse 140)
This tiny restaurant do not even know many locals. The appearance of the restaurant is somewhat shabby, but the food is decent, and the prices are low. The restaurant serves traditional Sri Lanka dishes. Have you ever tried this ever? Here you go! Try, for example, a dish of Masala Dosa (Masala Dhosa) - a leaf and rice flour pancakes with tomatoes and spices. True, be careful, many dishes are very sharp! By the way, in this small restaurant you can buy beer even very late in the evening, which is very convenient.
Noon. (Kreis 1, Oberdorfstrasse 9)
This is a small quiet restaurant of Lebanese food. There are some of the best falaphs in the whole city. Plus a wonderful choice of Mediterranean cuisine and an assortment of dishes for vegetarians and strict vegans. Plate with cakes, salad and hummus here is only 10chf. The restaurant is working all days, except Monday and Sunday to 11 pm with a lunch break (from 14:30 to 5 pm, usually closed). From alcohol here you can order wine and beer. Wi-Fi and TV are not.
Schnägg. (Hauptbahnhof, Kreis 5, Chief Station, Gleis 18)
Little restaurant with fast food. Fresh food, healthy and tasty. Everything stands in the area of 5 francs. Try local sandwiches and salads (for example, fresh Nüssli salad with croutons and eggs). White shop is better to search on the huge green letters "ISS Frisch" (it's easier to search than by the very name). Lark next to the tram stop Sihlquai. Alcohol in the stall do not sell. The store works every day from 6 am (on weekends from 10 am) to 9 pm (on weekends up to 8 pm). You can take a meal for removal. Food is perfect for children.
Zeughauskeller. (Bahnhofstrasse 28a, near Paradeplatz Square)
Big, loud, noisy, full of locals and tourists, with a menu in different languages. Try it here is a favurst with fresh potato salad and schnitzel. Great place to try traditional cuisine, and at the same time not to spend money. By the way, the restaurant has its own brewery, so, do not forget to try a delicious local beer (but the bar also has a wide variety of alcoholic beverages). The hall resembles a pub, so that the restaurant reigns a very warm atmosphere. By the way, in the hall Long tables, like in a pub, so, perhaps you have to sit with other visitors side by side. In short, the food is good, friendly service (though it may be a little slow due to the large number of people in the restaurant). Prices are slightly higher than in previous restaurants, but still low enough. The restaurant is working every day from 11:30 to 23:00. Wi-Fi and TV are not. It is impossible to order for removal.
AH-HUA II (Ankerstr. 110, Kreis 4)
From the moment of opening in 1998, this tiny restaurant never ceases to be adored by local residents who come here to try Thai traditional dishes. In the cafe you can find a lot of local hipsters. Try here soup with noodles and octopus and vegetables, or beef with a Thai basil, a caffir-lime and green beans. The restaurant is closed usually on Mondays. The restaurant can pay banknotes.
Les Halles (Pfingstweidstr.6, Kreis 5)
The Mediterranean Cuisine and Food Restaurant and the products are located in the Old Storage Square in the west of the city. Interior -Excutty mixture of antiques of the 50s, which are at the same time exposed to the sale. Try here a couscous with vegetables, tomatoes and eggplants or mussels with fries Fries. In the summer you can accommodate on a multi-level veranda. The restaurant can pay banknotes.
Odéon. (Limmatquai 2, Kreis 1)
This historic cafe-restaurant has once visited Lenin himself! Or maybe more than once. Well, today in here you can drink delicious coffee pieces for breakfast or choose hamburgers, sandwiches or pasta for lunch or dinner. With the onset of the evening, the restaurant turns into a bar, which is visited by a wide variety of segments of the population, but more often here can be found by representatives of the local LGBT community.
Rheinfelder Bierhaus. (Marktg. 19, Kreis 1)
Restaurant local cuisine. Locals call this restaurant "Bluetig Tuume" or "Bloody finger" - well, like this. The restaurant is famous for its crown dish "Entrecôte Café de Paris" (steak with herbs, greens and butter), sausages and sausages, and Spanish home Paelhea. In warm weather, tables are exhibited on the street, and dinner is even more pleasant. The restaurant pays only cash.
Brezelkönig (Hauptbahnhof, the main station of the city)
This is a cute bakery, open in 1996. The bakery has several branches throughout the country (and the factory itself is located on NeuenkirchStrasse 91). Perhaps this is the best place to try the bonds - big delicious pretzels. You can also cheap sandwiches, cakes and sandwiches. It is impossible to pass by!