Sternen Grill is a restaurant in
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
,
Switzerland
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. Founded in 1962, it is located at the city's town square,
Bellevueplatz
Bellevueplatz (, from the French language, French , meaning "beautiful sight") is a town square in the city of Zurich, Switzerland built in 1856. Named after the former on its north side, it is one of the nodal points for roads and public tra ...
. Sternen Grill is well known in the city for its sausages served with bread rolls, especially the
St. Galler Bratwurst.
History
The restaurant was founded by Edi Rosenberger in 1962. Victor Stefenelli, a member of the restaurant's management board, claims that Rosenberger invented the
bratwurst
''Bratwurst'' () is a type of German sausage made from pork or, less commonly, beef or veal. The name is derived from the Old High German , from , finely chopped meat, and , sausage, although in modern German it is often associated with the ver ...
in the city in 1963.
In 2010, the building the restaurant was housed in was rebuilt, temporarily relocating Sternen Grill to
Sechseläutenplatz
Sechseläutenplatz (literally: ''Sechseläuten'' square) is the largest town square situated in Zurich, Switzerland. Its name derives from the '' Sechseläuten'' (the city's traditional spring holiday), which is celebrated on the square in April.
...
until 2013.
It also opened another location at
Glattzentrum near Zurich in 2010.
The new building had the same layout as the previous, but had more space for eating and was more modern.
Menu
The main food sold by the restaurant is
sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs, may be included as fillers or extenders.
...
. It is especially known for its
St. Galler Bratwurst. Other sausages served include
cervelat
Cervelat, also cervelas, servelat or zervelat, is a sausage produced in Switzerland, France (especially Alsace and Lyon), Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of Germany. The recipe and preparation of the sausage vary regionally.
The sausages a ...
, pork
bratwurst
''Bratwurst'' () is a type of German sausage made from pork or, less commonly, beef or veal. The name is derived from the Old High German , from , finely chopped meat, and , sausage, although in modern German it is often associated with the ver ...
,
salsiccia, and
currywurst
''Currywurst'' () is a fast food dish of German origin consisting of sausage with curry ketchup. It was invented in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who began selling it at a food stand in West Berlin. The Deutsches Currywurst Museum estimated that 8 ...
. Each is offered with a
bread roll
A bread roll is a small, oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). Rolls can be served and eaten whole or are also commonly cut and filled – the result of doing so is considered a '' sandwic ...
called to make a
sausage sandwich
A sausage sandwich is a sandwich containing cooked sausage. It may consist of an oblong bread roll such as a baguette or ciabatta roll, and sliced or whole links of sausage, such as hot or sweet Italian sausage, Polish sausage, German sausage ...
, which can include
mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, small, round seeds of ...
. Additional food sold includes
cordon bleu, fried
zander
The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Family (biology), family Percidae, which also includes perch, Gymnocephalus, ruffe and Darter (fish), darter. It is found in freshwater and brackis ...
,
wiener schnitzel
Wiener schnitzel ( ; , 'Viennese cutlet'), sometimes spelled Wienerschnitzel, is a type of schnitzel made of a thin, Bread crumbs#Breading, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet.
It is one of the best known specialities of Viennese cuisine, and one of ...
, veal
liver
The liver is a major metabolic organ (anatomy), organ exclusively found in vertebrates, which performs many essential biological Function (biology), functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of var ...
,
meatloaf
Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat that has been combined with other ingredients, formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The final shape is either hand-formed on a baking tray or pan-formed by cooking it in a loaf pan. It is ...
,
Leberkäse
(German, literally 'liver-cheese'; sometimes also ''Leberkäs'' or ''Lebaka(a)s'') in Austria and the Swabian, Bavarian and Franconian parts of Germany, 'leverkaas' in Netherlands, the Netherlands and ''Fleischkäse'' ("meat-cheese") in Saarlan ...
,
Gehacktes mit Hörnli,
Schweizer chicken,
Älplermagronen
Älplermagronen (also spelled ''Älplermakkaronen'', lit. "Alpine herdsman’s macaroni" in German) is a dish from the Alpine regions of Switzerland, consisting of pasta, potatoes, cream, cheese, and onions. The name is made up of "Älpler" as a ...
,
Spätzle
Spätzle (), Spätzla or Spatzen, called ''nokedli'' () in Hungarian, are a type of Central European egg pasta typically served as a side for meat dishes with sauce. Commonly associated with Swabia (hence Swabian spaetzle) and Alsace, it is als ...
, and
mashed potato
Mashed potato or mashed potatoes ( American, Canadian, and Australian English), colloquially known as mash (British English), is a dish made by mashing boiled or steamed potatoes, usually with added milk, butter, salt, and pepper. It is general ...
es. Various salads are also served.
For a short period of time in 2023, the restaurant worked with
Hiltl Restaurant
Hiltl Restaurant is a Vegetarianism, vegetarian restaurant in Switzerland. The restaurant holds the Guinness world record for being the oldest continuously open vegetarian restaurant in the world. The restaurant is in Sihlstrasse in Zurich. Tw ...
, also in Zurich, to sell vegetarian sausages.
The restaurant offers its food for dine-in or takeout, with another takeout location available at
Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the airline hub, principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest o ...
.
References
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External links
Official website
1962 establishments in Switzerland
Restaurants established in 1962
Restaurants in Zurich
Zurich