Kari J.
Yelp
As a transplant from Chicago, one thing I miss is the dim sum and steamed dumplings that you can get in Chinatown. So after seeing Rooftop listed as an option on the Katzentisch.ch booking site, we decided to give it a try.
Reviews here already talk about the great views and cocktails. And I won't argue that, as both really are good. Try the "Honey, Shake me a Cocktail" drink for something different and tasty.
The restaurant is a little similar to a chinese dim sum restaurant, in which trolleys of little Asian dishes are rolled from table to table. The only disappointing part is that they don't come often enough, and they do seem to be presented in particular order (as the Swiss tend to do with everything). My experience at traditional dim sum restaurants is the dishes are wheeled out constantly and with lots of options in no particular order.
Dishes range in price from 6chf to 18chf, and there is no menu to reference. So if you want to keep track of your tab, make sure to ask through the meal.
First offerings were small appetizer type courses (edamame, little dips or salads, etc) then followed by something more substantial (mussels, very popular spare ribs, etc). Then followed by what we were looking forward to: the steamed Asian dumplings! These are definitely good, and we weren't disappointed. In fact, when we go back we will ask to go straight to the Asian dumplings first!
There was also a dessert trolley but by that point we had already eaten too much.
All in, this was a fun change to our other dining experiences in Zurich. We would definitely go back for the dumplings and the view.