Zurich Supper Clubs: Dinner with Strangers
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Eight supper clubs and shared tables in Zurich, from a monthly neighbourhood lunch and a queer open table to tavolata dinners and dinners with strangers in restaurants. Where, how often, what it costs.
At a shared table you sit next to people you have never met, and the food gives you the first thing to talk about. Three of the tables below are called a tavolata, the Italian word for a meal shared at one big table. We only list tables that the organisers announce on their own page, with a source from 2026. Dates and venues change, so check the organiser's page before you go.
The tables at a glance
| Table | Format | Where | Roughly when | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeleft | Dinner with four to six strangers in a restaurant | Various restaurants, address in the app | Wed and Fri 7 pm | Subscription plus your own bill (2026) |
| AFTERCOURSE | Dinner evening with music and a programme | Different restaurants, such as Restaurant Roof Garden, Kreis 1 | Four to six evenings a year | CHF 220 for dinner and party at one edition (2026) |
| Regenbogenznacht | Open table run by HAZ Queer Zürich | Zollküche by the Regenbogenhaus, Kreis 5 | Usually the first Friday of the month, from 7 pm | CHF 8 to 12 for the food (2026) |
| Ziischtig-Zmittag | Neighbourhood lunch | Chilehuus Grünau, Kreis 9 | Once a month on a Tuesday, 12 to 2 pm | CHF 12 (2026) |
| FoodLab Zürich | Tavolata dinners on the theme of wild food | DieCuisine in Altstetten, one evening at the Kulturhaus Helferei | Once a year, several evenings over six weeks | CHF 125 (2026) |
| Tavolata by Zweifel 1898 | Themed tavolata | Weinbeiz in Höngg | Several evenings a year | CHF 135 (2026) |
| Tavolata Siciliana mit Crowd Container | Shared Sicilian dinner | Wirtschaft im FRANZ, Kreis 3 | Now and then, dates in the agenda | CHF 78 without drinks (2026) |
| Mohini | Ayurvedic cookery class with shared meals | Weinbergstrasse 15, Kreis 1 | Once a month, a full day | CHF 200 (2026) |
The tables one by one
Timeleft (various restaurants)
Timeleft puts you at a restaurant table in Zurich with four to six people you haven't met, on Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 pm. You sign up on your own, the app shows you the address, and when you book you choose German or English as the language. You need a subscription to book, and the app shows its price; you pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant (2026). Timeleft Zurich
AFTERCOURSE (different restaurants)
AFTERCOURSE holds four to six dinner evenings a year, with music and a programme, each edition with its own theme in a different restaurant; according to the organiser they are about new faces and conversation at the table. For the edition described in detail, the organiser lists Restaurant Roof Garden at Schweizergasse 11 and CHF 220 for dinner and the party (2026). Tickets are sold through the AFTERCOURSE website; the booking page gives a minimum age of 21, and no event language is stated. AFTERCOURSE
Regenbogenznacht (Kreis 5)
The Regenbogenznacht run by HAZ Queer Zürich is an open table in the Zollküche by the Regenbogenhaus, where you can simply sit down and join in. HAZ welcomes people who want to meet and talk to other queer people. The meal is usually on the first Friday of the month from 7 pm; check HAZ's Eventbrite listings for the next dinner and register there. The food costs CHF 8 to 12 (2026). Regenbogenznacht at HAZ
Ziischtig-Zmittag (Kreis 9)
Ziischtig-Zmittag is Swiss German for Tuesday lunch: once a month, on a Tuesday from 12 to 2 pm, the Reformed church in Zurich hosts a shared lunch at the Chilehuus Grünau, which the parish describes as a meal for the neighbourhood. The contribution is CHF 12 (2026), and you register online on the parish's page. Find further dates by searching for Ziischtig-Zmittag in the parish's events calendar. Ziischtig-Zmittag
FoodLab Zürich (Altstetten)
FoodLab Zürich runs once a year as a six-week programme, with several public tavolata dinners on the theme of wild food. The dinners are at DieCuisine in Altstetten, and according to the programme one evening takes place at the Kulturhaus Helferei. The dinners announced cost CHF 125 each (2026); tickets are in the ticket shop on the website, and for evenings that are sold out you can join a waiting list. FoodLab Zürich
Tavolata by Zweifel 1898 (Höngg)
The Tavolata by Zweifel 1898 brings several themed dinners a year to the Weinbeiz at the company's site in Höngg. According to the organiser, people can also sign up on their own, so you don't need to come as a pair. An evening costs CHF 135 a head (2026), and some evenings are already sold out. The dates are in the 2026 programme, and you sign up on the Zweifel 1898 website.
Tavolata Siciliana mit Crowd Container (Kreis 3)
The Wirtschaft im FRANZ and Crowd Container invite you to the Tavolata Siciliana, a shared Sicilian dinner. At the evening they have announced, there is an apéro from 6 pm, dinner is from 7 pm, and it costs CHF 78 a head without drinks (2026). You book a place with the Wirtschaft im FRANZ. Neither gives a fixed rhythm; look for the next evening in the Wirtschaft im FRANZ agenda and in the Crowd Container agenda.
Mohini (Kreis 1)
According to its own page, Mohini on Weinbergstrasse 15 holds a public cookery class in ayurvedic cooking every month. The advertised class runs from 9 am to 6 pm, and you prepare and share lunch and dinner as a group. Up to twelve people take part, a class costs CHF 200 (2026), and you sign up online. Mohini, cookery classes
How to find your table
- Format: Restaurant tables with strangers at Timeleft; tavolata dinners at FoodLab Zürich, at Zweifel 1898 and at the Wirtschaft im FRANZ; an open table at the Regenbogenznacht; a shared lunch at Ziischtig-Zmittag; cooking together at Mohini; dinner with a programme at AFTERCOURSE.
- Budget: CHF 8 to 12 at the Regenbogenznacht and CHF 12 at Ziischtig-Zmittag; CHF 78 to 135 for the tavolatas with a set menu; CHF 200 for a class day at Mohini and CHF 220 at AFTERCOURSE; a subscription plus your own bill at Timeleft (2026).
- Time of day: Lunchtime at Ziischtig-Zmittag, a full day at Mohini, evenings everywhere else.
- Language: At Timeleft you choose German or English; for the others, ask beforehand if the listing doesn't say.
- Booking: The app at Timeleft, tickets at AFTERCOURSE and at FoodLab Zürich, Eventbrite for the Regenbogenznacht, a booking with the Wirtschaft im FRANZ, and online sign-up on the organiser's page for Ziischtig-Zmittag, Zweifel 1898 and Mohini.
After dinner
Simple openers work: "Have you been to one of these before?", "Where have you eaten well in Zurich lately?", "Can you recommend another table like this?" And if you got on well with someone, suggest going to the next dinner together.
More ways to meet people are in our guide on meeting people in Zurich.
For people who host a supper club
If you host a table like these, you know the moment at the door when guests leave without swapping numbers. before is a web app for organisers. When guests arrive you show the QR code on your phone; they check in with it in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. At 8 pm everyone finds out at the same time who wants to see each other again, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.