# Gasthof zum Bären, Birmenstorf

> Historic country inn in Birmenstorf (canton Aargau, Switzerland), near Baden and about 25 minutes from Zurich, hosting guests since 1540. Restaurant with Mediterranean and Swiss cooking and a garden under old trees, the Orangerie for Rami’s tasting menu, a vaulted wine cellar (around 120 wines), rooms for celebrations and 9 hotel rooms. Hosts since 2025: Ganja and Rami.

- Address: Gasthof zum Bären, Kirchstrasse 7, 5413 Birmenstorf AG, Switzerland (47.46118, 8.24755)
- Phone: +41 56 201 44 00 · Email: kontakt@zumbaeren.ch
- Opening hours: Tuesday 9 am – 10 pm; Wednesday to Friday 11.30 am – 2 pm · 5.30 pm – 10 pm; Saturday 5 pm – 10 pm; Sunday & Monday Closed. The Orangerie: evenings, by reservation.
- Closed for holidays: 27 September – 12 October 2026; 20 December – 4 January 2027
- Book a table: https://foratable.com/book/restaurant/47158322f73bbd214797b324cb8bcc18
- Lunch dishes of the week and lunch booking: https://www.lunchgate.ch/restaurant/pfaendlers-gasthof-zum-baeren/
- Book a room: https://www.mybookingsite.io/inst/#home?propertyId=623NTc7CmDCCxbd7UoxERX5Elf4VZvAt1hRdGyNjk1&JDRN=Y
- Gift vouchers: https://shop.e-guma.ch/zumbaeren/de/gutscheine
- Website languages: German (https://www.zumbaeren.ch/) and English (https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/)

## Restaurant and menus

- [Restaurant overview](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/restaurant/): the four menus and the opening hours
- [The Orangerie](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/restaurant/orangerie/): In the old skittle alley, between glass and garden, Rami cooks his tasting menu. Evenings, by reservation.
- [Bärenstube & Garden](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/restaurant/baerenstube/): à la carte. A Mediterranean heart, Swiss classics and fire from the Big Green Egg. In the Stube or, from June to August, under the trees in the garden. Mains CHF 34–62.
- [Lunch dishes](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/restaurant/lunch/): Tuesday to Friday · 11.30 am – 1.30 pm. Lunch dishes from CHF 24; business lunch · 3 courses CHF 75.
- [From the cellar](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/restaurant/cellar/): the wine list, around 120 wines, from Birmenstorf to Bordeaux, Burgundy, Tuscany and Piedmont.

## What’s on

- [All events](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/whats-on/)
- [Art at the Bären: Brigitte Schramm](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/whats-on/kunst-im-baeren-brigitte-schramm/): 4 September – 21 November 2026, during opening hours, Free entry. Where art meets good food.
- [Christmas menu](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/whats-on/weihnachtsmenue/): from Tuesday, 13 October 2026, lunch & dinner, from CHF 59. A feast for every sense, for your team, your family or just the two of you.
- [Wild Halloween](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/whats-on/wilde-halloween/): Saturday, 24 October 2026, from 17:30, including a wine tasting. A Halloween game grill night with a four-course menu. Wild moments, finely enjoyed.

## Stay and celebrate

- [Hotel](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/hotel/): 9 rooms, Single room from CHF 105, Double room from CHF 150, Superior double room from CHF 170 per night.
- [Celebrations](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/celebrations/): Saal up to 50 guests, Bärenstube up to 60 guests, Garden around 80 seats, Pavilion up to 12 guests. Weddings, company and Christmas dinners, family celebrations.

## Optional

- [The house](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/the-house/): the chronicle since 1540 and the hosts
- [Contact, directions and FAQ](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/en/contact/)
- [German website (main language)](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/)
- [Everything in one file](https://www.zumbaeren.ch/llms-full.txt): all menus with prices, events, rooms, rooms for celebrations and the FAQ