Rote Fabrik
The Rote Fabrik (Literally: Red Factory, not fabric) is an entertaining place down on the Wollishofen side of lake Zurich.
It used to be a factory, and is, er, red. Well it’s made of red bricks, but pretty much all of it is covered in graffiti now.
It operates as a club, a bar and restaurant, and also as a concert venue. Not to mention cinema and theatre. Theater if you prefer.
It’s a politically correct sort of place, and has lots of informational events relating to the mistreatment of minority (or majority) groups in far-flung places. But you don’t have to get involved in that and they really don’t mind. Live and let live. That sort of thing.
It’s by no means posh, so you don’t want to be wearing clothes that you object to getting grubby.
Last time I went, a friend turned up in a white coat. Not that sort of white coat, if you’re thinking of those scary people in films that work in psychological institutions – I’m not that far gone yet. No, it was just a nice white coat. What was she thinking?
It’s lovely out the back in summer, there are plenty of tables outside, and ideal place for watching the boats go by. Schiffliluege – as a colleague in the office calls it.
Food is reasonably priced, a good range of drinks too. Tables are simple, and as I said graffiti everywhere.
So if you fancy feeling like an art student for an hour or two, why not pop down to the red factory?
Photo: Flickr pichenette
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