Weinplatz (literally: wine square) is a popular public square adjacent to the Gmüesbrugg bridge and the historical Schipfe quarter.

Weinplatz is situated in the historical center of Zürich, previously known as Celtic-Roman Turicum, on the southeastern foothill of the Lindenhof, right westerly of the Rathausbrücke bridge-plaza, north of the Münsterhof plaza, and south of the Schipfe quarter on the eastern bank of the Limmat.

Located next to the Rathausbrücke,^[1] public transport is provided by the Zürich tram lines 2, 4, and 15. At the Storchen stop, Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft provides also public transportation towards Bürkliplatz and Zürichhorn. Individual transportation usually is prohibited.^[2] The area is part of the pedestrian zone in the old town of Zürich, hence, vehicle traffic is limited between lower Limmatquai downstream and the Bellevueplatz square upstream.

In 70/75 AD a harbor district rose on the newly acquired lands on the Limmat riverbank at the foot of the former Oppidum Lindenhof at the Schipfe–Weinplatz area, and the settlement area of the Gallo-Roman Turicum was extended on the right bank of the Limmat at the present Limmatquai. Public buildings made of stone and paved roads were built. Suggested by the recent archaeological evidence uncovered during construction at Münsterbrücke, the present Weinplatz may have been the site of the civilian harbour of the Celtic-Roman Turicum.^[3] At the site of the present Weinplatz towards St. Peterhofstatt the remains of remarkable 2nd to 4th century AD Thermae were excavated.^[4]

Being part of the ancient Kornhausplatz (Rathhausbrücke) plaza, Weinplatz was used as a grain and vegetable store in medieval times, and became in 1630 the public market for local wines, the present Weinplatz square. Despite the relocation of the market to the Münsterhof plaza in 1647, the name is still the same.^[5] Some medieval sources mention the Rother Turm building, meaning the "red tower" which was used by the House of Rapperswil as its seat in Zürich in the early 13th century; much later it became a 'literature café' and was demolished. Weinplatz now is a popular tourist destination, nearby the Münsterhof plaza, and it is the location of some small shops and cafés.

• Regine Abegg, Christine Barraud Wiener: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Zürich. Band II.II: Stadt Zürich. Wiese Verlag, Basel 2003. ISBN 978-3-906131-87-0.