Zurich is not only about chocolate.
Explore the sweet side of Zurich - in the actual streets, buildings, and confiseries where it happened. Enjoy Zürich's most delicious corners.
The tour begins at Zurich Hauptbahnhof. Stroll uncovering surprising stories - from Alpine milk and railway innovation to colonial spice traders and army chocolate rations - and stop to taste your way through chocolate bars, pralines, truffles, pastries, Luxemburgli, Birchermüesli and more.
Each stop comes with exact recommendations: what to order, what they're famous for, and why it matters. Sit down at a legendary confiserie, engage all your senses, and leave with the kind of insider knowledge only locals usually have. Visit instagrammable salons in a 13th-century café, a colonial goods shop still roasting coffee on site, and confiseries family-owned for generations.
Discover the origin of the most popular breakfast meal - muesli. Find out why a machine left running overnight by accident gave birth to silky, melting Swiss chocolate. How milk chocolate was invented. How the Swiss kept making chocolate even when wartime left them with no cocoa. Understand the variety of approaches to sweets. From fresh slabs broken by hand and sold by weight, through carefully wrapped gift pralines, to delicate, light macarons. Learn the stories behind Läderach, Favarger, Sprüngli, Lindt, Teuscher, Milka, Toblerone, and much more.
End your tour at Bürkliplatz, where you can take the boat to the Lindt museum in Kilchberg — or simply enjoy the lake. Duration: 1.5–2 hours of walking · up to 3–4 hours with tastings and café stops
Distance: approx. 3.5 km, fully walkable
Tasting budget: plan an extra 20–30 CHF per person along the route (cost of the food is not included)
Suitable for: couples, solo travellers, small groups, food lovers, history lovers, anyone curious about Zürich
