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A store named Schwarzenbach with a display of chocolates and coffee. 1
A bakery with a shiny brown wall and glass display cases filled with pastries. 2
A coffee shop with various coffee beans displayed in glass containers and labeled with origin names. 3
A display case with various macarons in different colors and flavors, labeled with their names. 4
A Lindt chocolate shop with a variety of chocolates displayed in glass cases and on shelves. 5

Zurich: Sweet Walking Tour in Old Town

By Field of Art
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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €100 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Learn about the sweet side of Zurich
  • Hear the real stories behind the Zurich's most famous sweets
  • Visit legendary confiseries and cafés, family-owned for generations
  • Explore Zürich’s Old Town and its hidden sweet gems
  • Receive exact recommendations for tastings

Activity location

    • Zurich
    • Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Zürich HB, Bahnhofplatz, 8001 Zürich, Szwajcaria
    • Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour with narrative storey connecting all stops through Zürich's old town
  • Inclusions
    Specific tasting guidance at every stop — what to order, what to notice, how to taste it properly
  • Exclusions
    Entry to the Lindt museum in Kilchberg
  • Exclusions
    Boat ticket to Kilchberg

What you can expect

  • 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

Location

Activity location

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    • Zurich
    • Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Zürich HB, Bahnhofplatz, 8001 Zürich, Szwajcaria
    • Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland