Café Sprüngli
Zürich, Switzerland
The read// why locals go
Café Sprüngli has traded on Paradeplatz since 1836, and its Luxemburgerli macarons are as close to a civic emblem as a Zürich pastry can get. The café and restaurant sit at the Bahnhofstrasse end of the square, where the confiserie counter — Grand Cru chocolates, pralines, cakes, handmade sandwiches — runs alongside a proper sit-down room. It works best earlier in the day, as a breakfast or lunch stop rather than a dinner one, with plates around CHF 18. There is outdoor seating when the weather allows, which on Paradeplatz means watching the whole of Zürich's financial district walk past.
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Bahnhofstrasse 21, 8001 — Zürich
The read// why locals go
Café Sprüngli has traded on Paradeplatz since 1836, and its Luxemburgerli macarons are as close to a civic emblem as a Zürich pastry can get. The café and restaurant sit at the Bahnhofstrasse end of the square, where the confiserie counter — Grand Cru chocolates, pralines, cakes, handmade sandwiches — runs alongside a proper sit-down room. It works best earlier in the day, as a breakfast or lunch stop rather than a dinner one, with plates around CHF 18. There is outdoor seating when the weather allows, which on Paradeplatz means watching the whole of Zürich's financial district walk past.