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Zurich

Public transport runs smoothly, the view of the Alps from the lake is compelling, nights out are fun and the standard of living remains resolutely high (even for employees of Swiss banks).Web giant Google liked the city so much, it set up its European HQ here following other large organisations such as GM Europe and Fifa. Having said that, it's a good idea to get out of town on a Sunday when shops and many bars close for the day.

 

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Essentials

01 Don't be late. Showing up five minutes early is the rule.
02 Say "merci" instead of "danke schön".
03 Impress locals by saying "Züri" instead of "Zürich".
04 Install the Tramdroidapplication on your iPhone. The handy timetable makes using trams as precise as a Swiss watch.
05 Don’t drive. The city is amaze of one-way streets.

Hotels

Independent and easy
Hotel Rössli
Rössligasse 7
+ 41 44 256 70 50
hotelroessli.ch

Dependable chain
Park Hyatt
21 Beethovenstrasse
+ 41 43 883 1234
zurich.park.hyatt.com

Premium
The Dolder Grand
Kurhausstrasse 65
+ 41 44 456 60 00

Dining

Fast breakfast
Schoffel
7 Schoffelgasse
+ 41 44 261 2070
schoffel.ch

Business breakfast
Terasse
3 Limmatquai
+ 41 44 251 1074

Mid-morning coffee
Teecafé Schwarzenbach
19 Münstergasse
+ 41 44 261 1380
schwarzenbach.ch

Working lunch with colleagues
Hiltl
28 Sihlstrasse
+ 41 44 227 7000
hiltl.ch

Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Rive Gauche
1 Talstrasse
+ 41 44 220 5060
agauche.ch

Lunch on your own
Cafe/Bar Odeon
Limmatquai 2
+ 41 44 251 16 50
odeon.ch


Afternoon tea/drink
Griederbar Zürich
30 Bahnofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 3700
bongenie-grieder.ch

Dinner on your own
Yooji's Sushi Bellevue
8 St Urbangasse
+ 41 44 253 1111
yoojis.ch

Dinner with colleagues
Casa Aurelio
209 Langstrasse
+ 41 44 272 7744
casaaurelio.ch

Private dinner
Restaurant Schlüssel
Seefeldstr. 177
+ 41 44 422 02 46
restaurant-schluessel-zuerich.ch

Big dinner with partner clients
Restaurant Kronenhalle
4 Rämistrasse
+ 41 44 262 9900
kronenhalle.com

Drink after dinner
Kronenhalle Bar
4 Rämistrasse
+ 41 44 262 9911
kronenhalle.com

Late drinks
Widderbar
7 Rennweg
+ 41 44 224 2526
widder.ch

Late bite
Kaufleuten
Pelikanplatz
+ 41 44 225 3300
kaufleuten.com

On the tiles
Amber Club & Bar
Bahnofquai 15
amberclub.ch

Reading

Newsstand
Presse Kiosk at Mainstation
+ 41 44 212 2984
kiosk.ch

Bookshop
Orell Füssli Kramhof
4 Füsslistrasse
+ 41 848 849 848

Thank yous

Gourmet food from Globus Bellevue
12 Theaterstrasse
+ 41 44 266 1616
globus.ch

Shopping

Something you can't get anywhere else
Luxemburgerli biscuits by Sprüngli Paradeplatz
21 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 4711
spruengli.ch

Lost luggage - where to buy dress shirts, socks and undies
Jelmoli
1 Seidengasse
+ 41 44 220 4411
jelmoli.ch

Something for the kids
Wooden toys from Pastorini
3 Weinplatz
+ 41 44 228 7070
pastorini.ch

Something for someone you love
Jewellery by Bucherer
50 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 211 2635
bucherer.com

Something for yourself
Swiss cotton basics by Erfolg
2 Löwenstrasse
+ 41 44 210 4070
ichwillerfolg.ch

Two hour tour

01 Kunsthaus Zürich
Museum that houses works by Alberto and Diego Giacometti, and a collection of Dadaist art.
1 Heimplatz
+ 41 44 253 8484
kunsthaus.ch

02
Fraumünster Abbey
With stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall
Am Münsterhofplatz
+ 41 44 211 4100

Transport

Get a 9-uhr-pass and you can use public transport all day (after 09.00) for CHF23 (€14).

Limousine/car
Alliance Limousines
18b Rütistrasse, Zollikon
+ 41 79 458 1373
limo24.ch

Fitness

Good Gym
Fitnesspark Puls 5
Newly opened fitness park in an old industrial complex in Zürich West.
18 Giessereistrasse
+ 41 44 279 1000
fitnesspark.ch/puls5

Good running route
Züriberg, Dolder and Zoo.

Alternative diversion
Unterer Letten riverbaths

Credits

Writer: Barnaby Skinner

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