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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 ZVV application on your iPhone or Android based phone. The real time public transport timetable makes travelling 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
thedoldergrand.com

Dining

Fast breakfast
Poushe Strudelhaus
88 Albisstrasse
+ 41 44 480 09 40
poushe.ch

Business breakfast
Terasse
3 Limmatquai
+ 41 44 251 1074

Mid-morning coffee
Confiserie Sprüngli
21 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 46 46
spruengli.ch

Working lunch with colleagues
Ristorante Certo
Strassburgstrasse 5
+ 41 44 241 04 04
certo.ch

Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Rico's Kunststuben
160 Seestrasse
8700 Küsnacht
kunststuben.com

Lunch on your own
Volkshaus
60 Stauffacherstrasse
+ 41 44 242 11 55
restaurantvolkshaus.ch


Afternoon tea/drink
Café des Amis
88 Nordstrasse
+ 41 43 536 93 81
desamis.ch

Dinner on your own
Negishi, Sushi Bar
1 Nägelihof
+ 41 44 252 05 10
negishi.ch

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

Private dinner
Caduff's Wine Loft
126 Kanzleistrasse
+ 41 44 240 22 55
wineloft.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
Pelikanbar, Kaufleuten
Pelikanplatz
+ 41 44 225 33 40
kaufleuten.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

The best Swiss, French and German cheeses in town
Tritt-Käse IM VIADUKT
231 Limmatstrasse
+ 41 43 366 87 88
tritt.ch

Shopping

Something you can't get anywhere else
Luxemburgerli biscuits by Sprüngli Paradeplatz
21 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 46 46
spruengli.ch

Lost luggage - where to buy dress shirts, socks and undies
11 Schweizergasse
+ 41 44 226 60 60
globus.ch

Something for the kids
Franz Carl Weber, Switzerlands largest toy stall
62 Bahnhofstrasse
fcw.ch

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

Something for yourself
Roma Shoes
17 Lintheschergasse
+ 41 44 210 31 41 43
boutique-roma.ch

Two hour tour

01 Fraumünster Abbey
Am Münsterhofplatz
+ 41 44 211 41 00
Stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall.

02
Museum für
Gegenwartskunst Museum for contemporary art.
199A Albisreiederstrasse
+ 41 44 277 20 50
migrosmuseum.ch

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
McFit
HB, Shopville
+ 41 44 222 16 80
mcfit.ch

Good running route
Züriberg, Dolder and Zoo.

Alternative diversion
Unterer Letten riverbaths

Credits

Writer: Barnaby Skinner

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