5 bakeries worth the trip across Switzerland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Switzerland guides.
Confiserie Spruengli ★ 4.7 · Zurich
Bahnhofstrasse 21, 8001 Zurich
Founded 1836 on Bahnhofstrasse, 190 years in 2026. Luxemburgerli macarons, handcrafted chocolates, pralines, the canonical Zurich confectionery counter.
John Baker Stadelhofen ★ 4.6 · Zurich
Stadelhoferstrasse 28, 8001 Zurich
Opened 2013 by Jens Jung: organic bread freshly prepared on site daily, flour milled in-house. Olive bread, fruit bread, rye, the whole organic catalogue.
Spruengli Paradeplatz Confiserie ★ 4.6 · Zurich
Bahnhofstrasse 21, 8001 Zurich
Spruengli's flagship Paradeplatz boutique: Truffes du Jour (fresh daily, 48-hour shelf life), chocolate bars, tortes, and the most Zurich gift basket.
John Baker Helvetiaplatz ★ 4.5 · Zurich
Molkenstrasse 15, 8004 Zurich
John Baker's Helvetiaplatz outpost on Molkenstrasse: same organic flour, same sourdough discipline, smaller room, easy stop after the Kreis 4 market.
Cafe und Conditorei 1842 ★ 4.3 · Zurich
Napfgasse 4, 8001 Zurich
The former Conditorei Schober, a 13th-century house spanning four floors. Run since 2019 by the Arbeitskette Foundation as Cafe und Conditorei 1842.