Bakery$$Mon-Fri 07:30-18:30, Sat 08:00-18:00, closed SunWalk-in onlyPralines, patisserie and Zurich Tirggel
Confiserie Honold has made pralines and Zurich honey Tirggel since 1905. With Rennweg 53 in renovation it trades from a pavilion at the Herkulesbrunnen.
Tip: The pavilion is counter service only. Take the coffee and a Zueri-Honig-Tirggel down the Bahnhofstrasse; Rennweg 53 reopens in 2027.
Worth the queue: Zueri-Honig-Tirggel
Bakery$Daily 09:00-19:00Walk-in onlyTraditional Swiss pastries
The former Conditorei Schober, a 13th-century house spanning four floors. Run since 2019 by the Arbeitskette Foundation as Cafe und Conditorei 1842.
Worth the queue: Hot chocolate and cake
Bakery$Mon-Fri 07:30-18:30, Sat 08:30-18:00Walk-in onlyChocolates and tortes
Spruengli's flagship Paradeplatz boutique: Truffes du Jour (fresh daily, 48-hour shelf life), chocolate bars, tortes, and the most Zurich gift basket.
Worth the queue: Truffes du Jour
Bakery$Mon-Fri 06:30-18:30, Sat 07:30-16:00Walk-in onlyOrganic sourdough breads
Opened 2013 by Jens Jung: organic bread freshly prepared on site daily, flour milled in-house. Olive bread, fruit bread, rye, the whole organic catalogue.
Worth the queue: Rye sourdough
Bakery$Mon-Sat morning to afternoonWalk-in onlyOrganic sourdough breads
John Baker's Helvetiaplatz outpost on Molkenstrasse: same organic flour, same sourdough discipline, smaller room, easy stop after the Kreis 4 market.
Worth the queue: House loaf