Offshore Banking & Brunch

Whether you’ve conveniently planned your quarterly appointment with your private division advisor at UBS or Credit Suisse or are just looking for a dash of urban escapade after your time in the mountains you’ll no doubt be famished after the three hour Swiss rail journey to Zürich HB.

Sprüngli is the place in Zürich. Here’s how to give the impression of being “local”:

http://www.sprungli.ch/

1. Stroll up to the restaurant on the 2nd story.
2. Give off no visual clues of being besieged by the assembly of well-heeled financiers, International Foreign Affairs Advisors and Ambassador’s wives assembling with their old friends from Leysin.
3. Order a ham & cheese croissant. It's just what you do here.
4. Place your order straightaway from either a) your waitress or b) trot up to the pastry display and order there.
5. Don't blow your cover by waiting around the counter while they melt the delicious cheese, your waitress will bring the savory delight to your table along with your bill.
6. The final potential snag. Knowingly pay your "bill" (of course you never use the word "check" while on the continent) at the cashier near the stairs.

Sprüngli’s deliciously wrapped chocolates, tuffles and macaroons are the superlative gift for everyone back home but you have an afternoon of shopping to do on the Bahnhofstrasse and cocktails with Lu to get on to. Good thing all the “locals” know there is a Sprüngli outpost just past passport control at ZRH.

Confiserie Sprüngli AG
Bahnhofstrasse 21
CH-8022 Zürich

+41(0)44 224 47 40