The best chocolatiers German-Speaking Switzerland

Founded in 1905, Merkur began by selling tea, coffee and chocolate. The Merkur shop in Basel on the Market Square is the most famous of them all, having been taken over by the chocolate maker Läderach in 2004. A real success story! You will find a magnificent collection of packaged and weighed chocolates. In summer, don't miss the milk and strawberry chocolate. A place of delicacies that can be found on the other side of the Rhine, in Germany, in Freiburg im Breisgau.

A veritable institution in Lucerne, Bachmann confectionery is a must! The family has been delighting sweet tooths for one hundred and twenty years. With ten stores scattered across the city and bright purple storefronts, you can't miss them. One on Schwanenplatz is a 750 kg wall of dripping chocolate. Each store is a veritable palace of sweets of all kinds: freshly baked bread, chocolates, pralines and Lucerne specialities. The quality of the confectionery is such that you'll want to bite into it straight away!

For over 70 years, this chocolate factory has been handcrafting its treasures. It's in the dark chocolate version that this chocolatier excels with its pralines, truffles and many other creations. The elegant boutique offers other hand-crafted treats, including delicious macaroons and a fine collection of ice creams. At Easter, bunnies and cocottes are molded the old-fashioned way, and the window displays are even more enticing.

Confiserie Teuscher has been established in Zurich for ninety years, with branches in Geneva, Berlin, the USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. In Storchengasse, the ancestral boutique offers an impressive selection of delicacies and the quality for which it is renowned. A chocolate lover's paradise! Tourists and locals alike appreciate the fact that it's open every day, including Sundays. Don't miss the house specialty: champagne truffles.

A shop to lick your lips! The company has been in existence since 1919 and offers fine chocolates of excellent quality. In this magnificent shop you will find a whole collection of cream truffles, apricot truffles, malaga truffles, champagne truffles, hazelnut truffles, rum truffles, honey truffles... and pralines as varied as they are divine. The small dark chocolate cones, the brioches and the little ovens that can be seen from the window invite you to taste them. The shop emanates a charm of yesteryear where the good smells attract the passers-by. A sure value.