The best pastry shops German-Speaking Switzerland

Dating back to 1845, this romantic café with its antique decor and murals is a Zurich institution well worth a visit! Whether you're looking for a simple coffee, hot chocolate, pastry, breakfast, brunch or a glass of ice cream, you're sure to find something to your taste. Depending on the weather and your mood, you can settle into one of the café's six intoxicating neo-baroque ambiances. On the first floor, the confectionery proudly displays chocolates, colorful pastries and delectable local specialties.

In this bakery with its trendy storefront, you'll find a few tables to settle down at coffee time. Alongside the traditional Basler Leckerli, the house specialty is delicious whisky truffles. A specialty you'll want to try on your visit to the city! They can be found in other bakeries in the city, but the recipe is said to have originated here. The bakery also serves hot drinks and delicious pastries.

Praliné Scherrer is an institution in St. Gallen, located just a stone's throw from the Abbey district, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An excellent pastry chef and chocolatier, the company has made truffles and pralines its specialties, always coming up with new and innovative gourmet recipes. Among the creations, truffles with cinnamon, mulled wine or tiramisù. All served in elegant wooden boxes. A great gift idea if you can resist the temptation to devour everything. Also very good gingerbread.

It's Schaffhausen's favorite café, and it's easy to see why! In an ultra-cosy Parisian café setting from another era, you can enjoy a cup of coffee while sharing a selection of mouth-watering pastries. We warmly recommend one of its specialties: "vermicelles" (a speciality made with chestnuts and meringue), so Swiss! Try them for snack time. The staff are attentive, the atmosphere warm and the menu very gourmet. You can also enjoy a hot or cold drink on this pretty terrace in the center of town.

This bakery is part of the Gaugler group, which has been operating since 1860. Soups (6 CHF), sandwiches, toast, mini-pizzas, cakes (5 CHF), brioches (6.50 CHF) and pastries will calm the hunger. Enjoy the calm of the small inner courtyard, where some tables are installed.