Cafés

Conditorei Schober Breakfast favourites are served all day at this coffee house with outside tables and a variety of rooms – one decorated with murals inspired by Egypt, Turkey and Greece. Besides cakes, the menu includes bagels, salads and quiches. Napfgasse 4, 00 41 44 251 5150, conditorei-schober.ch

Confiserie Sprüngli Very similar in character to Bettys tea rooms in northern England (which were created by a Swiss family), this luxurious café serves up breakfast and lunch and a large selection of cakes, macarons, patisserie, pralines and chocolates. Bahnhofstrasse 21, 00 41 44 224 4771, spruengli.ch

Franzos A regular clientele gives this French bistro a warm atmosphere. The seasonal menu features dishes such as pot-au-feu (beef stew) supplemented by bistro classics and French beers including Bellerose and Ch’ti. Limmatquai 138, 00 41 44 542 4633, franzos.ch

Grande As much a retro bar as a café, the small space has chairs you would have sat on at school in the Sixties. Its shabby chic decor extends to the wooden bar stools. A large range of gins and other spirits are available. Limmatquai 118, 00 41 44 262 1516, grande-zurich.ch