Lifestyle and Shopping in Zurich
Zurich offers expats a well-balanced and fun lifestyle with lots going on, despite the city’s dowdy stereotype as a sedate banking capital. There is great shopping, excellent nightlife, and some superb restaurants, among them Europe’s finest.
Zurich’s shopping scene is generally about boutiques and speciality stores and is pleasantly devoid of shopping malls. The key shopping street is Bahnhofstrasse, where one can find department stores Globus and Jelmoli, and jewellery shops such as Bucherer and Beyer.
Zurich classics like Schweizer Heimatwerk and Confiserie Sprüngli are good stores to find fine chocolates, Swiss Army knives, watches, embroidery, linen and handmade clocks. Zurich Hauptbahnhof is more than a train station featuring Shopville with a diverse range of stores. The flea market at Helvetiaplatz is a worthy excursion on Saturday mornings for items and interesting eclectica.
Looking for trendy boutiques? Check out the Niederdorf district has trendy boutiques, antiques furniture and bookshops of interest. For chic boutiques and speciality stores explore the nooks and crannies of the clustered in the Old Town. For art works visit Schipfe street.
Zurich classics like Schweizer Heimatwerk and Confiserie Sprüngli are good stores to find fine chocolates, Swiss Army knives, watches, embroidery, linen and handmade clocks. Zurich Hauptbahnhof is more than a train station featuring Shopville with a diverse range of stores. The flea market at Helvetiaplatz is a worthy excursion on Saturday mornings for items and interesting eclectica.
Looking for trendy boutiques? Check out the Niederdorf district has trendy boutiques, antiques furniture and bookshops of interest. For chic boutiques and speciality stores explore the nooks and crannies of the clustered in the Old Town. For art works visit Schipfe street.
Zurich’s nightlife is better than many expats expect. Clubs do tend to close quite early though. Clubs and bars tend to cluster in Zuri-West area while the Old Town around Paradeplatz has a good selection of range of upmarket lounge and hotel bars. The former red-light district of Langstrasse retains an edgy appeal and is worth checking out for something different.
Grab a copy of Zurich News or the ZüriTipp, Tages Anzeiger newspaper’s weekly supplement, for listings of what’s on in Zurich.
Grab a copy of Zurich News or the ZüriTipp, Tages Anzeiger newspaper’s weekly supplement, for listings of what’s on in Zurich.
