Home to Credit Suisse, UBS, Fifa, GM Europe and Migros, Zürich runs on time and has the tools to let you do the same. The airport is a dream, the trams are smooth, the service is solid and you can have a very good night out. Just avoid the cabs - they stink.
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Essentials
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Don't be late. Showing up five minutes early is the rule. |
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Say "merci" instead of "danke schön". |
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Switzerland does good men's underwear - the house brand from Coop is a favourite. |
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The city is made for exercise. Pack for a run along the lake. |
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The city's made for swimming too. Bring your trunks and go for a dip at Badi Utoquai. |
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Book a car service if you need to cover a lot of ground and don't want to take the tram. |
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Pressed for time? The airport has excellent meeting facilities. |
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If your dinner date cancels, catch a film. Zürich shows most movies in three languages, all in very cosy cinemas. |
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Don't do as the locals. Why do so many men sport moustaches and wear short sleeves and ties in the summer? |
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Do as the locals. Ladies first, be gracious and say nice things about their canton. |
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Hotels
Independent and easy
Hotel Rössli
Rössligasse 7
+ 41 44 256 70 50
hotelroessli.ch
Dependable chain
Park Hyatt
21 Beethovenstrasse
+ 41 43 883 1234
zurich.park.hyatt.com
Premium
The Dolder Grand
Kurhausstrasse 65
+ 41 44 456 60 00
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Dining
Fast breakfast
Schoffel
7 Schoffelgasse
+ 41 44 261 2070
schoffel.ch
Business breakfast
Terasse
3 Limmatquai
+ 41 44 251 1074
Mid-morning coffee
Teecafé Schwarzenbach
19 Münstergasse
+ 41 44 261 1380
schwarzenbach.ch
Working lunch with colleagues
Hiltl
28 Sihlstrasse
+ 41 44 227 7000
hiltl.ch
Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Rive Gauche
1 Talstrasse
+ 41 44 220 5060
agauche.ch
Lunch on your own
Cafe/Bar Odeon
Limmatquai 2
+ 41 44 251 16 50
odeon.ch
Afternoon tea/drink
Griederbar Zürich
30 Bahnofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 3700
bongenie-grieder.ch
Dinner on your ownYooji's Sushi Bellevue
8 St Urbangasse
+ 41 44 253 1111
yoojis.ch
Dinner with colleaguesCasa Aurelio
209 Langstrasse
+ 41 44 272 7744
casaaurelio.chPrivate dinnerRestaurant Schlüssel
Seefeldstr. 177
+ 41 44 422 02 46
restaurant-schluessel-zuerich.ch
Big dinner with partner clients
Restaurant Kronenhalle
4 Rämistrasse
+ 41 44 262 9900
kronenhalle.com
Drink after dinner
Kronenhalle Bar
4 Rämistrasse
+ 41 44 262 9911
kronenhalle.com
Late drinks
Widderbar
7 Rennweg
+ 41 44 224 2526
widder.ch
Late bite
Kaufleuten
Pelikanplatz
+ 41 44 225 3300
kaufleuten.com
On the tiles
Amber Club & Bar
Bahnofquai 15
amberclub.ch
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Reading
Newsstand
Presse Kiosk at Mainstation
+ 41 44 212 2984
kiosk.ch
Bookshop
Orell Füssli Kramhof
4 Füsslistrasse
+ 41 848 849 848
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Thank yous
Gourmet food from Globus Bellevue
12 Theaterstrasse
+ 41 44 266 1616
globus.ch
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Shopping
Something you can't get anywhere else
Luxemburgerli biscuits by Sprüngli Paradeplatz
21 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 224 4711
spruengli.ch
Lost luggage - where to buy dress shirts, socks and undies
Jelmoli
1 Seidengasse
+ 41 44 220 4411
jelmoli.ch
Something for the kids
Wooden toys from Pastorini
3 Weinplatz
+ 41 44 228 7070
pastorini.ch
Something for someone you love
Jewellery by Bucherer
50 Bahnhofstrasse
+ 41 44 211 2635
bucherer.com
Something for yourself
Swiss cotton basics by Erfolg
2 Löwenstrasse
+ 41 44 210 4070
ichwillerfolg.ch
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Two hour tour
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Kunsthaus Zürich
Museum that houses works by Alberto and Diego Giacometti, and a collection of Dadaist art.
1 Heimplatz
+ 41 44 253 8484
kunsthaus.ch |
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Fraumünster Abbey
With stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall
Am Münsterhofplatz
+ 41 44 211 4100 |
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Transport
Get a 9-uhr-pass and you can use public transport all day (after 09.00) for CHF23 (€14).
Limousine/carAlliance Limousines
18b Rütistrasse, Zollikon
+ 41 79 458 1373
limo24.ch
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Fitness
Good Gym
Fitnesspark Puls 5
Newly opened fitness park in an old industrial complex in Zürich West.
18 Giessereistrasse
+ 41 44 279 1000
fitnesspark.ch/puls5
Good running route
Züriberg, Dolder and Zoo.
Alternative diversion
Unterer Letten riverbaths