Sunday, January 22, 2012

Confiserie Sprüngli in Zurich

Although Americans are more familiar with the brand name Lindt, Sprüngli is a common household word for premium chocolate in Switzerland.  Both the renowned Lindt and Sprüngli brands of fine chocolate and chocolate related confections are manufactured by the giant Swiss-owned corporation of Lindt & Sprüngli, which sells its various products all over the world.  The company, founded in Zurich in 1836, opened a shop at Paradeplatz, a square on Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich, in 1859, which is now their signature shop, restaurant, café and bar as well as a major tourist attraction.


The girls and I found Confiserie Sprüngli in its prime location on the famous shopping street (not without a bit of confusion, since there are other Sprüngli outlets on Bahnhofstrasse) and browsed around inside, drooling over their goods.  






No really - I mean seriously - how do you choose?








My daughter selected a handful of Sprüngli's exclusive confection called the Luxemburgerli - essentially two small macaroons with a center cream filling.  Their many flavors include vanilla, raspberry, chocolate, lemon, caramel, mocha, champagne, cinnamon, and more:


Sprüngli's famous little Luxemburgerli.


I went for the extraordinarily sensational Crèmeschnitte, kind of a mille-feuille (a.k.a. Napoleon) layered pastry, which the girls caught me diving into right there in the shop:



Everyone in our group bought and sampled at least something - it's a must-do in Zurich.  If we weren't such a large group we might have sat for some tea or coffee upstairs in Café Sprüngli, where it was very crowded but still offered a sophisticated ambiance:  


David Sprüngli and Rodolphe Lindt were pioneers of chocolate production in Switzerland and their secret recipes have never been revealed.  Visit next time you're in Zurich!

3 comments:

  1. What a wonderful trip you had! Looking through your pictures I got SO homesick for switzerland! Sigh!

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  2. Those look so amazing! I especially like the coffee with Sprungli written in the foam - no one does that for me at Starbucks! I want to go to Switzerland so badly and your posts are making me want to plan the trip right now!

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  3. OMG! It all looks so delicious! This definitely needs to be a stop on our ski trip to Switzerland next month. Hope it's in the same vicinity.

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