Confiserie Bachmann is a bakery and chocolate producer from Lucerne, well known in Switzerland but not internationally. Their shop on the Bahnhofstrasse has a bakery down stairs and a chocolate shop upstairs. 

The chocolate shop is known for its chocolate river staircase and chocolate waterfall wall upstairs. They say the wall has 2000 liters of liquid chocolate, but I find that hard to believe. But it makes for a good story.

Bachmann is known for their Schutzengeli (aka guardian angel) chocolate truffles, served on little golden wings. Part of the proceeds from this chocolate go to a charity. Of their many flavors, I enjoyed cinnamon and dark chocolate, which were good if a bit sweet for my taste. You can buy prepacked boxes or they can pack you a custom box as you choose the flavors you want.

The upstairs chocolate shop shares a space with Lindt, where you can get many of the Lindt products. But that part is not so special; better to visit the nearby Lindt chocolate factory instead.

We also like their bakery, which sells our favorite Butterzopf bread (Sunday bread in Switzerland) and a fantastic apple strudel pastry that you can take to go. They also have sandwiches and other snacky items, good for a picnic.

Confiserie Bachmann

Location: Bahnhofstrasse 89, 8001 Zürich

Open: Mon - Fri 6:45 - 20:00 / Sat 7:00 - 20:00 / Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Website: www.confiserie.ch