No Mövenpick stores in Zurich?
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No Mövenpick stores in Zurich?
Movenpick is a Swiss ice cream brand, so I would have thought they would have lots of stores in Zurich.
On Google some of the stores listed don't exist (cause I walked to it), the restaurant I didn't go into (I presume they serve ice cream), and there was one in the train station (but looked prepackaged).
Are there standard ice cream shops or is that not a Swiss thing to do?
On Google some of the stores listed don't exist (cause I walked to it), the restaurant I didn't go into (I presume they serve ice cream), and there was one in the train station (but looked prepackaged).
Are there standard ice cream shops or is that not a Swiss thing to do?
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There's a Mövenpick shop down by the lake near the Bellevue tram stop. It's pretty good. It can get pretty busy on a nice day though.
Mostly you'll have your ice cream at a restaurant at the end of dinner for dessert in Switzerland.
Mostly you'll have your ice cream at a restaurant at the end of dinner for dessert in Switzerland.
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The Mövenpick shop at Bellevue is a little bit more like an American ice cream shop. And, on a nice day you can just take the ice cream and head to the lake.
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I'm glad there are Starbucks in the States: before them, coffee was absolutely undrinkable (black, hot, tasteless liquid), while theirs is simply drinkable. Moreover, they initiated a trend, such that you now find places with better quality coffee almost everywhere.
On the other hand, Starbucks in Europe, in countries that always had good coffee: An example of how mimicking the American way of life can lead to a degradation of local habits and traditions (in the real sense of the word!).
On the other hand, Starbucks in Europe, in countries that always had good coffee: An example of how mimicking the American way of life can lead to a degradation of local habits and traditions (in the real sense of the word!).
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Another thing is that most restaurants in Switzerland will actually do a pretty decent sundae. Especially when you're in the mountains, where they'll sometimes have locally made ice cream.
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Aren't there two Moevenpicks close to each other, one near Paradeplatz/Bellevue (though in a sidestreet if I remember right) and one near Stadelhofen? I definitely remember them being there 1-2 years ago
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The one in Bellevue is not far from the tram stop, but not very near Paradeplatz, though you might be confusing it with Sechseläutenplatz, which it is near. I haven't been to the one near Stadelhofen, but Google maps suggests there is one there.
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The one at Stadelhofen is very close (if I remember right next to) the bookstore&cinema. It's also pretty much just an ice cream parlor, so more of what the OP was looking for.