Zurich Chocolate Walking Tour & Tastings Old Town

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

13 Chocolate Tastings Through Zurich's Hidden Boutiques

You'll taste 13+ pieces of chocolate from Zurich's best boutiques while walking through the Old Town, starting at 1pm daily. The guide shares the history of chocolate and the city as you move at a relaxed pace through small groups. Allergies are accommodated in advance, and the route adjusts based on what's happening that day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Zurich chocolate walking tour

Meet at Zurich Old Town
Explore finest chocolate boutiques
Taste more than 10 chocolates
Learn history of Zurich and chocolate
Stroll through Zurich’s picturesque streets
Enjoy relaxed pace and small groups

The Experience

The woman behind the counter at the first stop hands you a small square wrapped in gold foil and watches your face as you unwrap it. She doesn't say much—just nods when you close your eyes for a second—and then she's already pointing to the next shelf, explaining something about single-origin cacao in a mix of German and English. That's how the chocolate walking tour in Zurich starts: not with a speech, but with someone who actually knows what they're doing handing you something good and letting you taste it properly.

You move through Zurich's Old Town at a pace that lets you stop and linger. The tour happens every day at 1pm, groups stay small, and the route shifts depending on what's open, what the group wants to see, or if there's a local event happening that day. Over the course of the walk, you'll taste more than 13 pieces from different chocolate shops—not a rushed tasting menu, but actual time to notice the difference between one maker's work and another's. The guide talks about the history of chocolate in Switzerland and in Zurich itself, but it's woven in between the tastings, not instead of them. If you have allergies, you mention them upfront and they work around it.

The Old Town itself is narrow streets and old stone buildings, the kind of place where you'd wander anyway but where having someone who knows which doors to open makes a real difference. You're not climbing anything steep or covering huge distances—it's a walk, not a hike. By the end, you've tasted your way through several boutiques, learned something about how chocolate actually gets made, and probably have a favorite shop you'll come back to on your own.

What’s included

Your tour includes more than 13 chocolate tastings from various boutiques in Zurich's Old Town, a guide who shares the history of chocolate and the city, and a relaxed-paced walk through the historic streets.
The route adjusts based on the group's interests and local conditions to ensure the best experience.
Allergies are accommodated when you book.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Unique Ways

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste real chocolate from actual makers without spending the afternoon researching shops on your own—the guide knows which doors to open and the small group size means you're not rushing between stops.