Description: A Zurich institution since 1836, Café Schober has now joined forces with Teuscher chocolates (with branches worldwide) and continues to thrive. Its miniscule setting gives you the exact impression of what it must have been like to visit such a place during the first half of the 19th century. The cakes, pastries, and chocolates are displayed on old wooden tables, and the tiny tea room to the right of the salesroom is always teeming with Zurich citizens, tourists, and a sprinkling of royalty out for a leisurely coffee. Though it’s not very large, Café Schober manages to serve a couple of thousand people a day – in the past, James Joyce, Lenin (he didn’t pay his bill), Hermann Hesse, and Brahms were among them.
Seasonal specialties abound, along with the traditional assortment of pastries and cakes; in summer, you’ll find blueberry crumb cakes, and in the fall and winter, vermicelles, those squiggly strands of chestnut puree served with broken meringues and whipped cream. Do not under any circumstances miss the hot chocolate – made with Swiss Suchard chocolate and topped with whipped cream that comes from the café’s own herd. It doesn’t have to be cold out to enjoy it -- I wonder how many gallons a day they serve.
Café Schober
Napfgasse 4
CH-8001 Zurich
Telephone from the US: 011 411 251 8060
Fax from the US: 011 411 251 8091
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