Confiserie Sprüngli

This guide to Confiserie Sprüngli in Zurich starts with a local legend about the upturned spoon, a discreet flirtation signal once used by women at this Paradeplatz cafe after it opened in 1859 under David and Rudolf Spruengli. It follows how that same playful spirit carried into the pastry counter, including the 1957 invention of a lighter macaron shell by a confectioner who had come to Zurich from Luxembourg. You'll hear why he named his creation after his home country and how the company's own historians view the spoon legend. Stand at the counter and listen before you decide what to order.