THE
MANUAL
im viadukt
isn’t
yourusual
shoppingstreet.
Tucked inside the
archesof a 19th
century railway
bridge, it’s the
antithesisof the
modernmall: aparadeof independent
shops, chain-free restaurantsand
Markthalle ImViadukt, thecity’sfirst
covered food-and-producemarket. Since
opening in2010, it’sbeenoneof themain
draws for visitors toZürich’s rapidly
gentrifying5thdistrict, the former
manufacturingzonearoundHardbrücke
railwaystation. Thehodgepodgeof vintage
furnitureshops, shabby-chicbarsand
organic-cheesesellersmeansawander
heregivesa rareglimpseof thecity’smore
bohemianside.What areyouwaiting for?
Once the largest Swiss city’smanufacturingdistrict, this zonearound theold
railwayarchesnowprovidesanaltogethermoreboutiqueexperience
231Limmatstrasse
THEBRITISH
CHEESECENTRE
More than 17,000kgof British
cheesefinds itsway toZürich
every year, thanks toMichael
Jones,who’sbeenflogging
fromagehere since2007. Pair
ahunkof vintageCheddarwith
oneof hisexcellent craft beers.
DeadPonyClub, anyone?
britishcheese.ch
231Limmatstrasse
BERGUNDTAL
According toownerAndrás
Németh, “Food isbeautiful.”
Hishandmade, all-Swiss
productscertainlyare. Think
syrupmade from local roses,
honey fromZürich’s rooftop
beehivesanddelicious
chocolates fromAarau that the
QueenMumused toenjoy.
berg-tal.ch
LOCAL
FLAVOUR
BergundTal, in the
Markthalle, sells
specialitysausages
andsalami fromall over
Switzerland. Theowner’s
favourite isdriedwild-
boar salami sourced
fromSessa, fromCHF6
(€5) forone.
14.
TAKEAWANDER
THROUGHZURICH’S
INDUSTRIEQUARTIER
WORDS
CHANTAL PANOZZO
PHOTOGRAPHY
T IM E WHI TE
STREET VIEW
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