Switzerland Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: Bars/cocktail lounges have table and/or counter service. Although there are many self-service snack bars, table service is normal.
National specialities:
• Viande sèchée (dried beef or pork) from Valais and the Grisons (where it is called Bündnerfleisch), served with pickled onions.
• Pieds de porc (pigs' trotters).
• Rösti (shredded fried potatoes).
• Fondue Bourguignonne (cubed meat with various sauces).
• Leckerli (spiced honey cakes topped with icing sugar), decorated in Bern with a white sugar bear.
National drinks:
• Kirsch, Marc, Pflümli and Williams (spirits).
Tipping: A service charge is included in all restaurant, cafe and bar services by law; further gratuities are not usually required.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0830 or 0900-1200 and 1400-1800 or 1830, Sat 0800 or 0900 -1200 and sometimes 1330-1600 too. Many shops (especially in rural areas) are closed on Monday mornings.
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