Caredda is one of the truly fantastic places in zürich. It's not one of these fancy modern places. Caredda is an italian pastry shop with an attached coffee bar. They make some of the best pastry I ever had. If you are invited to dinner and want to bring something special check their amazing marzipan fruit assortment. Needless to say that the coffee bar serves proper italian coffee.
I love places like this.

Panini * Gelateria * Café * Bar * Take Away
Paolo Caredda

Josefstrasse 119
CH - 8005 Zürich
Tel +41 (0)44 440 23 41  -  Fax +41 (0)44 440 23 47

The "josefwiese" is one of the places to hang out on a sunny day. It's a good place to go with kids, next to the big lawn there is a playground and something between a pool and a big fountain.
There is always a bunch of people playing boule and there is even a beach volley field.
If you get hungry there's a little coffee place where you get good coffee and lovely tarts.

Relax here after an extended shopping tour through the nice shops of "Kreis 5" ( thats how this neighborhood is called).
It's also  close to the Löwenbräuareal with all it's art galleries.

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