The city made for chocoholics

Rousset, who makes a living leading people to the city's finest chocolates, needn't worry too much -- we're already lost to the dark side. We've joined her on a sunny afternoon in Paradeplatz, outside the flagship shop of Sprungli, a high-quality chocolate maker known for its delicate Luxemburgerli bite-sized almond meringues. We're here because, although in Zurich you're never more than a praline's throw from an artisanal chocolatier (not that any sane person would throw away a perfectly good praline), it's surprisingly tricky to locate truly excellent chocolate, CNN reports. It's a task for a local connoisseur who's already cracked the cocoa code. Rousset is a New Yorker with bright eyes, an unbelievably slim figure and a constant smile fueled by chocolate. She's also the founder of the Sweet Zurich tour. A resident of Zurich for the past six years, Rousset shares her knowledge and passion about the small shops during tours she's been running since 2011. Outside Sprungli, Rousset steers us away from what we thought would be our first chocolate hit. "You should definitely visit Sprungli while you are here," she says. "The place is always lively, but it's not included in our tour as we will focus on the more hidden, artisanal shops that would be harder to discover on your own." We follow obediently. A few minutes later, we're on a lively pedestrian street in the Old Town, sampling the wares in Honold, a family-owned confectionery and chocolate shop founded in 1905. Full story