Where do you get your British groceries in Switzerland?

Hi,

Fellow Brit here. I've lived in Switzerland for almost 30 years and have slowly found substitutes - for most things! Swiss Marmite ("Cenovit", larger Migros branches), Swiss Peanut butter, Swiss bacon. On the still outstanding list are Digestive, Ginger and Rich Tea biscuits. Biscuits in general are a difficulty. "Biscuit" is derived from French. "Bis means twice, or second and Cuit means cooked or baked. The Swiss and Germans bake biscuits once, which is why they don't have the texture.

Back to your question. All these places are wildly expensive, so I try to find actual speciality shops that have some items. Jemoli's Zürich basement food store is pretty good, but expensive.

If you are near Zürich, in the Viadukt market there's the British Cheese Centre. Despite the name, they also stock many British items. Expensive, but cheaper than the postal shops. In the Viadukt there's also a great stall that sells very acceptable pies!

I've also used Britshop.ch, but take care to add items until you are just within the postage bands they use.

Hth, Richard