The moxxis Guide to Zurich. On Your Feet.
- Apr 3
- 4 min read
Most cities are better on foot. Zürich is one of the few that actually rewards it.
This guide is a collaboration between moxxis and Nohzee, two brands that believe the best way to experience a city is to move through it. Nohzee knows travel. moxxis knows what keeps you moving. Together, we handed the route to Olivia Garcin, whose eye for the right place at the right time makes this more than a list. It's a day worth having.
Every guide in this series starts and ends at the same place: moxxis, Augustinergasse, Zürich old town. Because Zurich is better with happy feet.
Start here: moxxis, Augustinergasse
Before the city, your feet.
Augustinergasse is a medieval lane running through Zürich's inner-city pedestrian zone, named after the Augustinian Abbey that now stands as Augustinerkirche. Its well-preserved, colourfully painted bay windows connect busy Bahnhofstrasse with the former Gothic church and continue to St. Peterhofstatt square. It is one of the most characterful streets in Zürich, and it is where you will find the moxxis Concept Store.
This is where your moxxis are made, on-site, in under 60 minutes. The starting point is a dynamic foot analysis: a 3D scan and short gait analysis that captures your foot shape and your pressure distribution while walking. That data is processed with AI support and translated into the precise form your foot needs. Before printing starts, you personalize your moxxis with a name, a mantra, or a nickname. Sixty minutes later, they are ready, made in Switzerland, built on orthopedic expertise.
Insider tip: The foot analysis and foot report are free, for everyone. No purchase required. Walk in, get your feet analyzed, and find out what your foot has to say. It is a genuinely useful thing to do even if you leave without buying anything. Book your slot here.
Haven't been fitted yet? Start here. Already have your moxxis? Lace up and head out. Zürich is waiting.
Monocle Café, Dufourstrasse
The café has no business being as good as it is.
Step out of moxxis and walk toward the lake. On your right, St. Peter's Church holds the largest clock face in Europe at 8.7 metres in diameter. It is worth a stop. Continue along the lake into Seefeld: wide streets, good light, a village pace inside one of Europe's most expensive financial capitals.
The coffee at Monocle Café is serious. The shelves are worth your time. Behind a large bronze mirror, the editorial offices, meeting rooms, and Monocle Radio 24 studio are all on site. In Zürich, where considered spaces often tip cold, this one manages to feel genuinely lived-in. Order an espresso (or a matcha). Pick something off the shelf. Stay until you are ready to move.
N°2 Concept Store
A short walk further through Seefeld. N°2 is where classic meets contemporary and the edit is tight enough to make both feel intentional. Vintage pieces sit next to modern lifestyle finds, nothing placed by accident. The kind of store you go to for a look and leave having bought something you'll still own in five years.
Worth the detour regardless of the day.
Bürkiplatz market
Make your way back toward the city centre and cross the bridge to Bürkiplatz, where the lake meets Bahnhofstrasse. From spring through autumn, this square becomes Zürich's best Saturday argument for getting up early. Antiques, vintage objects, second-hand finds. The good pieces do not announce themselves. Bring patience. It pays.
Saturdays, April through October..
Lunch: The Bagel Shop and the Schanzengraben
Sourdough bagel. Taken out. Eaten on the edge of the Schanzengraben canal. That is the move.
The shop keeps it simple. The canal does the rest. Zürich's old moat is now a quiet, tree-lined waterway that most visitors walk straight past. Don't. Take an hour here. The afternoon is better for it.
Offizin Martha
From the canal, make your way to Offizin Martha.
Offizin Martha stocks everyday essentials for people who think about how they use things. The opposite of a big-box shop. Everything here is made well, chosen well, and useful. The kind of place that reminds you what considered buying actually feels like. Give it time.
Dinner: Cucina Itameshi, Neumarkt
What started as a pop-up is now one of Zürich's most quietly essential dinner reservations. The kitchen moves between Italian and Japanese cooking with confidence and no awkwardness: udon cacio e pepe, tonno crudo handroll. Stylish but not precious. Seasonal, inventive, and genuinely excellent.
Make sure to book ahead!
End here: back to Augustinergasse
The restaurant is a short walk from where you started. That is intentional.
A full day in Zürich on foot, coffee, shopping, a flea market, lunch on the canal, dinner in the old town, lands differently when your feet are right for it. You notice more. You stay longer. Come back past moxxis on your way home. You will know the difference.
See you on the next Zürich guide.
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Photos: Olivia Garcin. A moxxis x Nohzee collaboration. moxxis Concept Store Zürich, Augustinergasse, 8001 Zürich.
