Stylist contributor Daisy Buchanan checks into a hip new Swiss hotel and explores the lively district of Zurich West

It’s a Saturday night in Zurich and I’ve just arrived at the bank. The largest city in Switzerland is renowned for being a global financial centre, so it seems right that I should be sitting in an economic institution, perhaps readying myself for an adult conversation about Brexit and what it means for my ISA. But I can’t hear any discussion about money and the markets – just clinking glasses and gales of laughter. The only person wearing anything approaching a suit is the über-hip maître d’ in a vintage tailored jacket and trousers. And the only serious debate here concerns whether it’s too early to have an aperol spritz.

Restaurant Bank, in Zurich’s District 4, has only been open for a few months, but it’s already packed with seriously pretty people. Some boast blowdries that would be the envy of the Made In Chelsea cast others look like they’ve just spilled out of Dalston Superstore. I’m seated at a long table, under a glass ceiling, finding it hard to pay attention to anything but the mountain of food in front of me.

A perfectly cooked poussin, succulent and surrounded by fresh salad. Foccacia drizzled with garlic oil and topped with mozzarella. Organic veal sausage. I have never felt greedier or more excited.

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