Bern

The market

Bern's three markets sit within a ten minute walk of each other in the UNESCO Old Town: Waisenhausplatz, partly covered and heated, Münsterplatz in front of the Minster with craft weekends on the terrace, and the Sternenmarkt in the park beside the Bundeshaus with food trucks and a fondue chalet. The six kilometres of arcades make Bern the market city for rainy evenings.

Also in Bern

• Weihnachtsmarkt Münsterplatz, in front of the Minster (28 Nov to 24 Dec 2026)
• Berner Sternenmarkt in the Kleine Schanze park by the Bundeshaus (19 Nov to 27 Dec 2026)

What to eat and drink

• Glühwein and Käsespätzli
• Raclette or fondue in the Sternenmarkt chalet
• Gebrannte Mandeln and hot chocolate

The local specialty: Berner Honiglebkuchen, the soft honey gingerbread with the Bern bear on it.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from CHF 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you at Waisenhausplatz, walks you through the market and under the arcades past the Zytglogge to Münsterplatz and the Minster terrace over the Aare, then across to the Sternenmarkt for a fondue or a Glühwein by the Bundeshaus, with the stories of the Old Town, the bears and the Honiglebkuchen on the way.

• Waisenhausplatz market under cover
• The arcades, the Zytglogge and the Münster terrace over the Aare
• Honiglebkuchen, Käsespätzli and fondue with a local
• The Sternenmarkt beside the Bundeshaus at night

Your host is a Bern local from the LocalBini network who knows the three markets and the arcades of the Old Town.