Shopping in Switzerland

I have to admit we regularly do grocery shopping in Germany and/or if we go to Italy or France for a weekend trip we do some grocery shopping there. Most of the products, to be precise, everything is much more expensive here than at the other side of the border but there are certain things we only buy Swiss mainly because the quality. We do buy Swiss meat, milk and locally grown vegetables and fruits whenever it's possible. We do not eat a lot of meat but since we moved here the amount certainly went up compared to the Netherlands. Although prices are INSANE here, we mostly would prefer the Swiss one.
One of the other expensive products include ice cream and creme fraiche.

As a comparison:
Chicken breast 1 kg:
CH: 33 Chf, which is about 27 EUR
Germany: 7 EUR


Haagen Dazs ice cream 500 ml:
CH: 9.95 Chf, which is about 8 EUR
Germany: 4.99 EUR

Creme fraiche 200 ml:
CH: 2.20 Chf, which is about 2 EUR
Germany: 59 cents

There are branded products we would only buy in Germany and that would include toiletries and other household items. Here is an example:

Nive sunscreen 200 ml:
CH: 25.40 Chf, which is about 20 EUR
Germany: 8.45 EUR

Eating out

During the weekend we went to Konstanz, Germany to do some shopping and meet some of our friends. It's a common practice (mainly among non-Swiss) doing some shopping, going to the hairdresser etc in Germany, France or Italy depending on which country you live close by. As grocery prices and services being half or third of the Swiss price it's not surprise. As I mentioned before, Swiss in general are very patriotic and prefer Swiss products but non-Swiss tend to be more price conscious and seek more variety.
So, on Saturday besides running some errands, we met some of our friends there and ate out in a Greek restaurant. The place called Taverne Pan and it is in the centre of the city. Great place! The food was very nice and fresh. The Taverne was a bit crowded but we still managed to get a table as we arrived around 5 pm. Make reservations in advance or arrive early though during the weekend.

 
  (picture is from here)


I had calamari with rice and lemon sauce, tzatziki, salad, while my husband had lamb with veggies and salad, all is very tasty. We will be back soon to try out some more things. The price is great too, we paid about 30 Eur including drinks and coffee.
I did not find the website of the place but here is the menu in case you speak some German.