Best Coffee Shops in Zurich

Once a step behind other European cities, Zurich now has a deep bench of local roasters and baristas who have won world titles, spread across its numbered Kreis districts.

Kreis 5 / Zurich West (Josefstrasse)

MAME was founded in 2016 by Emi Fukahori, 2018 World Brewers Cup Champion, and World Barista finalist Mathieu Theis.

Sihlquai, by the Limmat

Auer & Co. was one of the first multi-roaster coffee shops in Zurich, housed in a former factory at Sihlquai 131.

Kreis 4 / Langstrasse

Commercial – The Project opened by Bäckeranlage Park in 2024, pouring local roasters including Balloon, MAME and Rose.

Wiedikon (Kreis 3)

Stoll Kaffee, founded in Zurich in 1936, moved its roastery café to Austrasse 38 in 2019; Lalere and Bros are nearby.

Zurich-Enge (Selnaustrasse)

Kraftwerk sits in a former power station, with a mainly vegan menu and coffee by Auer & Co.’s Dario Stoop.