8 cafes worth the trip across Switzerland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Switzerland guides.
MAME Josef ★ 4.7 · Zurich
Josefstrasse 160, 8005 Zurich
Founded 2016 by Mathieu Theis and World Brewers Cup champion Emi Fukahori. Single-origin beans roasted in-house, served on ceramic on polished wood.
MAME Seefeld ★ 4.6 · Zurich
Seefeldstrasse 19, 8008 Zurich
MAME's Seefeld outpost: same single-origin discipline, lake-side neighbourhood. Filter on the bar, retail beans on the shelf, very serious about extraction.
Cafe Spruengli Paradeplatz ★ 4.6 · Zurich
Bahnhofstrasse 21, 8001 Zurich
The mothership confiserie cafe on Paradeplatz, founded 1836, celebrating 190 years in 2026. Luxemburgerli, chocolates, the canonical hot chocolate.
Miyuko ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Baerengasse 20, 8001 Zurich
Sara Hochuli's Japanese-leaning cafe, relocated 2022 to the heritage Haus zur Weltkugel: matcha, French patisserie technique, intricate vegan sweets.
John Baker Stadelhofen Cafe ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Stadelhoferstrasse 28, 8001 Zurich
Jens Jung's organic bakery cafe at Stadelhofen station: sourdough, levain, organic flour milled on site, a counter spot for breakfast before the train.
Frau Gerolds Garten ★ 4.4 · Zurich
Geroldstrasse 23, 8005 Zurich
Started as a 2012 pop-up beside Hardbruecke station, now a 20,000-square-metre urban garden, bar and eatery. Summer terrace, winter cheese stube.
Cafe und Conditorei 1842 ★ 4.3 · Zurich
Napfgasse 4, 8001 Zurich
The former Conditorei Schober building, a monument-protected 13th-century house with four floors. Run since 2019 by the Arbeitskette Foundation as 1842.
La Stanza ★ 4.0 · Zurich
Bleicherweg 10, 8002 Zurich
Italian-leaning cafe on Bleicherweg: espresso pulled the Milanese way, small pastries, wine and cocktails after the sun drops. A reliable Kreis 1 stop.