MAME Josef ★ 4.7
Founded 2016 by Mathieu Theis and World Brewers Cup champion Emi Fukahori. Single-origin beans roasted in-house, served on ceramic on polished wood.
9 cafe places in Zurich we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Zurich | Cafe across every city.
Coffee culture in Zurich runs from grand confiserie salons to tight modern roasteries, and the city supports both without much fuss. MAME, with rooms on Josefstrasse and in Seefeld, is the reference point for the specialty-coffee crowd, while Cafe Spruengli on Bahnhofstrasse holds the old Paradeplatz tradition. La Stanza near Bleicherweg and the cafe side of John Baker on Stadelhoferstrasse fill in the everyday.
MAME Seefeld ★ 4.6
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
The mothership confiserie cafe on Paradeplatz, founded 1836, celebrating 190 years in 2026. Luxemburgerli, chocolates, the canonical hot chocolate.
Cafe und Conditorei 1842 ★ 4.3
The former Conditorei Schober building, a monument-protected 13th-century house with four floors. Run since 2019 by the Arbeitskette Foundation as 1842.
Miyuko ★ 4.4
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
Jens Jung's organic bakery cafe at Stadelhofen station: sourdough, levain, organic flour milled on site, a counter spot for breakfast before the train.
La Stanza ★ 4.0
Italian-leaning cafe on Bleicherweg: espresso pulled the Milanese way, small pastries, wine and cocktails after the sun drops. A reliable Kreis 1 stop.
Frau Gerolds Garten ★ 4.4
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.
MAME Josef ★ 4.8
MAME Josef in Zurich: World-champion barista coffee on a quiet Kreis 5 corner; serious filter coffee mostly known to the city's coffee crowd.
TipOrder a filter flight; ask about the rotating single-origins from the roastery.
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