8 cafés in 3 citys. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
A sweets shop opened in this 13th-century old-town house in 1842; Theodor Schober made it a confectionery in 1874 and his son added a café in 1920. The Art Nouveau rooms date from around 1890, and a social foundation runs it today.
Order: Cakes and pastries · Coffee
Open since 1911 at Bellevue; the house lists Einstein, Lenin, Kurt Tucholsky and James Joyce among past guests. It also claims to have invented the Cüpli, the Swiss glass of sparkling wine.
Order: Coffee · A Cüpli
💡 Open from morning until late at night.
Sprüngli was founded in 1836 and its main house stands on Paradeplatz. Its light Luxemburgerli macarons are the house classic.
Order: Luxemburgerli · Coffee
A watchmaking-themed specialty café steps from Cornavin station, using beans from Bern's Drip Roasters; it ranks 91st in Europe's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026.
Order: House blend espresso · Rotating single origin · Homemade cake
💡 Handy before or after a train at Cornavin.
A barista-run café just below the railway station, opened in 2018 and ranked 27th in Europe's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026.
Order: Espresso · Cold brew · All-day brunch
💡 A short walk from Lausanne station.
A tiny Kreis 4 counter with six grinders, each holding a different coffee from fruity to dark. It ranks 65th in Europe's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026.
Order: Espresso · Hand-brewed filter
💡 Closed Sundays and briefly at midday on weekdays.
Founded in 2016 by competition baristas Emi Fukahori and Mathieu Theis in a former laundry in Kreis 5; it has roasted its own coffee since 2020.
Order: Espresso · Filter
Roastery, coffee bar, shop and kitchen in one Kreis 4 room, open since 2013 and named Roaster of the Year 2025 by crema Schweiz.
Order: Hand brew · Cold brew · Weekend brunch