Best Coffee in Zurich
Like many others in Zurich, I welcome the emergence of the specialty coffee scene in Zurich. This is especially true since you can easily spend a lot of money on bad coffee around Zurich's city centre. Although my favourite place to drink coffee is at home on my couch, I want to share my go to places for caffeine when I'm out and about.
Rent a Barista
This is the place I go for coffee when I'm at the office. Usually I would swing by after lunch just to get that extra bit of motivation to finish the workday. One time I made the mistake of saying that the latte art my colleague got looked nicer. And ever since, Vivi, who is I think the best barista in Zurich, kindly makes intricate latte art like swans and seahorses on my flat white each time. I also get their Ethiopian beans to make my coffee at home.
Le café enSoie
This hidden gem is a collaboration between Vicafe and enSoie. Vicafe has expanded to many locations in Zurich since it opened, and rightly so since they offer the best value for money coffee in Zurich. But this café on the staircase leading to Lindenhof is still the most unique. On a sunny day, you can even enjoy your coffee on the small bench in front and amaze at the insanely high cat stair next door.
Omnia Coffee
This café is special for me since it's led by an Indonesian and serving Indonesian coffee. They even serve my guilty pleasure "Aren Latte" - latte with melted brown sugar - which is just great on a hot summer day.
Mame
Going to Mame was probably one of my first experiences with specialty coffee in Zurich. My previous apartment was not even a 5-minutes walk from the original Mame on Josefstrasse. And I still remember the time when Emi and Mathieu were opening the store and making coffee in the café themselves. My wife still thinks that the coffee Emi made at Mame was the best she ever had and is always slightly disappointed when another barista at Mame makes her coffee, because it would just not measure up.
