What is the oldest confiserie café in Zurich?

Café & Conditorei 1842 on Napfgasse traces back to a sweets shop the baker Johann Georg Eberle opened in 1842. Theodor Schober bought it in 1874, Michel Péclard later ran it as Conditorei Péclard im Schober, and it took its present name in 2019. It opens daily 09:00–19:00.

Which bakery cafés in Zurich open early?

Bode Bäckerei-Konditorei at Fellenbergstrasse 228 in Altstetten opens at 06:00 on weekdays. Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse at Löwenstrasse 1, Bäckerei Café Fellenberg and flavour coffee & plants on Langstrasse open at 07:00, and Collective Bakery on Maschinenstrasse at 07:30.

What is a Gipfeli in Zurich and how much does it cost?

A Gipfeli is the Swiss croissant, eaten with coffee for a quick weekday breakfast or as the mid-morning Znüni. Henrici in Zurich's Niederdorf charged CHF 2.80 for a butter croissant in 2026. The Mandelgipfel, an almond croissant, is the order at the Milchbar off Paradeplatz.

Confiseries and Bakeries in Zurich: Gipfeli and Pastry Cafés

The city's oldest café has German roots. Johann Georg Eberle, who opened the sweets shop on Napfgasse in 1842, and Theodor Schober, who bought it in 1874, both came from Pfullendorf in Germany.¹ The Schober name stayed on the tearoom until the restaurateur Michel Péclard renamed it Conditorei Péclard im Schober; since 2019 it has been Café & Conditorei 1842.¹

The Old Town has the most bakery-cafés, with Wiedikon, Zürich-West and Kreis 4 close behind. Babu's, Bäckerei Café Fellenberg and flavour coffee & plants open at 07:00 for a Gipfeli (the Swiss croissant) and coffee, a common quick weekday breakfast.²

Local tip: Zopf, the braided loaf, is a weekend bread, and most bakery-cafés close on Sundays; Bäckerei Café Fellenberg in Altstetten opens that day at 08:00.²

Where these cafés are: Altstadt (4), Wiedikon (Kreis 3) (3), Zürich-West (Kreis 5) (3), Kreis 4 (Langstrasse) (3), Altstetten & Albisrieden (2), Oberstrass & ETH (2), Hottingen & Fluntern (1), Seefeld (Kreis 8) (1), Wipkingen (Kreis 10) (1).

At a glance

20Cafés listed

17With opening hours

06:00Earliest opening

22:30Latest closing

Opens earliest: Bode Bäckerei-Konditorei, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–18:00 · Sat 07:00–16:00).

Closes latest: Kleine Freiheit, until 22:30 (Mon–Fri 09:00–22:30 · Sat 10:00–22:30 · Sun 10:00–20:00).

Most common features: outdoor seating (75%), wheelchair access (45%), indoor seating (40%).

Confiseries in the Old Town

The 1842 Conditorei opens daily 09:00–19:00, with Wi-Fi and outdoor seats. At Schwarzenbach on Münstergasse the counter holds more than 300 artisan chocolates, some flavored with maple syrup and fleur de sel, and its bar next door pours coffee, cappuccino and drinking chocolate.³

Sprüngli began in 1836, when David Sprüngli bought the Konditorei Vogel, and its best-known product is the Luxemburgerli, the small macaron it has sold since 1957.⁴ At Honold on Rennweg it is the Pain de Gênes, an almond sponge made to a family recipe, and the shop also sells bread and ice cream.⁵

Bakery-cafés near Bahnhofstrasse

Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse at Löwenstrasse 1 has wooden tables and serves pancakes, cakes, muesli, coffee and tea.⁶ It opens at 07:00 on weekdays and 09:00 on Sundays, and there is a second Babu's on Theaterstrasse and a third at Grubenstrasse 8 in Wiedikon.

In the Niederdorf, No Grain Zone on Brunngasse opens from Tuesday to Saturday, with afternoon hours from Thursday. Across the river in Kreis 4, Miró Manufactura de café on Brauerstrasse opens daily, and Tuttee Fruttee on Grüngasse opens at 08:00 on weekdays.

Early bakers in the west

Bode Bäckerei-Konditorei at Fellenbergstrasse 228 in Altstetten opens at 06:00 on weekdays, the earliest of the bakery-cafés. Bäckerei Café Fellenberg at number 276 opens at 07:00 and, unlike Bode, on Sundays too, from 08:00 to 17:00. In Wipkingen, the Konditorei Cafe at Nordstrasse 85 has tables outside.

In Zürich-West, Collective Bakery bakes by hand and roasts its own coffee, at Förrlibuckstrasse 160 and Maschinenstrasse 8.⁷ flavour coffee & plants at Langstrasse 200 opens at 07:00 and stays open until 22:00 on Thursdays and Fridays.

In Wiedikon, ISULE on Sihlfeldstrasse opens Wednesday to Sunday, and Garde Manger on Zentralstrasse serves until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Kleine Freiheit on Weinbergstrasse, near the ETH, is the latest of the bakery-cafés, open until 22:30 from Monday to Saturday.

Gipfeli, Zopf and what they cost

A Gipfeli with coffee is a common weekday Zmorge, and croissants turn up again in the mid-morning Znüni; Zopf, a braided loaf, is bought or baked only for the weekend.² At the Milchbar off Paradeplatz the order is a Mandelgipfel, an almond croissant.⁸ In 2026 Henrici charged CHF 2.80 for a butter croissant.⁹

Confiseries & bakeries cafés in Zurich

At a glance

Babu's

Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse

Bäckerei Café Fellenberg

Bode Bäckerei-Konditorei

Café & Conditorei 1842

Collective Bakery

flavour coffee & plants

ISULE

Kafi für Dich

Kafi Mühli

Kafi Seilbahn Rigiblick

Kleine Freiheit

Miró Manufactura de café

No Grain Zone

Tuttee Fruttee Coffee

Collective Bakery

Garde Manger

Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse

KulturCafé WHISper

Konditorei Cafe

Confiseries in the Old Town

Bakery-cafés near Bahnhofstrasse

Early bakers in the west

Gipfeli, Zopf and what they cost

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