Roasteries / ViCAFE

ViCAFE
Zürich, Switzerland
ViCAFE is a Swiss specialty coffee roastery founded in 2010 in Eglisau by Christian Forrer and Kurt Lambert, who started with a 5 kg roaster and revived the VIVI Kola soda brand alongside it. Its roastery, bakery, SCA training academy and a public coffee bar now share one roof in Halle Q, a former SBB repair hall in Zürich-Altstetten. ViCAFE roasts its own coffee — its head roaster Christoph Meier is the 2026 Swiss Roasting Champion (SCA Switzerland) — and runs 19 espresso bars across Zürich, Basel, Lausanne and Eglisau. The company employs around 200 people and is a certified B Corporation (score 108.6). Source: vicafe.ch.
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coffees
Switzerland
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Locations

ViCAFE Rösterei & Kaffeebar
Hohlstrasse 418, 8048 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 08:00-16:30 · Tue 08:00-16:30 · Wed 08:00-16:30 · Thu 08:00-16:30 · Fri 08:00-16:30 · Sat 09:00-17:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00
+41439603820
ViCAFE Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse 93, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-18:00 · Tue 06:30-18:00 · Wed 06:30-18:00 · Thu 06:30-18:00 · Fri 06:30-18:00 · Sat 07:30-18:00 · Sun 09:00-18:00
+41442219648
ViCAFE Bellevue
Theaterstrasse 14, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-18:00 · Tue 06:30-18:00 · Wed 06:30-18:00 · Thu 06:30-18:00 · Fri 06:30-18:00 · Sat 07:30-18:00 · Sun 08:00-18:00
+41448866611

ViCAFE Münsterhof
Münsterhof 20, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-18:00 · Tue 07:00-18:00 · Wed 07:00-18:00 · Thu 07:00-18:00 · Fri 07:00-18:00 · Sat 08:00-18:00 · Sun 09:00-18:00
+41442219777
ViCAFE Kweer
Spitalgasse 14, 8001 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 08:00-17:00 · Tue 08:00-17:00 · Wed 08:00-17:00 · Thu 08:00-17:00 · Fri 08:00-17:00 · Sat 09:00-17:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00
+41445480155
ViCAFE Goldbrunnen
Birmensdorferstrasse 240, 8003 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-16:00 · Tue 06:30-16:00 · Wed 06:30-16:00 · Thu 06:30-16:00 · Fri 06:30-16:00 · Sat 08:00-16:00 · Sun 08:00-16:00
+41448866612
ViCAFE Gerold
Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-16:30 · Tue 07:00-16:30 · Wed 07:00-16:30 · Thu 07:00-16:30 · Fri 07:00-16:30 · Sat 09:00-18:00 · Sun closed
+41432052086
ViCAFE Zollhaus
Zollstrasse 121, 8005 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-16:00 · Tue 07:00-16:00 · Wed 07:00-16:00 · Thu 07:00-16:00 · Fri 07:00-16:00 · Sat 09:00-18:00 · Sun 09:00-18:00
+41442725904
ViCAFE Europaallee
Eisgasse 20, 8004 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-19:00 · Tue 07:00-19:00 · Wed 07:00-19:00 · Thu 07:00-19:00 · Fri 07:00-19:00 · Sat 08:00-19:00 · Sun closed

ViCAFE Beethoven
Beethovenstrasse 35, 8002 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-16:00 · Tue 07:00-16:00 · Wed 07:00-16:00 · Thu 07:00-16:00 · Fri 07:00-16:00 · Sat 09:00-16:00 · Sun closed
+41433449970
ViCAFE Röschibach
Röschibachstrasse 79, 8037 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:00-16:00 · Tue 07:00-16:00 · Wed 07:00-16:00 · Thu 07:00-16:00 · Fri 07:00-16:00 · Sat 08:00-17:00 · Sun 08:00-17:00
+41433669710
ViCAFE Oerlikon
Schulstrasse 44, 8050 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-18:00 · Tue 06:30-18:00 · Wed 06:30-18:00 · Thu 06:30-18:00 · Fri 06:30-18:00 · Sat 07:00-17:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00
+41432349171
ViCAFE Campus Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:30-16:30 · Tue 07:30-16:30 · Wed 07:30-16:30 · Thu 07:30-16:30 · Fri 07:30-16:30 · Sat closed · Sun closed
+41446354077
ViCAFE Campus Rondell
Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 08:00-16:00 · Tue 08:00-16:00 · Wed 08:00-16:00 · Thu 08:00-16:00 · Fri 08:00-16:00 · Sat closed · Sun closed
+41446343195
ViCAFE Campus ZHdK
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich, SwitzerlandMon 07:30-17:00 · Tue 07:30-17:00 · Wed 07:30-17:00 · Thu 07:30-17:00 · Fri 07:30-17:00 · Sat 08:00-17:00 · Sun closed
+41439603820
ViCAFE Eglisau
Untergass 13, 8193 Eglisau, SwitzerlandMon-Fri 09:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00 · Sat 09:00-17:00 · Sun 10:00-17:00
+41438107500
ViCAFE Marktplatz
Marktplatz 11, 4001 Basel, SwitzerlandMon 09:00-17:00 · Tue 09:00-17:00 · Wed 09:00-17:00 · Thu 09:00-17:00 · Fri 09:00-17:00 · Sat 10:00-17:00 · Sun closed
+41612622065

ViCAFE Centralbahnplatz
Centralbahnplatz 9, 4051 Basel, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-17:00 · Tue 06:30-17:00 · Wed 06:30-17:00 · Thu 06:30-17:00 · Fri 06:30-17:00 · Sat 08:30-17:00 · Sun closed
+41612711750

ViCAFE St. François
Pl. Saint-François 1, 1003 Lausanne, SwitzerlandMon 06:30-18:00 · Tue 06:30-18:00 · Wed 06:30-18:00 · Thu 06:30-18:00 · Fri 06:30-18:00 · Sat 09:00-18:00 · Sun 09:00-18:00
+41213509150Coffees
21 coffees
Introducing our new African Blend! We know how much our customers appreciate our blends at ViCAFE and this inspired us to create a new high-quality blend from three East African countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda. The African Blend combines the fruity, floral and chocolate flavors that are so typical of these three regions. It is best enjoyed as an espresso-based drink, or ideal for a French Press too.
Black Tea, Honey, Blood Orange

A balanced, full-bodied blend with a smooth mouthfeel and elegant complexity. Asia & Oceania Blend combines depth and sweetness with a refined structure, bringing together carefully selected coffees from diverse origins across Asia and Oceania for a harmonious and distinctive coffee experience.
Dried Fruit, Licorice, Caramel

We developed this coffee specifically for the ViCAFE at Work channel. In addition to the terroir, the slightly darker roast reduces acidity and adds more body. This coffee is particularly well-suited for fully automatic machines. The beans are easy to work with and allow for the extraction of a sweet, well-rounded coffee with clear chocolate notes. Whether enjoyed with milk or black, this coffee is smooth and balanced—something many appreciate. The beans come from Campo das Vertentes, a region in Minas Gerais, Brazil, north of São Paulo. In a country dominated by agro-industrial farms, we prioritize working with small, sustainable farmers. That’s why we collaborate with carefully selected family farms, which we visit regularly.
Milk chocolate, hazelnut, caramel

Discover Christoph's Selection, a special roast by ViCAFE's Swiss Roasting Champion, Christoph Meier. Sourced directly from the Harries family at the renowned Chania & Oreti Estates, this versatile Kenyan coffee is lightly roasted for espresso and brews beautifully as a pourover, revealing notes of rhubarb, dried fruits and caramel.
Rhubarb, dried fruits, caramel

Finca Los Nogales is the baby of the young farmer Oscar Hernandez who is a third-generation coffee farmer on the steep mountain slopes of Huila, an important coffee growing region in Southern Colombia. The coffee has an intriguing fruitiness and a fine acidity. The coffee makes a super tasty a flat white. We also use the coffee for our ViCAFE ICED COFFEE. The coffee from Finca Los Nogales is available online by the bag or as a coffee subscription.
Green Apple, Currant, Honey

We developed this project-coffee together with Oscar. The result is a "Single Variety" coffee that is completely chemical-free. The slightly lighter roast allows you to enjoy the full complexity of these beans - whether as a juicy espresso or balanced filter coffee.
Honey, Chamomile, Lime, Orange

The ViCAFE Créma Mischung shares many high-quality coffee components with our signature blend the Hausmischung. The Créma Mischung does however not feature coffee beans from Kenya. Therefore, the coffee has a slightly lighter body and mild texture. The Créma Mischung is available as a one-off order or coffee subscription.
Walnut, caramel

Decaf Coffee can be rich and complex: We have decaffeinated a lot by Finca Los Nogales. The result is stunning. Enjoy our Decaf coffee as an espresso or with milk.
Dark Chocolate, Nougat, Red Apple

For our ViCAFE-Decaf we took our signature Hausmischung for a gentle decaffination with CO2 to Bremen in Germany. This coffee has a medium to high body and is best enjoyed as an Espresso or with milk as a Flat White.

Alemayehu Daniel and his eleven brothers produce this outstanding, dry-processed coffee on their family plantation in southern Ethiopia. The coffee has an intense fruitiness which allows it to shine as flat white or filter coffee.
Berries, Lemongrass, Eucalyptus

Alemayehu Daniel and his eleven brothers produce this outstanding, dry-processed coffee on their family plantation in southern Ethiopia. The coffee has an intense fruitiness which allows it to shine as flat white or filter coffee. This roast profile was developed in collaboration with Alp Giray Tabakoglu, founder of AILA Coffee Roasters. Using his Aillio Bullet roaster, Alp carefully roasted 800g of beans per batch to achieve the target flavor profile.
Berries, Lemongrass, Eucalyptus

Eccentric Caturra Low Caf from Finca Los Nogales, Colombia, is grown at 1'770 meters on the Arrayán lot. This decaffeinated coffee uses a natural hot water and must-based solvent process to preserve flavors, delivering juicy notes of green apple, ripe cherry and brown sugar.
green apple, ripe coffee cherry, brown sugar

The ViCAFE Hausmischung is our signature 100% Arabica blend since 2010 and the house coffee in our ViCAFE Espresso Bars. This coffee has a medium to high body and is best enjoyed as an Espresso or with milk as a Flat White. The Hausmischung is available by the bag or as a coffee subscription.
Dark chocolate, walnut, caramel

The goal of the coffee association that produces this coffee is to help ensure the financial independence of its female members. This high-quality Honduran coffee is well balanced, sweet and round. A fantastic espresso. The coffee is available online by the bag as well as a coffee subscription.
Hazelnut, Honey, Orange

In 2022, we met a fine group of young men from Yellikodige for the first time in the Chikmagalur region of India. We fondly remember them sitting in their cupping lab and explaining to us that they are determined to reverse climate change in the mountains of the Western Ghats by mobilizing young coffee farmers in the region and introducing more biodynamic farming methods. It sounds ambitious. However, the more time we spent with them, the more we believed that they could do it, and we wanted to be a part of their journey.
Dried Fruit, Cane sugar, Bittersweet chocolate

The Orang Utan Project Coffee is the result of an incredible effort to protect the few remaining wild orangutans in northern Sumatra. The coffee is intense and heavy and therefore perfect for a special flat white or french press. The coffee is available by the bag or as a coffee subscription.
Orange, Licorice, Caramel, Marzipan

This Honey Processed coffee is sweet and fruity with brown sugar and juicy red fruit notes. During processing, a thin layer of fruit mucilage from the coffee bean cherry called “honey” remain as it dries. This adds sweetness, clarity and a round body to the mouthfeel. Each cup is lively, balanced and full of Sumatran character. Perfect for a single-origin espresso, french press or a special filter coffee.
Ripe Fruits, Milk Chocolate, Honey

Daniel Kamiri Njoroge runs a small coffee farm with his family in Gatundu, north of Nairobi. A complex, dense coffee grows on the 1.7 hectares. The Ciumenene beans are particularly suitable as a filter coffee.
Apricot, Hibiscus, Currant

The Latin America Blend is our second continental blend. It's a vibrant yet harmonious fusion from North, Central, and South America, featuring coffee from Mexico, Honduras and Brazil. This medium roast offers a delightful balance of milk chocolate, nutty and dried fruit notes, delivering a smooth cup with a velvety body.
Milk chocolate, Dried Fruit, Velvety Body

Mondul Coffee Estate is an exceptionally well-managed coffee plantation on the slopes of the Monduli mountain range in northern Tanzania. The fine tea-like flavours make the coffee the perfect choice for a French Press or a pour-over filter coffee.
Mandarin, Caramel, Ripe Gooseberry

We developed the enSoie coffee blend together with Maison enSoie, a super creative fashion and craft label from Zurich. The carefully selected Arabica beans are sourced from Honduras, Brazil and India. The cup shows nice hazelnut and bitter chocolate flavors. The perfect partner for an extended breakfast in the morning sun. Available in our Online Shop and Espresso Bars as whole bean product or ground for the moka pot (Bialetti).
Hazelnut, bitter chocolate