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Lange offen · Zurich

Open late cafés in Zurich

Café-bars that serve past 22:00: the Odeon at Bellevue, Henrici and Raffael's in the Niederdorf, Metropol on Fraumünsterstrasse and Café des Amis in Wipkingen.

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Late hours in Zurich need permission. The cantonal hospitality law keeps venues shut from midnight to 05:00 unless other hours are approved, and the city tends to grant extensions to 04:00 on weeknights and 05:00 at weekends.12 Cafés stay well inside those limits, and the Odeon's 02:00 is the latest closing among them.

The Old Town has far more late cafés than any other district, with Zürich-West a distant second. Coffee with schnapps suits the hour: Henrici lists its Kafi Luz at CHF 9, made with plum schnapps, sugar, hot water and a shot of coffee.3

Local tip: On a Sunday night, when Metropol and Café des Amis have closed at 18:00, the Odeon at Limmatquai 2 is open until midnight.4

Where these cafés are: Altstadt (17), Zürich-West (Kreis 5) (7), Kreis 4 (Langstrasse) (3), Enge & Wollishofen (3), Wiedikon (Kreis 3) (2), Oberstrass & ETH (2), Wipkingen (Kreis 10) (2), Altstetten & Albisrieden (1), Seefeld (Kreis 8) (1), Hottingen & Fluntern (1).

At a glance

39Cafés listed
39With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Belcafe, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: 169 West, until 00:00 (Wed–Fri 09:00–00:00 · Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (64%), indoor seating (41%), wheelchair access (31%).
Zürich-West (Kreis 5)

Auer & Co

  • Sihlquai 131
  • Mon–Wed 08:00–21:00 · Thu–Fri 08:00–00:00 · Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–21:00
  • +41 76 307 77 89
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Altstadt

Café Yucca

  • Häringstrasse 20
  • Mon–Wed 10:30–13:00, 15:15–22:00 · Thu 10:30–13:00, 17:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 10:30–13:00, 15:15–22:00 · Sun 15:15–22:00
  • +41 43 244 74 88
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Bellevue and the Niederdorf after dark

The Odeon at Limmatquai 2 keeps the latest hours of these cafés: midnight from Sunday to Thursday and 02:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.4 Henrici at Niederdorfstrasse 1 serves until 23:00 from Tuesday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.5

Raffael's Cafe & Bistro on Torgasse also stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, Collana Bar e Caffè on Theaterstrasse every night of the week, and Mont Martre on Weggengasse until 23:00 from Tuesday to Saturday.

Belcafe on Bellevueplatz closes at 23:00 every day, and the Rathaus-Café on Limmatquai at 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Zimkaffee on Torgasse and Gran Café Motta on Limmatquai both serve until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. The Cabaret Voltaire on Spiegelgasse, birthplace of Dada in 1916, runs its bar until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.6

Selnau and the Bahnhofstrasse side

Kraftwerk at Selnaustrasse 25 fills a former power station, with offices and meeting rooms built from shipping containers.7 It serves until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays and 22:00 earlier in the week, and closes at weekends.

Metropol on Fraumünsterstrasse stays open until midnight from Monday to Saturday. Manzoni on Schützengasse, an Italian coffee and aperitif bar with more than 20 coffee specialties, serves until 22:00 on weekdays.8

West of the main station

In Kreis 4, DuBischDra on Kalkbreitestrasse plays board games until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Kafi für Dich on Stauffacherstrasse closes at 22:00 from Monday to Saturday. In Kreis 5, Auer & Co on Sihlquai matches DuBischDra's midnight closing from Thursday to Saturday.

Further out, 169 West on Weststrasse in Wiedikon pours coffee and natural wine until midnight from Wednesday to Saturday.7 Café des Amis on Nordstrasse in Wipkingen runs until midnight from Thursday to Saturday, and Nocciolina on Bleicherweg in Enge until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays. Up the hill from Central, Kleine Freiheit on Weinbergstrasse serves until 22:30 from Monday to Saturday.

Quiet hours and Sundays

Outside, the Nachtruhe applies from 22:00, and between 20:00 and 07:00 venues may not clean noisily or empty bottles outdoors.1 Sunday evenings are short: Metropol, Café des Amis and CouCou close at 18:00, and Café Lang at Limmatplatz at 16:00. The Odeon and Ambrosi on Viaduktstrasse still serve until midnight and 22:30.4

Sources

  1. Lärmschutz: Gastgewerbe, Stadt Zürich, accessed October 2026
  2. Nachbarschaft und Nachtleben: Was ist erlaubt?, Stadt Zürich, accessed October 2026
  3. Karte (menu, version 26.3, September 2026), Café Henrici, accessed October 2026
  4. Café Bar Odeon, Zürich Tourism (zuerich.com), accessed October 2026
  5. Henrici, Zürich Tourism (zuerich.com), accessed October 2026
  6. Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  7. Best cafés in Zurich (updated 14 June 2026), The Way to Coffee, accessed October 2026
  8. Zürich, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
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By area: Altstadt Kreis 4 (Langstrasse) Zürich-West (Kreis 5) Enge & Wollishofen Seefeld (Kreis 8) Wiedikon (Kreis 3) Oberstrass & ETH

FAQ

Open late in Zurich: questions

Which cafés in Zurich are open after midnight?

The Odeon at Limmatquai 2 serves until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday nights and until midnight the rest of the week. Henrici in the Niederdorf, Raffael's on Torgasse and the Cabaret Voltaire bar on Spiegelgasse stay open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Collana on Theaterstrasse until midnight every night.

How late are Zurich cafés allowed to stay open?

Zurich's cantonal hospitality law keeps venues closed from midnight to 05:00 unless other hours are approved. The city usually grants extensions to 04:00 from Sunday to Thursday and 05:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Outdoor quiet hours run from 22:00 to 07:00.

Where can you get coffee late on a Sunday in Zurich?

On Sundays the Odeon at Limmatquai 2 stays open until midnight, Ambrosi on Viaduktstrasse until 22:30 and Henrici in the Niederdorf until 22:00. Many café-bars close early that day: Metropol, Café des Amis and CouCou at 18:00, and Café Lang at Limmatplatz at 16:00.

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