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Wi-Fi cafés in Zurich

Wi-Fi near the ETH and the University, by Europaallee, in Seefeld and Hottingen, and at the community-center cafés.

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Free public Wi-Fi in Zurich comes with a sign-up. SBB's free network, SBB-FREE, covers 80 stations after a single registration, and its OpenRoaming option reconnects without logging in each time.1 At Zurich Airport you register a phone number and receive an access code by text message.2

Cafés hand out their codes more simply: Henrici in the Niederdorf prints its guest network and password on its menu.3 The streets around the ETH and the University have the most cafés with Wi-Fi, ahead of Hottingen-Fluntern, Kreis 4 and Zürich-West.

Local tip: Before you open the laptop, look at the menu: Henrici, for one, prints its Wi-Fi network and password on the menu.3

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

At a glance

32Cafés listed
25With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Einstein & Zweistein, from 07:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–18:30 · Fri 07:00–17:30).
  • Closes latest: Cabaret Voltaire, until 00:00 (Tue–Thu 17:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 13:30–00:00 · Sun 13:30–18:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (78%), indoor seating (50%), wheelchair access (31%).
Oberstrass & ETH

Tannenbar

  • Tannenstrasse
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00
  • +41 44 632 62 55
  • Wi-Fi
  • Indoor seating
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Around the ETH and the University

More than 30,000 people work or study at the ETH and the University of Zurich every day, and the cafés on the hill above Central serve them.4 Einstein & Zweistein at Leonhardstrasse 36 has Wi-Fi from 07:00 on weekdays, and the bQm Kulturcafé & Bar next door at 34 has it too.

Kafi Freud at Schaffhauserstrasse 118 opens at 07:00 from Tuesday to Friday, Tannenbar on Tannenstrasse at 07:00 on weekdays, and Café Elena by the Limmat on Neumühlequai at 09:00. Schigu Kafi on Kronenstrasse keeps short hours, with a lunch break from 12:00 to 13:30.

Work-friendly rooms near the station

Kraftwerk at Selnaustrasse 25 has a co-working space, and The Way to Coffee calls its café a near-perfect place to work by day, whether or not you rent a desk.5 It is open from 08:00 on weekdays. Auer & Co on Sihlquai shares its brick building with the Impact Hub co-working space.5

By Europaallee, Radix at Lagerstrasse 12 has Wi-Fi from 07:00 on weekdays and 09:00 on Saturdays. Further into Kreis 4, Commercial: The Project on Feldstrasse and Bros Beans & Beats on Gartenhofstrasse both offer it, and Bros opens daily. In Zürich-West, MAME on Josefstrasse has Wi-Fi from 07:30, Ahoi! on Schiffbaustrasse from 10:00, and Collective Bakery on Förrlibuckstrasse from 09:00 at weekends.

Seefeld, Hottingen and the community centers

In Seefeld, Mame at Seefeldstrasse 19 opens daily 09:00–18:00 with Wi-Fi, and KulturCafé WHISper on Hornbachstrasse and the botanical garden cafeteria on Zollikerstrasse have it too. In Hottingen, Café Tartines on Römerhofplatz opens every day from 07:30 to 19:00, and Careum Bistro on Gloriastrasse and CTRL Café Bar on Asylstrasse open at 07:30 and 08:00 on weekdays. Apo THEKE on Zürichbergstrasse has Wi-Fi and outdoor tables as well.

Three community-center cafés have Wi-Fi: Kafi GZ Heuried, Cafeteria GZ Buchegg and GZ Bachwiesen Kafi. They belong to the city's 17 Gemeinschaftszentren, which offer cafés, workshops and studios and are co-funded by the social department.6

Hours to plan around

Most cafés with Wi-Fi are daytime places. LUNA on Plattenstrasse closes at 14:00, Kafi Binz in Wiedikon at 15:30, and Radix and Zytlos in Enge at 17:00. For evenings, Quai Café on Mythenquai stays open until 22:00 on weekdays, Kraftwerk until 22:00 from Monday to Wednesday, and DuBischDra on Kalkbreitestrasse until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sources

  1. Free Wi-Fi at the station, SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), accessed October 2026
  2. Zürich, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  3. Karte (menu, version 26.3, September 2026), Café Henrici, accessed October 2026
  4. Polyterrasse, Federal Institute of Technology and Zurich University, Zürich Tourism (zuerich.com), accessed October 2026
  5. Best cafés in Zurich (updated 14 June 2026), The Way to Coffee, accessed October 2026
  6. Zürcher Gemeinschaftszentren, Stiftung Zürcher Gemeinschaftszentren, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Wi-Fi in Zurich: questions

Where can you work on a laptop in a Zurich café?

Kraftwerk at Selnaustrasse 25, a former power station with a co-working space, is described as a near-perfect place to work by day even without renting a desk; it opens at 08:00 on weekdays. Auer & Co on Sihlquai shares its building with the Impact Hub co-working space.

How do you get free Wi-Fi in Zurich?

SBB's free SBB-FREE network covers 80 Swiss stations after a single registration, and its OpenRoaming option keeps you connected without logging in again. At Zurich Airport, free Wi-Fi works with an access code sent by text message. Many cafés print their Wi-Fi password on the menu, as Henrici in the Niederdorf does.

Which cafés near ETH Zurich have Wi-Fi?

Einstein & Zweistein at Leonhardstrasse 36 and the bQm Kulturcafé & Bar next door have Wi-Fi, and Einstein & Zweistein opens at 07:00 on weekdays. Kafi Freud on Schaffhauserstrasse, Tannenbar on Tannenstrasse and Café Elena on Neumühlequai also offer it.

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