Splendour in the coffee house

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Belcafé, Zurich David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Odéon, Biel David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Café Romand, Lausanne David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Alte Oehle, Thun David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Tea Room Métropole, Sierre David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Chez Andy, Zurich David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Café Vordergasse, Schaffhausen David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Zum Kuss, Basel David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Tea Room Brändli, Aarau David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Remor, Geneva David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Hanselmann, St Moritz David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Café Saint Pierre, Lausanne David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

At Angelika Kauffmann's, Chur David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Ravelli, Locarno David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Odéon, Zurich David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Tea Room Comte Michel, Bulle David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Hotel Albrici, Poschiavo David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Café du Centre, Pully David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

Café du Coin, La Chaux-de-Fonds David Suter / Schweizer Heimatschutz

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The Swiss are keen coffee consumers and they like to drink their cup in the company of others. The numerous cafés - often extensions of confectionary shops - are part of Switzerland's everyday life and the country's architectural heritage.

A booklet by the Swiss Heritage Society, Die schönsten Cafés und Tea Rooms in der Schweiz (Switzerland’s most beautiful cafés), presents a selection of 74 sites from across the country.

It includes traditional cafés, stylish espresso bars, wood-panelled interiors in the rural Lower Engadine valley and light-flooded new sweet shops in Geneva, as well as architectural objects from Basel in northern Switzerland to Lugano in the Italian-speaking south.