The best bars and cafés Lausanne

With its sober and industrial decor, Officine is far from being a pharmacy, even if the drinks can sometimes soothe the aches! This contemporary bar welcomes an urban, young and trendy clientele. People come here to taste the local draught beers and especially those made by the house (Officine spéciale or Officine blanche). The Flon district is very lively and the bar's terrace is packed in summer. The mixed boards, the mini-burgers and the wraps accompany your aperitif break with good quality gourmet products.

Dancing La Javanaiseagainst a backdrop of musical notes and the footsteps of Serge Gainsbourg. A warm, quirky atmosphere and an excellent welcome. This café-bar-restaurant is decorated like a 1950s duplex; eclectic and ultra-original, like its menu. It's easy to spend hours sitting in the library with a good book, enjoying dishes that evoke the songs of Serge Gainsbourg, who is omnipresent at Java. In a relaxed atmosphere, you can sip cocktails on the sofas. An atmosphere that electrifies in the evening, recommended!

At the end of a paved alleyway, the Parrot is a very pretty bar with a Latin atmosphere. We feel good there, with a pleasant background music with Spanish sounds, very good cocktails (special mention to pisco sour, faithful to the original and to be tested for those who did not have the chance to discover it in Peru). To accompany all this, various tapas are possible: empanadas, patatas bravas and many other cheese or delicatessen boards. The waiters are on their own, everything is in place to make you have a wonderful evening.

Le Pointu is a trendy bar with a beautifully wooded decor. Open almost any time of the day, you can go there for breakfast, lunch or dinner. We also recommend that you try the delicious Sunday brunch. But we especially like to have a good drink with friends. A real bar for regulars, the good atmosphere is communicative and we will soon find ourselves talking with everyone. The reception of the servers is very pleasant and always with a smile. Feel free to visit the Facebook page to find out about upcoming events.

We fell in love with this old pint dating from 1895, saved by two journalists and a dietician from Fribourg. These three former travelling companions and long-time friends have completely restored it with taste: the linoleum has given way to a beautiful parquet floor, the neon lights have been replaced by warmer hanging lamps. Nice for a glass of homemade beer in the evening or for a four-hour meal (with lemonade, toast and sweets), in a welcoming setting and with attentive service. Terrace in a very quiet street, very pleasant in summer.

La Datcha is a cultural café, a very urban agora to exchange on artistic currents. In short, a place where artists mingle with the public and vice versa. Under the rooftops in the Flon district, in the heart of the city but also on the edge of the forest, the atmosphere is never the same. Conferences, concerts and exhibitions follow one another to give rhythm to your evenings and above all to enrich them, in this raw place, with its refined decoration but with a warm atmosphere. A proximity with artists from all over the world which augurs well for beautiful encounters.

An unusual place for a nice cold beer under a bridge. It's the Grandes Roches terrace. Open all summer long, this ephemeral guinguette-style terrace bar, located under the west arch of the Bessières bridge, is a resounding success. A few palm trees, garlands of multicolored light bulbs, a pool table, a table soccer table, eclectic garden furniture and the new relaxed setting is set. We'd have stayed until the end of the night, but on Fridays and Saturdays, an aftershow is offered at the café-théâtre, a few meters away.

One of Lausanne's favourite bars, for its six beers produced on site, in the microbrewery, as well as for its very good pizzas that you can enjoy until closing time. Built on two levels, the Brasserie du Château has a relatively quiet ground floor, while the first floor is always crowded and lively. If you want a table, you will first have to be patient with a beer at the bar: La Rousse is always a great success! A few concerts are organised from time to time.

A good English-speaking base to rediscover the atmosphere of pubs over a good beer and a burger in a public made up of students, trendy thirtysomethings, families or Englishmen like George, the boss of the establishment. During the day, it's a pleasant place to work on a computer, soak up the sun on the terrace in fine weather, or start the evening with a cocktail at the afterworks from 6pm. From Thursday to Saturday evenings, from 10pm onwards, the atmosphere heats up during the evening thanks to the good care of the DJ.

"Good beer, good atmosphere, good food" is the house slogan. La Bossette has made a specialty of bringing together young artists and fans of alternative music for regular concerts. The atmosphere is always lively, the spirit convivial, and you'll get to know your table-mates very well. It's also possible to dine in. You'll find a wide choice of wines, but above all beers (over forty) from microbreweries in French-speaking Switzerland and around the world, with a short description for each one.

"Big" is the understatement of the year for this huge pub, which plunges visitors straight into the good old English atmosphere of a pub in the heart of England, at a time when many of them are closing their doors on the other side of the Channel. All the more reason to appreciate the true English pub atmosphere. Concerts are organized, and on the days of major sporting events, matches are broadcast live on giant screens. On the menu, a wide choice of beers, fish and chips, pizzas, burgers, hot dogs... The real thing!

To get your fishing going and energise your week, this thirty-year-old sports pub, well known to the people of Lausanne, is a good remedy. Flags on the ceiling, many screens to follow the matches, a large choice of English and Irish beers, sticky parquet flooring, everything is there! You will generally find a lot of people there in the evenings and especially during the weekend. If you want to have a seat, it is strongly recommended to come half an hour before the start of a match. If the pub is resolutely rock, various special evenings are organised.

An air of saudade and a little trip to Portugal, an atmosphere reflected in the azulejos typical of Portuguese restaurants. These tiles on the blue-and-white walls represent Lausanne in 1850. A lively place with a full terrace, summer and winter alike, Le P'tit Central serves seasonal daily specials at lunchtime, and a small à la carte menu in the evening. And don't forget the cocktails, aperitifs and various craft beers. Excellent service and good food. From Thursday to Saturday, we offer after-work evenings or "soirées tout court".

Right in the center of town but relatively quiet, a lovely terrace overlooks a cobbled courtyard, very pleasant in fine weather; a colorful decor and an excellent welcome set the scene. This bistro serves Swiss and French cuisine, with the occasional dish from the other side of the world. The extensive drinks menu features Swiss and international wines, as well as a whole range of craft beers. Regularly renewed menus: an excellent idea for a break, whatever the time of day.

This dark place, with its windows in bouteille, is the oldest café in Lausanne, classified as a historic monument. It was in 1780 that a wine dealer decided to open this "pint" to sell his production. Since then, the Pinte Besson has never changed his name. In addition to a good choice of spirits, traditional dishes such as fondue and cheese cake are served as well as seasonal cuisine and slate meat. Small terrace in summer, brighter than inside!