Café du Grütli

See on OpenstreetMap

Address

Rue de la Mercerie 4
1003 Lausanne

How to get there

Schedules

From 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025

Open

Closed

Monday

10:00 - 14:30 / 18:30 - 23:00

Tuesday

10:00 - 14:30 / 18:30 - 23:00

Wednesday

10:00 - 14:30 / 18:30 - 23:00

Thursday

10:00 - 14:30 / 18:30 - 23:00

Friday

10:00 - 14:30 / 18:30 - 23:00

Saturday

10:00 - 15:00 / 18:30 - 23:00

Sunday

Closed

Terrace

+41 21 312 94 93

Website

Historical cafés of Lausanne Lausanne à table icon

Lausanne à table

HeritageShopping

In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned with a statue representing justice. Close by, a clock presents the history of Vaud in animated scenes every hour from 9:00 to 19:00. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings this is the site of the country market, which also sets up shop in the neighbouring pedestrian streets. Every first Friday of the month, it plays host to a craft market. Typical cafes, boutiques and large, elegant shops complement what this high-class district, which is completely pedestrianised, has to offer.

ArchitectureHistoryHeritageShopping

This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.

ArchitectureHistoryHeritage

At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlooks the city. Seen as one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe, it attracts more than 400,000 visitors every year.

More info

Café du Grütli is the place to discover the local gastronomy. The restaurant is in a building dating back to the 14th century, in a charming historical setting in downtown Lausanne. It offers authentic, top-quality dishes in a dining room featuring exposed beams and stones. The restaurant’s mainstays are delicious cheese fondues and traditional, seasonal dishes such as salads with dandelion and cabbage sausage with Papet Vaudois. There are also excellent brasserie, fish and meat dishes. The wine card includes several vintage wines, mostly from the canton of Vaud. Weather permitting, it’s a pleasure to have a seat on the terrace of the Grütli to listen to the tune played by the old clock on Place de la Palud.

This establishment has been awarded the “ Café historique de Lausanne ” label established by the city of Lausanne in 2021.