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Ranking81 chainsCaféUpdated November 7, 2026

Cafés: the largest chains in Switzerland

The largest chains in the “Café” category in Switzerland by number of active locations in the category. In total 3,446 cafés, 19% of them belong to chains; number one is Migros with 57 locations (2% of the category). The ranking lists all 81 chains with two or more locations in the category.

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81 chains in the ranking·Switzerland · Café·Chain — two or more active locations in the category
1–81 of 81
RankChainLocationsCantonsMarket shareAddresses
01
MigrosZurich, Bern and others
57 19
1.7%
02
McDonald'sZurich, Bern and others
23 9
0.7%
03
SP
SpettacoloZurich, Grisons and others
18 9
0.5%
04
PC
Pause-CaféFribourg, Vaud and others
17 6
0.5%
05
Sutter BeggBasel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft
11 2
0.3%
06
ManorVaud, Bern and others
9 8
0.3%
07
CoopZurich, Fribourg and others
7 6
0.2%
08
TamoilZurich, Vaud and others
7 4
0.2%
09
bpZurich, Vaud and others
7 5
0.2%
10 7 1
0.2%
11 7 1
0.2%
12
SchwyterSt. Gallen, Thurgau
6 2
0.2%
13
FelberBern, Solothurn and others
5 3
0.1%
14 5 1
0.1%
15
Arctic Juice & CaféVaud, Valais and others
5 3
0.1%
16
BC
Boréal CoffeeGeneva, Zurich
4 2
0.1%
17
4 1
0.1%
18
JOE & THE JUICEZurich, Geneva
4 2
0.1%
19
Beck MaierAargau, Solothurn
4 2
0.1%
20
GottlieberZurich, Schwyz and others
4 4
0.1%
21
HonoldZurich
4 1
0.1%
22
4 1
0.1%
23
HC
4 1
0.1%
24
Dunkin' DonutsBern, Solothurn and others
3 3
0.1%
25
BA
BackparadiesAargau, Zurich
3 2
0.1%
26
Blueberry AmericanZurich, Basel-Stadt
3 2
0.1%
27
CORRIDOR.Vaud, Geneva
3 2
0.1%
28
BH
Bäckerei HugLucerne, Zurich
3 2
0.1%
29
3 1
0.1%
30
HA
3 1
0.1%
31 3 1
0.1%
32 3 1
0.1%
33
MA
MantaZurich
3 1
0.1%
34 3 1
0.1%
35
Wild Bean CaféVaud, Geneva
2 2
0.1%
36
BP TankstelleZurich, Appenzell Innerrhoden
2 2
0.1%
37 2 1
0.1%
38
BK
2 1
0.1%
39
BO
2 1
0.1%
40 2 1
0.1%
41
Al PortoTicino
2 1
0.1%
42 2 1
0.1%
43 2 1
0.1%
44
WB
Walz BackkunstSchaffhausen, Thurgau
2 2
0.1%
45
CH
ChocolaterieSt. Gallen
2 1
0.1%
46 2 1
0.1%
47
CH
2 1
0.1%
48
LC
2 1
0.1%
49
2 1
0.1%
50
2 2
0.1%
51
SP
SpielhofkaffeeGlarus, St. Gallen
2 2
0.1%
52
ST
2 1
0.1%
53
BH
2 1
0.1%
54 2 1
0.1%
55
KB
Koller Bäckerei-Konditorei CaféAppenzell Ausserrhoden
2 1
0.1%
56
Steiner-BeckZurich, Grisons
2 2
0.1%
57
kaisin.Zurich
2 1
0.1%
58
PanetariumSt. Gallen, Thurgau
2 2
0.1%
59 2 1
0.1%
60 2 1
0.1%
61
KK
Kaffee KlatschSt. Gallen, Grisons
2 2
0.1%
62
BA
Babu'sZurich
2 1
0.1%
63
Bonne MamanZurich, Bern
2 2
0.1%
64
CB
Confiserie BrändliBasel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft
2 2
0.1%
65 2 1
0.1%
66
KA
2 1
0.1%
67
CB
2 1
0.1%
68
KA
KaffeemacherBasel-Stadt
2 1
0.1%
69 2 1
0.1%
70
Genuss-SchmiedeSt. Gallen
2 1
0.1%
71 2 1
0.1%
72
La ManufactureBasel-Stadt
2 1
0.1%
73 2 1
0.1%
74
ZI
ZiehlerSt. Gallen
2 1
0.1%
75
MI
MinimumZurich
2 1
0.1%
76
M3
2 1
0.1%
77
RS
Rare Street CoffeeZurich, St. Gallen
2 2
0.1%
78
KH
2 1
0.1%
79 2 1
0.1%
80
DM
del mundoBasel-Stadt
2 1
0.1%
81
LC
Lang's CaféSchaffhausen
2 1
0.1%
Share — of all cafés in Switzerland; under the chain — the cantons with most of its locations in the category3,446 in the category
Chains and independent companies
In chains651 · 19%
Independent2,795 · 81%

The five largest chains account for 3.7% of all cafés in Switzerland.

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Rank — by number of active locations of the chain in the “Café” category in all of Switzerland; share — of all cafés. A chain has at least two locations; the chain affiliation comes from the source. Closed locations are not counted.

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