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New bars in Switzerland

6 new bars we are tracking across Switzerland, 1 of them still to come. Each one is listed with its opening date, address and hours as soon as we can confirm them — and stays here once it is no longer the newest thing in town.

Currently across Andermatt, Bäch, Basel, Langenthal, Zürich.

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Opening soonImage via Thirteen Auras

Bäch, Schwyz · 26 Sept 2026

Bar · Aperitivo, Cocktails, Pinsa, Lakeside, Private events

Thirteen Auras

Seestrasse 80, 8806 Bäch

A new aperitivo and cocktail bar opens on the lakeside Seestrasse in Bäch on 26 September — signature cocktails, pinsa and Italian-style plates to share, with a business lounge and room for private events.

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Now openPhoto via @sisyphusbarbasel

Basel · 16 Sept 2026

Bar · Cocktail bar, Low & no alcohol, 40 seats

Sisyphus Bar

Klosterberg 5, 4051 Basel

The team behind Hinz & Kunz returns with a forty-seat cocktail bar on the Klosterberg — a broad spirits list, room to experiment, and a deliberate turn away from the volume of the Markthalle years.

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Now openPhoto: Chez Smith

Andermatt, Uri · 04 Sept 2026

Bar · Wine bar, Aperitivo, Andermatt Reuss

Chez Smith

Ritomgasse 10, 6490 Andermatt

The Smith & Smith family's Zurich wine bar takes its idea into the mountains — good wine, aperitivo and sharing plates at Andermatt Reuss, open from Friday 4 September.

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Now openPhoto: Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Zürich · 04 Sept 2026

Bar · Altstadt, Apéro, Historic

Café Züri Bar

Niederdorfstrasse 24, 8001 Zürich

The Niederdorf institution — by some accounts the oldest bar in Zürich — has reopened under three new hands, with coffee added in the mornings and the name officially becoming Café Züri Bar.

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Now openPhoto via nzzbar.ch

Zürich · 13 Aug 2026

Bar · Train station, Meeting rooms

NZZ Bar

Bahnhofplatz 15, 8001 Zürich

A café-bar and meeting space on the first floor of Zürich HB, from NZZ and Candrian Hospitality — coffee to cocktails, with a front-row view of the platforms.

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Now openPhoto via @aura_skybar

Langenthal, Bern · 03 Jul 2026

Bar · Rooftop bar, DJ nights, Jura views

Aura Sky Bar

Lotzwilstrasse 66, 4900 Langenthal

A rooftop bar on the fourth floor of the Meilenstein in Langenthal, open since 3 July 2026 — cocktails and lounge seating over the rooftops, resident DJs on Friday and Saturday, and the Jura ridge on the horizon.

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