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Kaffeehaus Mitte

Unternehmen Mitte is reputed to be the largest coffee house in Switzerland – an oasis in the city center that is internationally celebrated as a gathering hub and birthplace of social transformation. Since 1999, more than a thousand people have popped in and out here every day.

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Foto: Elias Kaiser

Unternehmen Mitte
Gerbergasse 30
4001 Basel

reservation@mitte.ch

Mon – Wed
08:00 – 23:00
Thu
08:00 – Midnight
Fri – Sat
08:00 – 01:00
Sun
09:00 – 22:00
SPECIAL FEATURES

No Pressure to Consume

Co-Working

Free WLAN

Mittagsmenü & Salatbuffet

Brunch on the Weekend

Afternoon for Children Every Wednesday

Room for Buggies

Water Dispenser Station

Safe Tresor

From the Bank to the Coffee House

The building on the corner of Gerbergasse/Grünpfahlgasse was built in 1912 by Schweizerische Volksbank as a prestigious bank branch. At the end of the 1990s, a group within the Basel cultural space movement took over the building and made it available to society as a “public center”. The bank’s former counter hall was converted into a coffee house. It soon established itself as a cultural, working and living space – as Basel’s largest living room. Today, the coffee house processes around five tons of green coffee per year and is open 363 days a year from 8 a.m. to midnight.

Unternehmen Mitte remains true to its self-image as a good bank in that it sees money as a means of facilitating something new. The idea of an unconditional basic income was developed in the “Mitte” over many years, culminating in a referendum in 2016. Creating meaning is more important to Unternehmen Mitte than profit maximization. Profits generated flow back into the company.

Coffee

Unternehmen Mitte uses a specially developed, certified organic signature blend of Arabica beans with a Robusta component that are known for a full body and long aftertaste. The coffee has a slight taste of nuts and dark chocolate. A close relationship is maintained with the coffee plantation in Brazil, which supplies five tons of coffee beans every year. The UM coffee is available both in the store and online.

Cake Cabinet

Every day, the cake cabinet offers freshly baked cakes, tarts and delicious pastries – many of which are vegan. They are made in the in-house bakery. The selection ranges from classic baked goods such as the fluffy Black Forest gateau to the refreshing tarte au citron and the Portuguese specialty pastel de nata. Italy is also represented with Amaretti di Saronno and Cantuccini.

IN OUR CAKE CABINET

Classics

Cheesecake

Pastel de Nata

No-Bake Cheesecake

Fruit Wähe (Tart popular in Switzerland)

Seasonal

Chestnut Cake

Tarte au Citron

Apple Pie

Small and Nice

Brownies

Amaretti

Cantuccini

Coconut Macaroon

Mandelhörnli

Vegan

Chocolat Currant Cake

Chocolate Törtli

Banana Cake

Carrot Cake

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Low Gluten

Mokka Almond Cake

Coconat Macaroon

Amaretti

Nut Triangles

19 Uhr 59 Minuten