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One glass that explains the place
The espresso martini is the drink to start with at COFFEE PAGE, because it belongs to both halves of the room at once: the specialty coffee counter that runs through the day and the bar that takes over later. The coffee side is the reason the bar side works, since this is a specialty counter first and the espresso in the glass comes from the same programme as the espresso in a cup. If the visit is whisky-led, the Penicillin is the other cocktail the house names. In daylight the pairing is simpler, a coffee and a slice of the home-made cake, and that is the version of the place most people meet first.
Une page de ma journée, une page de ma soirée
The house splits its own identity in two, the coffee shop and the bar, and describes them as a page of my day and a page of my evening. After dark the counter turns into a whisky bar, with bottles chosen from around the world and cocktails made carefully, and Swiss wines in the mix for anyone not drinking spirits. The turn is a real one rather than a line of marketing: the same room reads as a quiet café at three in the afternoon and as a bar once the light goes.
A café-librairie in central Lausanne
Books are structural here rather than decorative. The official identity is café-librairie, and the shelves are part of what the room is for, alongside marble tables, warm wood finishes and soft lighting in a contemporary, minimal space. You can browse, buy something, and stay for another coffee without anyone hurrying the table. The retail side extends to coffee beans and brewing equipment, so the counter can send you home with the makings of the same cup. The two sides of the business are signposted separately, the coffee shop and the bar, so nobody walks in expecting the wrong room at the wrong hour.
Central Lausanne suits that flexibility. A coffee stop can become an afternoon with a book and then evening drinks without moving, which is the argument for coming here rather than to a café that does only one of those things. COFFEE PAGE was named in the 2025 European Coffee Trip Awards, a useful marker if you are choosing between specialty counters in the city.
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Frequently asked questions
What should I order at COFFEE PAGE?
The espresso martini, which draws on both halves of the place at once, the coffee counter and the bar. For a whisky-led visit the Penicillin is the other cocktail the house names, and during the day a coffee with a slice of the home-made cake is the pairing to make.
Can you read or work there?
Yes, during the day. It is a café-librairie, so books are part of the room rather than decoration, and the setting is quiet enough to read in: marble tables, wood finishes and soft lighting in a contemporary, minimal space. The mood changes in the evening, when the whisky bar takes over and the room turns social.
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