Magic Heidi Coworking in Zurich: where you can work today
16 places with address, opening hours, price and a direct link to the website and Google Maps: free in cafés and libraries, or with a coworking day pass from CHF 29.
All 16 places at a glance
Prices as of October 2026. Citizen Space coworking prices excl. VAT. Opening hours can change – check them before you go via the link in each description.
| Place | Type | Price | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zentralbibliothek Zürich | Library | Free | Kreis 1 |
| PBZ Altstadt | Library | Free | Kreis 1 |
| Auer & Co | Café | Free (buy something) | Kreis 5 |
| Kraftwerk | Café & restaurant | Free (buy something) | Kreis 1 |
| Sphères | Bar & bookshop | Free (buy something) | Kreis 5 |
| Café des Amis | Café | Free (buy something) | Kreis 10 |
| Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse | Café | Free (buy something) | Kreis 1 |
| Bohemia | Café & restaurant | Free (buy something) | Kreis 8 |
| Citizen Space | Coworking | CHF 29/day | Kreis 5 |
| Westhive Hardturm | Coworking | From CHF 39/day | Kreis 5 |
| Impact Hub Colab | Coworking | CHF 45/day (trial day CHF 10) | Kreis 5 |
| B2 Hotel | Hotel coworking | Free (buy something) | Kreis 2 |
| citizenM Zürich | Hotel lobby | Free (buy something) | Kreis 1 |
| 25hours Hotel Zürich West | Hotel lobby | Free (buy something) | Kreis 5 |
| Café Bar Odeon | Café-bar | Meetings only | Kreis 1 |
| Rathaus Café | Café-bar | Meetings only | Kreis 1 |
Libraries with workspaces
The quietest free option: desks with power and WiFi, no need to buy anything.
Zentralbibliothek Zürich (ZB)
Address: Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–20:00, Sat 9:00–17:00, Sun 9:00–17:00 (reading room only)
Price: Free
Website & workspaces · Google Maps · Special opening hours
Around 600 public study places, most with power and WiFi. As a visitor you use the guest WiFi "ZB Zuerich (Guest)". You can't reserve the quiet desks – first come, first served. For calls there are two bookable phone booths on floor P1; in the Collab Space (P0) you can talk and join online meetings. It gets full during exam season, so come early.
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Altstadt
Address: Zähringerstrasse 17, 8001 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00, Sat 10:00–16:00 (staffed)
Price: Free
Website · Google Maps · All PBZ branches
The central branch of the city library, a few steps from the ZB. Individual and group workspaces, WiFi. PBZ has 14 branches across the city – handy if you live in Oerlikon, Altstetten or near Sihlcity. In November 2026 the Altstadt branch is partly being renovated, so some floors will be closed at times.
Laptop-friendly cafés
No membership needed: order a coffee and get going. Order something every couple of hours and free up your table at lunchtime when it gets busy.
Auer & Co (Impact Hub Colab)
Address: Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:30–17:30, Sat–Sun closed
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.50–6.50
Website · Google Maps
Brick walls, filter coffee, lots of founders and freelancers. The café in Impact Hub's Colab building near Limmatplatz is open to the public – you don't need a coworking membership. Order at the counter and find a seat. Expect a productive buzz rather than library silence. If you need a proper desk, you can buy a day pass in the same building (see Impact Hub below).
Kraftwerk
Address: Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Tue 8:00–20:00, Wed 8:00–22:00, Thu–Fri 8:00–24:00, Sat–Sun closed
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.50–7.00
Website · Google Maps
Café, restaurant and bar in a former power station, run by Impact Hub. Vegetarian and vegan lunch menu, pinchos and drinks in the evening. Lots of events from Zurich's startup and creative scene – good if you want to meet people as well as work. 10 minutes on foot from the main station, with Selnau S-Bahn station right next door.
Sphères
Address: Hardturmstrasse 66, 8005 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–23:00, Sat 9:00–19:30, Sun 10:00–19:30
Laptop rule: No laptops on Sundays and public holidays
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.50–6.00
Website · Google Maps
Bar, bookshop and stage in one. Quieter than most cafés, with big tables for your laptop and notes – a classic for writers and designers. Your spot on weekdays, not on Sundays.
Café des Amis
Address: Nordstrasse 88, 8037 Zürich (Wipkingen)
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.00–5.50
Website & opening hours · Google Maps
Cosy neighbourhood café in Wipkingen with a terrace. Good for working on weekday mornings; at weekends it's brunch time and gets packed – better go elsewhere then.
Babu's Bakery & Coffeehouse
Address: Löwenstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich (second coffeehouse: Theaterstrasse 3, 8001 Zürich)
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.50–6.00
Website & opening hours · Google Maps
Bakery café two minutes from the main station. The food is enough for a working lunch without giving up your seat. Busy at lunchtime and at weekends.
Bohemia
Address: Klosbachstrasse 2, 8032 Zürich (Kreuzplatz)
Coffee: approx. CHF 4.50–6.00
Google Maps
Café, restaurant and bar in the style of a historic coffee house, at Kreuzplatz between Hottingen and Seefeld. Best on weekday mornings; in the evening it turns into a bar.
Meetings only: Café Bar Odeon and Rathaus Café
Neither is made for a full working day, but both are ideal for meeting a client in the old town.
- Café Bar Odeon, Limmatquai 2, 8001 Zürich (Bellevue). A Zurich institution since 1911, open from early to late. Website · Google Maps
- Rathaus Café, Limmatquai 61, 8001 Zürich. River view, opens at 12:00; from October 2026 to the end of February 2027 closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Website · Google Maps
Coworking spaces with a day pass
A proper desk, fast WiFi, meeting rooms for calls. You can book all three online.
Citizen Space
Day pass CHF 29 (excl. VAT), Mon–Fri 9am–6pm. Fibre WiFi, coffee included. Heinrichstrasse 267A.
Westhive Hardturm
Day pass from CHF 39, Mon–Fri 7:30am–8pm, bookable online. Free trial day. Hardturmstrasse 161.
Impact Hub Colab
Day pass CHF 45, trial day CHF 10. Membership from CHF 155/month (5 days). Sihlquai 131.
Citizen Space
Address: Heinrichstrasse 267A, 8005 Zürich
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 (visitors and flex desk), fixed-desk members 24/7
Prices (excl. VAT): Day pass CHF 29 · 12 days for CHF 300 · Flex desk CHF 380/month · Fixed desk CHF 550/month
Book a day pass · Memberships · Google Maps
Coworking since 2007 in the former Steinfels soap factory in Kreis 5: brick, lots of daylight, retro design. The day pass includes coffee and fibre WiFi (250 Mbit/s). You get the ticket code straight after booking online; you can pay on site or by invoice. Meeting rooms can be added. The cheapest coworking option on this list.
Westhive Hardturm
Address: Hardturmstrasse 161, 8005 Zürich
Day pass hours: Mon–Fri 7:30–20:00
Prices: Day pass from CHF 39; memberships on request
Book a day pass · Location · Google Maps
Large space in Zurich West with open-space desks, team offices, an event venue, two restaurants and a gym. Westhive has more locations in Zurich (Altstetten, Bleicherweg, Paradeplatz, Seestrasse, Stettbach); the day pass is per location and you pick it when booking. You can also request a free trial day online.
Impact Hub Zürich
Coworking location for day guests: Colab, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zürich (Mon–Fri 8:30–17:30)
Viadukt: Viaduktstrasse 93–95, 8005 Zürich (members only, 24/7)
Prices: Day pass CHF 45 · Trial day CHF 10 (credited if you take a membership) · Starter CHF 155/month (5 days) · Medium CHF 245/month (8 days) · Explorer CHF 305/month (12 days) · Nomad CHF 525/month (unlimited in Zurich, 10 days at other Swiss hubs) · Off-Peak (Mon and Fri only) from CHF 135/month
Offer & booking · Google Maps
Founder and freelancer community with three Zurich locations: Colab (coworking and the Auer & Co café), Viadukt (members) and Kraftwerk (events and food). Regular events and workshops; meeting and event rooms can be booked. The CHF 10 trial day is the cheapest way to try the coworking.
Working in a hotel lobby
Three hotels where non-guests can also sit down with a laptop.
B2 Boutique Hotel
Address: Brandschenkestrasse 152, 8002 Zürich (Hürlimann-Areal, Enge)
Price: Free, ordering something is appreciated
Coworking space · Google Maps
B2 has turned its former lobby into an open coworking space – according to the hotel with no reservation or subscription needed, with power outlets and comfortable chairs. Right next to it is the Library with 33,000 books. Work at the long wooden table or in the armchairs; in the evening it becomes a wine bar.
citizenM Zürich
Address: Talacker 42, 8001 Zürich (near Paradeplatz)
Website · Google Maps
Stylish lobby with a café-bar, open around the clock. Central between the main station and Paradeplatz, good for short work sessions or a meeting between two appointments.
25hours Hotel Zürich West
Address: Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 8005 Zürich
Website · Google Maps
Design hotel in Zurich West with the Toni-Areal tram stop at the door. The lobby and restaurant work for a few hours on the laptop; for a full day, ask at reception first.
Good to know before you go
Power outlets, calls, public transport and taxes.
Power outlets
Swiss sockets are type J. Flat Europlugs (type C, 2-pin) fit without an adapter; for Schuko plugs you need one. Outlets are scarce in cafés – come early.
Calls
Video calls are frowned upon in cafés and reading rooms. Use the phone booths at the Zentralbibliothek or a meeting room in a coworking space.
Public transport ticket
A 24-hour ticket for the city of Zurich (zone 110, counts as 2 zones) costs CHF 9.40 (2nd class, CHF 6.60 with a half-fare card, as of October 2026).
Deduct coworking from your taxes
If you're self-employed, day passes and memberships are business expenses. Keep the receipts – the guide to tax deductions shows what else you can deduct.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I work with my laptop for free in Zurich?
Quietest at the Zentralbibliothek (Zähringerplatz 6, around 600 desks with power and guest WiFi) or at one of the 14 PBZ libraries. If you don't need silence: cafés like Auer & Co, Sphères or Babu's, and the coworking space at the B2 Hotel – just order something.
What is the cheapest coworking option in Zurich?
The trial day at Impact Hub Colab for CHF 10. After that, Citizen Space at CHF 29 a day (excl. VAT) is the cheapest regular day pass, followed by Westhive from CHF 39 and Impact Hub at CHF 45. If you come regularly, a part-time membership works out cheaper, for example Impact Hub Starter at CHF 155 a month (5 days).
Where do I get fast WiFi for video calls?
In a coworking space. Citizen Space states 250 Mbit/s fibre WiFi and has meeting rooms for undisturbed calls. At the Zentralbibliothek you can book a phone booth.
Can I work all day in a café?
Most Zurich cafés tolerate it if you keep ordering and make room at lunchtime. Some have rules: at Sphères, laptops aren't allowed on Sundays and public holidays. For a full day without a guilty conscience, a coworking day pass is the safer choice.
Is there coworking at the weekend?
Day passes at Citizen Space, Westhive and Impact Hub are valid Monday to Friday only; only members get 24/7 access. At weekends you still have the Zentralbibliothek (Sat and Sun 9am–5pm), citizenM (around the clock) and cafés like Sphères on Saturdays.
Where can I meet clients?
In the old town at Café Bar Odeon (Bellevue) or Rathaus Café (from noon), near Paradeplatz in the citizenM lobby. For a confidential conversation, book a meeting room in a coworking space.
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