Zürich, Switzerland · 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Swiss Coffee Championships 2027
Switzerland’s new champions in barista, brewing, coffee cocktails, cup tasting, latte art and roasting — every final in finishing order, and where each finalist works.
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The champions
The titles were decided at the Swiss Coffee Festival at StageOne in Zürich on 31 October and 1 November 2026; the roasters competed before it, from 29 to 31 October, at Rose Coffee Roasters. The champions represent Switzerland at the World Coffee Championships in 2027 — in Tokyo, Lisbon, Bogotá and New Orleans (the organiser’s results).
Below, every final in finishing order and where each finalist works, linked where the place is on Good Cup. A workplace is named only where the person’s own profile, the organiser or the place itself says it. Know where a finalist works and we don’t? Tell us.
- Barista
- Matt Winton — Rose Coffee Roasters, Zürich
- Brewers Cup
- Kostas Kontodimas — Lamassu, Zürich
- Cup Tasters
- Natalia Suska
- Latte Art
- Maurizio Boi — Universe, Geneva
- Roasting
- Alfonso Pepe — head roaster at miró, Zürich
Barista — Matt Winton
Matt Winton — World Brewers Cup Champion in 2021 and twice Sweden’s barista champion — is now Switzerland’s. He owns Rose Coffee Roasters in Zürich. Second was Emi Fukahori, World Brewers Cup Champion in 2018 and co-founder of MAME; third, George Manuel of Maillardos Kaffeerösterei in Rheineck; fourth, Tobias Seewer-Sheikh of Café EinzigArtig in Arlesheim. Next: the World Barista Championship in Tokyo, 28 April – 1 May 2027.
- 1st
- Matt Winton — Rose Coffee Roasters, Zürich
- 2nd
- Emi Fukahori — co-founder of MAME, Zürich and Geneva
- 3rd
- George Manuel — Maillardos Kaffeerösterei, Rheineck
- 4th
- Tobias Seewer-Sheikh — Café EinzigArtig, Arlesheim
- 5th
- Roberto Bertinetti — coffee lecturer at EHL Hospitality Business School, Lausanne
Brewers Cup — Kostas Kontodimas
Kostas Kontodimas, second a year ago, took the title with his filter coffee. He works at Lamassu in Zürich. Lucas Abadie of Bel-Air Coffee in Lausanne was second and Dina Gkritzapi third; Carlos Dennis of Savora Café in Zug was fifth. Next: the World Brewers Cup in Bogotá, 30 September – 2 October 2027.
- 1st
- Kostas Kontodimas — Lamassu, Zürich
- 2nd
- Lucas Abadie — Bel-Air Coffee, Lausanne
- 5th
- Carlos Dennis — Savora Café, Zug
- 6th
- Julien Dougoud — agronomist
Coffee in Good Spirits — Suki Ma
Suki Ma of MAME defended her coffee-cocktail title; she has also won the Swiss Brewers Cup twice. Second was Marion Moutte, Switzerland’s Falstaff Bartender of the Year 2025, and third Melanie Kinman. The organiser ranked this final one to three; Aniela Busso of Muse et Gaïa in Cossonay, Jerry More Magohomera and Marco Minichino competed in it too. Next: the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship in Lisbon, 17–19 June 2027.
- 2nd
- Marion Moutte — bartender
- Final
- Aniela Busso — Muse et Gaïa, Cossonay
- Final
- Marco Minichino
Cup Tasters — Natalia Suska
Natalia Suska, third a year ago, found seven of eight odd cups in 1 minute 40 seconds (the organiser’s report). Michal Otte of Kafischmitte, the roastery in Langnau im Emmental, also found seven, in 2 minutes 38 seconds; Qian He of EHL Hospitality Business School found six in 2:14, and Stephanie Racinski six in 6:44. Next: the World Cup Tasters Championship in Bogotá, 30 September – 2 October 2027.
The first round, as the organiser’s line-up names it: Christian Castricone is head roaster at Les Cafés Esperanza, Dario Stoop co-founded Coffee Architects, Pasquale Silletti founded Beau Coffee in Geneva; Fabio Bettinelli came from Brew Society, Loredana Piscoi from The Goodlife Coffee Company, Aniela Busso from Muse et Gaïa.
- 2nd
- Michal Otte — Kafischmitte, Langnau im Emmental
- 3rd
- Qian He — EHL Hospitality Business School, Lausanne
- Round one
- Aniela Busso — Muse et Gaïa, Cossonay
- Round one
- Catherine Queiroz — quality and education, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe
- Round one
- Christian Castricone — head roaster, Les Cafés Esperanza, Vuadens
- Round one
- Christian Hählen
- Round one
- Dario Stoop — co-founder, Coffee Architects, Thalwil
- Round one
- Fabio Bettinelli — Brew Society
- Round one
- Jörg Mayer
- Round one
- Julien Dougoud — agronomist
- Round one
- Klaudia Teixeira
- Round one
- Liv Lichtenfeld
- Round one
- Loredana Piscoi — The Goodlife Coffee Company
- Round one
- Luca Lüthi — home barista
- Round one
- Nicola Schäppi — Coffee Space
- Round one
- Pablo Garcia Jimenez
- Round one
- Pasquale Silletti — founder, Beau Coffee, Geneva
- Round one
- Paul Steinvorth — Q grader and green-coffee trader
- Round one
- Theresa Pruessen
- Round one
- Thimo Kiehl
- Round one
- Toni Teixeira
- Round one
- Zhaodong Pan
Latte Art — Maurizio Boi
Maurizio Boi, second in Switzerland and in Italy before, won gold this time. He works at Universe in Geneva — single-origin coffee, barista training and pop-up coffee events. Linda Klemm, barista at Daniska in Basel and at Roastery Engelberg, was second again, and Giuseppe Ciccone third. Deborah Böhm of Kraftwerk and Miran Rasiti, head of coffee at Cafe Maxmo, both in Zürich, were sixth and seventh. Next: the World Latte Art Championship in Lisbon, 17–19 June 2027.
- 1st
- Maurizio Boi — Universe, Geneva
- 2nd
- Linda Klemm — Daniska, Basel, and Roastery Engelberg
- 4th
- Anabelle Cruz — founder of Home Barista Sessions, coffee coaching at home
- 6th
- Deborah Böhm — Kraftwerk, Zürich
- 7th
- Miran Rasiti — head of coffee at Cafe Maxmo, Zürich
Roasting — Alfonso Pepe
Alfonso Pepe, head roaster of miró in Zürich, beat last year’s champion, Christoph Meier of ViCAFE; before Zürich he was runner-up at Italy’s roasting championship. José Manuel Cámara of Boréal Coffee in Geneva was third. Alp Tabakoglu of AILA Specialty Coffee and Lukas Hauri of Lü’s Bio Rösterei were fifth and sixth. The final ran from 29 to 31 October at Rose Coffee Roasters. Next: the World Coffee Roasting Championship in New Orleans.
- 1st
- Alfonso Pepe — head roaster at miró, Zürich
- 2nd
- Christoph Meier — ViCAFE, Zürich
- 3rd
- José Manuel Cámara — Boréal Coffee, Geneva
- 5th
- Alp Tabakoglu — AILA Specialty Coffee, Zürich
- 6th
- Lukas Hauri — Lü’s Bio Rösterei, Kestenholz
Links
The result and what each finalist represents are the organiser’s; the titles are from Good Cup’s championship records.