The salads are made fresh in their own kitchen in Mies every day. Latté artists: Ilam and Tlaloc (who happens to be the 5th best Latté artist in Switzerland – officially.)Īnd if you’re into Latté art, you’ll love the gorilla faces and other amazing creations by resident latté artist Tlaloc, who only happens to be the number 5 Latté Art Champion in the country – a title he secured during the Swiss Latté Art Championship in 2017! The focus in Green Gorilla Café is on quality – quality food, smoothies, cold pressed juices as well as quality coffee – supplied locally by the Goodlife Company in Lausanne.

This means that they not only look and taste amazing, but it is super good for you as well as it contains no additives, sugar or preservatives. Superfood is the latest nutritional craze and for those of you who’ve been living under a rock, it basically means quality, filling meals created from healthy, fresh ingredients which contain the right mix of vitamins and proteins. I needed to offer superfood!”įast forward a few months to the soft launch of Green Gorilla Café on the Rue de la Confederation on the 2 nd of June, drawing 170 customers on the first day, and Johan knew his hunch had been right. Customers include students, bankers and people of all ages who have been looking for a healthier alternative to uninspiring salads drenched in oils or sugar-spiked so-called ‘health’ foods.

“I looked at the queues of people outside and realised that we’re missing a trick in Geneva. Geneva’s first exclusively superfood café has finally opened – and it’s about time! Entrepreneur Johan Jakobsson, 29, was munching on a superfood bowl in a café in Stockholm, Sweden (his country of origin), when he had a light bulb moment. SUPERFOOD GENEVA: GREEN GORILLA CAFÉ OPENS by Chené Koscielny

The green gorilla