in switzerland

Where to find sake in Switzerland

Buying sake in Zurich

• Nishi Japanese food shop https://www.nishishop.ch/ (the selection in the shops is much better than on their site)
• Sato https://sake-store.ch/en/ (Sake from Gifu prefecture only)
• Shizuku https://www.shizuku.ch/en/ (Sake, shōchū, Japanese beer)
• Shinwazen https://www.shinwazen.ch/en (Sake, shōchū, tea, condiments, gifts)
• There’s also Yumihana near Zurich HB, although I don’t think they have any trained staff managing the sake section.

Drinking sake in Zurich

• Yooji’s Sake Bar (the sake and tasting set in the restaurants is actually pretty good) https://www.yoojis.com/en/locations/zuerich-i-dreikoenig/
• Ginger Sake Bar http://ginger-restaurant.ch/ (Mostly from Shizuku)
• Ooki https://ooki.tokyo/ (Good selection of sake, from Shizuku/Uchitomi/others)
• Tokyo Tapas https://www.tokyo-tapas.ch/ (Sake from Shizuku/Ueno Gourmet/others)

Buying sake in Geneva

• Uchitomi Japanese food shop https://uchitomishop.ch (Rue Ferrier shop is bigger and better stocked than Rue du Rhone, also a good shop in Lausanne, some sake that must be kept refrigerated are not listed in the online shop)
• Passeur de Vin natural wine shop https://www.lepasseurdevin.ch/categorie-produit/a-boire/sake/ (unusual, low-intervention sake)
• Uchino https://www.uchino.ch/ (Much smaller range but some different from Uchitomi)

Buying sake in Ticino

•  Kitsune Trading https://kitsunetrading.ch/ (Sake, shōchū, Japanese spirits and beer, plus tea, Hario accessories and knives)

Online

• Midorinoshima (France) https://www.midorinoshima.com/en/
• Ueno Gourment (Germany/Switzerland) https://www.japan-gourmet.com/
• Sake Kontor (Germany) https://www.sake-kontor.de/

There are lots of other online sake retailers, these are the ones I know best.

If you have a packet service over the border (e.g. Jestetten or Lake Constance) it’s cheaper to have orders delivered there (inside the EU) and handle customs clearance yourself.