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The press dossier
About, L’Impression Café, brunchstronomie in Lausanne
In the building of the former Vaudoise printing works and the newsroom of the Nouvelle Revue, a four-minute walk from Lausanne train station, Omar and Sophie opened L’Impression in 2017 and compose plates the way typesetters once composed pages: with intention and precision. They gave this cooking a name, brunchstronomie, bistronomy applied to brunch, and a rhythm: 7 days a week, 100% homemade, following the seasons and the producers of French-speaking Switzerland. Gault&Millau ranks L’Impression first in its Top 10 of Lausanne brunches. They prefer to let the plates do the talking.
“Brunchstronomie”, defined by the house
« C’est un mot qu’on a un petit peu inventé, qu’on pourrait définir comme la gastronomie du brunch, ou la bistronomie. »
Sophie Matthey, RTS La Première, “On en parle”, June 19, 2026. In English: “a word we more or less invented, the gastronomy of brunch, or bistronomy.”
The word belongs to the house: it sits in the Instagram bio and Gault&Millau uses it verbatim (“sa ‘brunchstronomie’ soignée et inventive”, Top 10, 24.02.2026). In practice: the Anglo-Saxon brunch classics, eggs Benedict with house-made hollandaise, soufflé pancakes, avocado toast, treated as bistronomy, with regional produce (juices from the Marcelin agricultural school in Morges, pastries from the Boulangerie de l’Hôtel de Ville in Crissier), a menu adapted to every diet and plates that can be composed product by product.
Omar & Sophie, founders
Omar Mabsoute, co-founder, kitchen. Before L’Impression: Beau-Rivage Palace, Chat-Noir, Grand Hôtel du Lac, then three years at the Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville in Crissier (Gault&Millau, 30.03.2024). « En France, c’était la folie des brunchs, et nous voulions apporter cette culture en Suisse » (Gault&Millau, 2024).
Sophie Matthey, co-founder, direction. The house’s media voice: a 45-minute guest on Swiss public radio RTS La Première (“On en parle”, 19.06.2026) to break down the “brunch 2.0” trend, where she explained that guests with special requests can pick every product individually and have their plate built for them (RTS, 19.06.2026).
Verified facts & figures
| Fact | Value, dated source |
|---|---|
| Venue | Former Vaudoise printing works and newsroom of the Nouvelle Revue, Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 15, 1003 Lausanne |
| Station | 300 m, a 4-minute walk from Lausanne main station |
| Service | Brunch daily, 10:00–15:00, kitchen open throughout |
| Kitchen | 100% homemade, menu follows the seasons; vegetarian and vegan dishes, gluten-free / lactose-free, halal, kosher |
| Price | Around CHF 40.– per person |
| Gault&Millau | No. 1 in the Top 10 brunches in Lausanne, online ranking updated 24.02.2026; six Gault&Millau features since 2019 |
| Press | 40+ features from 2019 to 2026, Le Temps, Elle, 20 Minutes, 24 heures, Blick, L’Illustré, Gault&Millau, RTS… |
| Labels | Swisstainable “committed”; Lausanne Tourisme’s Guide Délicieux |
Eight features to start with
- RTS La Première — On en parle Guichet: le brunch 2.0
- Gault&Millau Les 10 meilleurs brunchs à Lausanne — L'Impression classé n°1
- Gault&Millau Le brunch le plus sympa de Lausanne se déguste à L'Impression
- Blick A L'impression à Lausanne, c'est brunch tous les jours
- Elle.ch Oasis urbaines
- 20 Minutes Meilleurs brunchs : notre sélection (Suisse romande)
- The Lausanne Guide L'Impression
- Le Temps A L'impression, pour manger dans l'air du temps à Lausanne
Photo kit, 10 high-resolution images
Ten high-resolution photographs (JPEG, 3,000 px long edge), cleared for editorial use. Credit required: © L’Impression Café. Each image downloads individually, with its caption and suggested use below.
The signature gesture: maple syrup poured over the soufflé-pancake stack, on the terrace.
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Table service: soufflé pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries.
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Eggs Benedict with house-made hollandaise, the dish Sophie Matthey names as the house signature (RTS, 2026).
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Crispy chicken burger, the savoury lunch side of the menu, 100% homemade.
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Naan, hummus and kefta, the menu’s travel-inspired side.
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The entrance: Belle Époque pillars of the former Vaudoise printing works.
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The dining room: Scandinavian furniture, counter, natural light.
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The terrace: latte, matcha and pastries on the hand-painted tables.
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The house drinks range in screen-printed "L’impression." can-glasses.
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The brunch menu on its clipboard, croissant and takeaway coffee, editorial flat lay.
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Press contact
Omar Mabsoute & Sophie Matthey, founders. Dossier, high-resolution photos and press visits on request. We reply within two working days.
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+41 21 320 71 71
Avenue Louis-Ruchonnet 15, 1003 Lausanne, a 4-minute walk from the station