International by nature
Diplomats, journalists, entrepreneurs, international civil servants, aid workers, students, travellers and local residents have all found their place here.
Our Legacy
For more than half a century, Mr. Pickwick has been part of Geneva's social fabric: a British pub, an international meeting place, and a home for stories that continue to be written every day.
1969
A modest English pub on the upper floor became one of Switzerland's oldest English pubs - and a place where Geneva meets.
The spirit behind the name
Inspired by Dickens. Shaped by Geneva.
The name Mr. Pickwick comes from Samuel Pickwick, the central character of Charles Dickens' famous novel The Pickwick Papers.
Published in the 1830s as a series of stories, the book follows curious gentlemen who travel, observe, meet people and collect stories from everyday life.
Where Geneva meets
A pub with the memory of a city.
Life after office hours
Conversations from every corner of the world could already be heard around the tables of Mr. Pickwick - a natural meeting point where professional discussions continued after work.
Stories that stayed
According to long-standing ownership, even George H. W. Bush visited Mr. Pickwick during his years connected to international affairs - one of countless remarkable paths that have crossed here.
Every frame captures a moment. Behind every moment, there is a story.