Marco Colelli
Head Bartender & Co-Founder
World Class Switzerland Winner 2025. Former ballet dancer, co-founder of Liquid Creator, and the creative mind behind ORA.
Our Story · Meet the Team
A place to lose track of the hour
ORA is Italian for now — and for the hour. Since autumn 2024, our corner of Zähringerstrasse in the Niederdorf has been a room designed to make you forget both. Once you're there, you tend to stay longer than planned.
The space — designed by architect Gabriel Heusser — is bright, minimal and modern: a palette of sky blue and sunny yellow, clean lines, warm light and a compact stainless-steel bar. Upstairs, a small laboratory is where the team works on distillates, infusions and preparations long before the doors open.
Behind the bar menu is Marco Colelli, who reinterprets the classics with an eye for flavour and texture. Alongside the drinks: natural and regional wines, a genuine non-alcoholic list, and small plates that lean Italian — bread, charcuterie and cheese from local producers.
ORA is part of Commercio Gastronomie, a Zürich hospitality group running restaurants, bars and cultural venues in the city since 1973.
Ken Rojas
Head Chef
Runs the open kitchen — Italian-inspired small plates, focaccia and a rotating selection of hot dishes, built on precision and local produce.
Pablo Züger
Managing Director
Keeps the room running — the calm, attentive service ORA is known for, from the first glass of water to the last round.
Lukas Stohler
F&B Manager
Shapes the wine list and partnerships — from natural growers to the producers and neighbours who supply the kitchen.
