Zur Werkstatt is an event space at Marktplatz 11 in the center of St. Gallen, with a view over the market square. It hosts company events, seminars, Christmas parties, birthdays and weddings for up to 100 guests indoors, plus 40 more on the roof terrace. What sets it apart is the open kitchen and the bar: groups can sit down and be served, or cook and mix their own drinks under the guidance of professionals.
Seminars and company events
The site presents business events, side programs for seminars and team formats as core uses. The team offers two families of formats. In the "Geniessen" (enjoy) formats, guests sit and are served: a seasonal four-course table called Fest-Tafel, a cocktail aperitif led by the bartender, the sharing-style Tavolata, or the Werkstatt-Party. These formats are described for groups of up to 100.
In the "Machen" (make) formats, groups of eight or more take part at the stove or behind the bar. The list includes a cocktail workshop, an aperitif workshop, a cook-together dinner where every host is also a guest, a cooking battle between teams, a sushi workshop, a sausage-making session and a tapas, mezze and antipasti evening. One format, Team-Werk, is aimed at creative seminar moments. Workshops can be booked every day of the week.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, birthdays and other private celebrations are listed alongside company events. The room is arranged around a bar and an open kitchen, which suits a seated dinner, a standing reception or a party format such as the Werkstatt-Party. A format for a bride-to-be and her friends, called Braut-Schau, is also on the menu. The roof terrace adds space for an aperitif outdoors for up to 40 guests.
Rooms and capacities
The venue is one main room with an open kitchen and a bar, plus a roof terrace. Indoors it holds up to 100 guests, and the terrace holds 40. The listed equipment is one cooking block, one mobile cooking island with hobs and an oven, one bar, a flipchart, a projector and a screen, a microphone, a sound system, Wi-Fi, 22 tables and 22 standing tables.
Catering
Food and drink are produced by the Werkstatt team, from cooking to bar service. The kitchen and bar work as part of the program rather than as an add-on, so a dinner, an aperitif or a cocktail course comes as one package. The team also caters events elsewhere in eastern Switzerland. Off-site, it can offer a four-course Tavolata, an aperitif with canapés and fresh cocktails, a cocktail bar or an aperitif workshop, and it can arrange extra infrastructure or decoration. Staff hours and travel are quoted separately, and some offers carry a minimum spend.
History and setting
The venue sits in the center of St. Gallen on the Marktplatz, and the room looks over the market square. It also runs a public calendar of its own, including tasting evenings, a Christmas brunch, a New Year's Eve party and public cocktail workshops. Organizers should therefore check dates early. The site lists January 1, December 25 and December 26 as closed days in 2026.
