Beverage dispenser having the following features: a housing, wherein the housing has a housing surface extending at least in sections substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, an outlet for a beverage; a support surface for a beverage container which is arranged such that the beverage container can be placed under the outlet such that the beverage can flow along a flow path from the outlet into the beverage container placed on the support surface; and a push-button, embodied as part of the housing surface, for operating the beverage dispenser that is arranged and embodied substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the beverage container at least in sections, such that - the push-button can be operated by a user of the beverage dispenser by inserting the beverage container along the insertion direction to under the outlet, and - the push-button can be operated by the user of the beverage dispenser with the help of a finger when the beverage container is arranged below the outlet, without the user having to reach into the flow path, wherein the push-button can be actuated via a rocker mechanism, characterised in that the rocker mechanism has a rocker axis which is offset laterally in relation to a projection of the flow path along the insertion direction to the push-button, and/or the beverage dispenser comprises precisely one switching element, in order to enable actuation of the rocker mechanism to be registered regardless of the direction of movement of the push-button. a housing, wherein the housing has a housing surface extending at least in sections substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, an outlet for a beverage; a support surface for a beverage container which is arranged such that the beverage container can be placed under the outlet such that the beverage can flow along a flow path from the outlet into the beverage container placed on the support surface; and a push-button, embodied as part of the housing surface, for operating the beverage dispenser that is arranged and embodied substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the beverage container at least in sections, such that - the push-button can be operated by a user of the beverage dispenser by inserting the beverage container along the insertion direction to under the outlet, and - the push-button can be operated by the user of the beverage dispenser with the help of a finger when the beverage container is arranged below the outlet, without the user having to reach into the flow path, wherein - the push-button can be operated by a user of the beverage dispenser by inserting the beverage container along the insertion direction to under the outlet, and - the push-button can be operated by the user of the beverage dispenser with the help of a finger when the beverage container is arranged below the outlet, without the user having to reach into the flow path, wherein the push-button can be actuated via a rocker mechanism, characterised in that the rocker mechanism has a rocker axis which is offset laterally in relation to a projection of the flow path along the insertion direction to the push-button, and/or the beverage dispenser comprises precisely one switching element, in order to enable actuation of the rocker mechanism to be registered regardless of the direction of movement of the push-button.