Bar Basso is near the City Hallenbad (right next to Baradox) and opened in late October 2011. I went there for lunch. They are run by the same team which does the Pizza at Rossos near Hardbrücke. One of the read more…
Hanoi Garden opened up near the Bahnhof Wipkingen where the former Liston restaurant used to be. The vietnamese place seems to be a family affair. A swiss guy is running the front of the restaurant and since he’s also taking read more…
Weibian has a somewhat confusing message. One sign clearly says “chinese specialities” and the next one goes on to talk about Sushi. Anyway I’m not scared easily (except by dogs) and bravely entered the location. Scanning the menu we decided read more…
I took my scooter for a ride into the country and ended up in the middle of nowhere. There’s a convent on top of the hill in St. Pelagiberg, and besides the church there’s a fantastic restaurant called Wirtschaft Pelagius. read more…
Ploy Thai (Ex- Lemon Grass) is a neighborhood thai place in Wiedikon. Funny enough is that the restaurant’s web site has a completly different name than the actual restaurant. I actually had to ask if they were “Lemon Grass” and read more…
Fabrikk is a simply fantastic program of Karl’s Kuehne Gassenschau. Like the (now defunct) Duo Hinterletscht I came here without any expectations and was blown away. It’s a mix of acrobatics, fantastic stage scenes, theater, musical, stunts and swiss heart-warming read more…
The Restaurant Reithalle was my destination of choice for one simple reason, Christian Egger (former Tessinerkeller) is there cooking venison. I was pressed for time so I ordered a vegetarian plate (Which contains all the classic venison side orders) and read more…
After an ill-fated steakhouse which lasted four months, a new Café has sprung up at the intersection of Zurlinden and Martastrasse. Quite frankly it’s beautiful. The handwriting screams gay interior designer with taste, but actually it’s two ladies with a read more…
I was thrilled, my dear aunt and uncle were again able to secure us a reservation at a place I’ve been very keen on trying out. L’atelier du Joël Robuchon is a low touch fine dining restaurant with a twist. read more…
Paris at last! I finally went for my first trip to the french capital and was looking forward to seeing what french dining is all about. We had a reservation at the La Cigale Recamier (no website) and arrived early read more…