Tofu ? Soy Milk ? Vegetarian goobelydunk ? While I still get shivers thinking about stuff like this, there is one place which makes very good food and that is the legendary Hiltl. Since roughly a century it’s been serving read more…
Right next to Limmatplatz the Restaurant Kornhaus has been around for a long time. Dated interior, faded trinkets which have hung in smoke for decades and patrons who have come to accept that they’re not allowed to smoke anymore. There read more…
Sunday dinner I headed for the Liguria in the Niederdorf. It seems that I was the almost only local among a couple of businessmen and some tourists. Except – lucky me – the aging gay man and his thai boy read more…
The restaurant Gandria is tucked away from the Seefeldstrasse, close to the Höschgasse. Upon entering, the restaurant makes a small, lovely impression and is obviously owner run. A nice contrast to the “concept” places appearing in Zurich all over town. read more…
The Gertrudhof has been reopened again with new proprietors (Pre-previous and Previous). The concept is the same, with a focus on Cordon bleu. The good thing is that the menu offers a couple more variants than before. Prices are roughly read more…
Damn – I need more money. I have a couple of restaurants in my head which I know would do great in Zurich, one of them was a decent steakhouse. So your favorite food critic was a tad dismayed to read more…
We were on our way to a restaurant on Grubenstrasse and walked past a Takeaway and wineshop. The place looked and smelled greek, we entered and a nice old lady is cooking the souvlaki (we thought it’s actually some Keftedakia read more…
Finally – it’s Kitchenbattle time again. Organised by the Cuisine sans Frontieres society, this is their major fundraiser to ensure that their soup kitchen projects all over the world can be executed. This time it was a semi-final between the read more…
I’m always curious for interesting locations. While the Restaurant Waldgarten is not a prime location, the spot between the highway and the quiet Irchel is interesting. Looking for some dinner I pulled up to the restaurant and it took me read more…
Seldom am I truly happy at discovering a great new location – Markthalle wins an unconditional recommendation. Beware that you actually enter the Restaurant Markthalle and not the Restaurant Viadukt which is also close by. The place has a bistro read more…