The Jürg Wille Saal at the Löwen in Meilen was host to the second Striker Oktoberfest. To be fair I’ve never made it to München, and I’m secretly longing to spend a day there and eat myself through the offerings. read more…
A revisit to the Bambushain, a korean BBQ placed proved to be quite successful. The dumplings were okay, and decent enough to get us going. We tried a Kimchi Omlette, it was lacking spice but otherwise had the nice slighlty read more…
The Gout Mieux label depicts places with good, homemade food which also is regional. The menu of the Tüfi seems to follow this so we were interested to see how it performed. The appetizer was a salad with chanterelles. The read more…
Kaiser’s Reblaube (literally the Emperor’s vineyard arcade) is nicely located near the St. Peter’s church. The chef at Kaiser’s Reblaube is well known for writing for the Zueritipp, still that didn’t faze me one bit. The house is one of read more…
You might remember the infamous Soup Nazi figure from the Seinfeld tv show. Drawing on a similar concept, by being vey strict about what you can order, the Bon Vivant in Basel only has a single menu and there are read more…
In the middle of nowhere, the hotel Rosenlaui has found its niche. Near Meiringen and the Reichenbach waterfall (where Sherlock Holmes almost died) the hotel is part of the smallest town in Switzerland. There is nothing except the lovely hotel, read more…
Mai-Wok is a small takeaway / restaurant located next to the Restaurant Bahnhof Wiedikon. It’s a bit tricky to find, since it’s flanked by two large construction sites. I was the only person in there but was treated very nicely. read more…
After literally weeks of trying I finally managed to secure a room and a table at the Schloss Schauenstein. Located in the Domleschg, you take the train to Thusis and the pickup service will drive you to Fürstenau where the read more…
On Badenerstrasse towards Schlieren, the Restaurant Singapore is serving asian food. Interestingly enough the place is split into two parts, one more of a buffet style place and a proper restaurant called The Raffles. Not that it has anything to read more…
Not exactly the best location, but at least the Tai Yang is easily accessible by public transport. The interior looks a bit like a canteen which has china week, but I’m not the one to be swayed by tasteful decorations. read more…