The Alte Post in St. Gallen is one of these restaurants which is called a “Erst Stock Beiz”, referring to their locations on the first floor. Rather quaint and smallish, with lots of charme and slightly lower ceilings as was read more…
The Haus der Freiheit is a rather interesting place. It’s owned by a well know political figure and is up the hill a good 25 minute walk from the Krummenau train station. If you call from your office (with supressed read more…
Vineria Centrale replaced the former Chrigi’s Bar, a venue which I never had the chance to visit. Vale Fritz is the chef of the day in this concept called Slow Monday. A guest chef cooks in the bar and diners read more…
Douglas a german drug store company had a slogan “Come in and find out”. For large parts of the German population (being native German speakers) that meant “find your way back out” and refers to the maze such stores tend read more…
The weather’s fantastic and after a healthy run in the morning, I have an urge to dine outside. Since my new other favourite past-time is engaging in semi-meaningful banter with females (aka flirting) I decide to combine multiple activites into read more…
What used to be the upscale burger, now seems to be the “real” Mexican restaurant. With multiple places popping up, it’s fair to spot a trend. The latest addition is Cantina La Lupe on Luisenstrasse (no homepage). Menu doesn’t look read more…
The rather peculiar Korea Pavillon closed and has been replaced with the Brasserie Nestor. A nice touch was that they used the Rolling Stones concert as a backdrop for their opening party. The day I visited it was a sweltering read more…
Central Bar sends out amusing newsletters stating “i write letters, because its fun to get letters back.” And rightly so! One of the letters announced a Champagne and Oyster bash, which I decided warrants a visit. Not wanting to do read more…
Sometimes getting a seat in a restaurant which is booked solid for at least 10 days, requires some simple planning (similar to the opening of Clouds). Razzia in the Seefeld isn’t even picking up the phone they’re so packed. Key read more…
While our favourite dining publication prides itself on finding new locations on gentrified Langstrasse and Europaaallee, yours truly has a tight knit network of insiders. The truffle swines of dining excitment are constantly scouring Zurich and at the smallest wiff read more…