Meeting up with a real celebrity, we headed to the Toscano at Puls 5 for dinner. Not everyone might be familiar with Heinz, but if you ever need expertise in Java, your favourite diner can vouch for the quality of read more…
The Weisses Rössli is the typical place you walk by day after day and you do not even realise that it’s there. Upon closer inspection it sports 13 Gault Millau points and on the inside clearly a powerhouse air. On read more…
You’re in need of a quick lunch and your companion sets his sights on Pizzeria 99. The same feeling creeps over you when your first grade buddy brought over a pair of matches and a gallon of gasoline to your read more…
Hotel restaurants have a bad reputation, so the Luo which is part of the Sofitel (separate entrance) didn’t seem like a place of choice. The place was only sparsley filled during lunch, but a chirpy Mr. Luo, the owner welcomed read more…
Going for a hike in the area of the Napf, the goal was Trub. Shortly before the Luederenalp one of the hiker’s boots literally disintegrated and he was down to wearing half a shoe one one foot and a sock read more…
The next hot place ? There’s always a couple of them in larger cities. Suprisingly it has been relatively quiet about the Restaurant Real near the Stauffacher. Only a couple of whispers about a new spanish place were surfacing, but read more…
The Rössli in Baar won’t make it into many renowned food critic publication (this one here being the exception). But after a hike it certainly seems like a good place to grab a small bite to eat. Even though the read more…
Looking for another great tasting hangover cure ? Vietnamese cuisine has the answer. Petit Saigon, near the Bahnhof Wiedikon offers just that. Instead of getting something from the precooked food in the main display case, the best bet is ordering read more…
Update: Stephan is right it’s on Baeckerstrasse. Finally real japanese food is starting to appear in Zurich. Ooki is a small place near Helvetiaplatz specialising in noodle soups. It has become very popular and on most nights it is advisable read more…
Moleson (near the old Eschenmoser, now Fust at Stauffacher) is a rustic restaurant also referred to as Beiz. Entering the Moleson implies that one is looking for quality swiss food and doesn’t mind smoke. Moleson has a small outside dining read more…