It says on the outside that Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine was served at the Abyssinia Restaurant, so in my book this calls for a visit. The place is almost three quarters full on a monday night. The owner welcomes us read more…
It’s getting worse, again I forgot to take a picture of the main course. Certo is the successor of the Cooperativo, if you read closely that all they had to do is get rid of the oopaiv to turn one read more…
I felt really hungry on Sunday and decided to go for italian. Pizzeria Mario seemed like a nice place. The only downside is that it is located in a dodgy neighborhood. Walking down Brauerstrasse after dark, means dodging aggressive prostitutes read more…
On Manesseplatz, there’s a restaurant called Sunnezyt. From the outside it looks like a dump, but it is actually a nice restaurant. Again it reminds me of the places you’d see in Columbo and you can smoke in here like read more…
The Palace Lifestyle restaurant in Biel is within walking distance of the train station and I really like the name. On a Sunday night Biel doesn’t seem to be a bustling city. The Palace is part brasserie, part restaurant and read more…
The first time in my life I was ever hit on by a woman was in front of the Restaurant Blockhus near the Hechtplatz. I was about 17 and an attractive woman approached me, said she’d reserved a table at read more…
Jambo is a restaurant in Uetikon which specialises on African food. The menu carries all kind of exotic meats and dishes. We headed to the place with a group of four, to ensure we’d be able to taste as much read more…
The night before the Bundesratswahl, I was at an interesting dinner party at the Metzgerstübli, a two story restaurant on the Münstergasse in Bern. The menu appears rather seasonal and we are warned that there will be a wait since read more…
Paneolio is a small, non-smoking restaurant with about 20 seats. Small restaurant, small tables, small menu. I chose a salad with some smoked cheese and followed up with some pasta mattriciana. The paneolio follows a more modern style of italian read more…
Chez Brigitte on the Gertrudstrasse (between Idaplatz and Lochergut) reminds me of a classic french restaurant. A friendly lady (I presume Brigitte) is sitting at the round table doing some office work and interrupting to welcome every guest. We sit read more…