Driving around Zurich I landed at the Puls 5 and went for lunch at the Angkor, a somewhat fancy asian place. The decor is a bit more upmarket than other asian places and spouts a certain poshness. It was lunchtime read more…
It’s Saturday and you’re looking for a place to grab lunch. With the newly opened Viadukt shopping mall, it makes sense to stop by Restaurant Viadukt. After sitting down, I get a menu and was surprised that there was only 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…
I kept going to Cafe Wimbledon in the hope of getting a glimpse of Roger Federer, but apparently that’s the other Wimbledon. The Cafe Wimbledon has been rebranded and is running under the Nooch flag. It was a lunch and 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…
Saigon opened a new place on Birmensdorfer- strasse next to the Schmiede Wiedikon. It used to be a cafe and now serves vietnamese food. There seems to be a bit of a cluster of Vietnam themed restaurants in Wiedikon. I read more…
Poushe Cafe Bar has opened a new place on the corner of Berta- and Aemtlerstrasse. The bar is really tiny, offering 3 small tables and a bar. Poushe positions itself as a Cafe Bar with a heavy focus on strudels read more…
On Birmensdorferstrasse next to the Schmiede Wiedikon the Comptoir Hin und weg just opened. Quaint place, lovely decoration and a small menu as well as a catering service is what’s on offer. I ordered the Menu 2 which was a read more…
After Nadal beat Söderling and screwed up Roger Feder’s record of being the longest reigning Nr. 1 in men’s tennis, we needed some cheering up. Driving down Kanonengasse, a place opened up called Viet Thai. Interesting thing is that since 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…