Stapferstube da Rizzo sends a very clear message, we’re aiming to be the number one of the traditional upscale italian places in Zurich. The decor and interior is more on the traditional than the modern side, but it supports the read more…
Thanks god for the Gastro Taxi in the canton of Thurgau, otherwise we would have never made it to the Frohsinn in Uesslingen. Metzgete is essentially everything you can dream of from the pig. The Metzgete at the Frohsinn is read more…
Oerlion is not exactly an area blessed with many culinary highlights, so any newcomer has a chance to leave a lasting mark. The Hotel Sternen Oerlikon has been remodelled and has renamed its restaurant Ö. The pictures on the website read more…
I’m getting pretty good at blind dates. A contributing factor might be that they’re all males and hence somewhat less complicated. In the process of meeting up with David from the enticingly named blog Das Filet I also learned that read more…
A quiet reopening ? A restaurant changing hands silently ? Quite surprising but that’s exactly what happend at the Zentraleck. The old chef moved on and now it’s run by a guy who’s originally from Puglia (Apulien). I called ahead read more…
So you were thinking I was slacking off during summer vacation ? That was just a ruse to lure the leading Zurich gastro-journalists into thinking that they’re back in the driver seat. Seldom do I get excited when I see read more…
Zürich geht aus has been around the block for a couple of years and is probably the biggest food publication in Zurich. I’ve been hearing rumours or a couple of years about less than ethical practices. These are all along read more…
I decided to revisit the Kafi Dihei after a lunch I had earlier in the year. The challenge on a Sunday is getting a table. The decor is still quaint and it attracts a lot of people. I went for read more…
Meister Gao is a somewhat ill-located restaurant directly off the Bucheggplatz. Weird is that some signs still remind of a previous dining establishment called Buche. Now there’s not much in terms of exciting chinese dining in Zurich, most of places read more…
The Freihof has been relaunched some time ago and besides a Kegelbahn now also sports WiFi. Not sure why you’d be looking for WiFi in this establishmend, maybe for some Online Bowling in case you’re alone, but you’ve got to read more…