So I met with another heavyweight in the restaurant blogger scene, Patrick for dinner. I have fond memories of the Kronenhalle of our grandfather taking us here for lunch and I would always order the Bratwurst with Roeschti, since it read more…
Dumb luck sometimes leads me to great places. I literally stumbled into the Antiquario da Marco on a slow sunday evening. The outside dining area is nicely secluded from the road by means of some shrubs and the overarching blind read more…
I reserved a table at the restaurant Obere Flühgasse. The location is small but very cozy and probably one of Zurich’s cutest dining establishment. The menu is a bit difficult to read, since it’s a long list of individual pages read more…
I’m getting old – I knew of this place called El Luchador for a couple of weeks. Unfortunatley I confused the address (Konradstrasse 39 with 69) and that this doesn’t look Mexikan and gave up on the idea. Today I read more…
Sometimes I wonder myself how I find these places in Zurich. This one in particular was called Alte Trotte. Clearly a local only affair in a residential area, where the server knows everyone by first name. I start with some read more…
Next to the Offene Rennbahn Oerlikon – a true monument to swiss cycling history – the Schnitzelhuus opened. Taking up the german cuisine trends from a number of Currywurst places or such venues as Bayrischer Hof, extending it to Schnitzel read more…
The Freihof on Badenerstrasse is under new management and one of the most prominent signs is one touting Free WiFi while another one is advertising the Kegelbahn (Swiss Alpine Bowling). Even though it was past the classic lunch hour, the read more…
Cantinetta Antinori near the Paradeplatz is claiming to offer simple dishes of high quality. Taking into account that the german language in Switzerland sports a level of modesty, this would translate to outstanding quality in an english speaking country. It’s read more…
Korner opened and is another burger place. I am having a feeling that developing Zurich’s gastronomy scene is rather simple, dine abroad, look for good ideas and import them. The interior is modern and shows a lot of restraint. The read more…