The Rosengarten has a great garden. Gravel on the floor, nice trees and plenty of space just off Hottinger Platz make this a good retreat. If there is danger of rain, be ready for the big shuffle, when at the read more…
There are some places which take you back in time. The Sternen in Albisrieden is the typical swiss Garten Beiz. Remember when you used to go for a meal with your parents on a summer night ? You’d sit in read more…
The Bauschänzli is a small island located in the Limmat, next to the Buerkliplatz. It has a bar, a selfservice restaurant and a regular restaurant. A perfect saturday noon, with beautiful weather led to a lunch here. If you’re sitting read more…
Driving around Kreis 6 I landed at the Linde Oberstass. Obviously a house with a long tradition, which has had a newer part added to its interior. I grabbed a six top in the Chimney room and tried the beer read more…
I reserved a table at the Riva for Brunch. We arrived and since the weather was beautiful I approached the wait staff and asked if I could dine outside. The waitresses fearfully looked at the boss, a stereotypical non-swiss, yet read more…
For once taking pictures was out of the question, simply because it was too dark. A friend took me to the La Boum Privee event and led your favourite food writer to be in the middle of an interesting night. read more…
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…