I was very excited to go to the Dal Nastro restaurant, which opened in the former EPA building at the Sihlporte. It does a modern twist of italian cuisine and adds a conveyer belt at the bar. Similar to the read more…
The Widder is also the home of the butcher’s guild, while a dwindling few are actual butchers, the building is one of the nicer ones in the inner city of Zurich. The restaurant offers an exclusive pick-up service (more specifically read more…
Authentic Mexican Food in Zurich is the motto of La Taqueria which opened in Altstetten. Authentic is one of those claims which is hard to prove, since it often refers to an image of the past. It’s a counter operated read more…
The former Zentraleck has had quite an exciting history, great chefs who’ve moved on to other locations have worked here (Cafe Boy, Stefs) and others apparently had to spend some time in a government sponsored facility. So any re-opening at read more…
Who didn’t go to school in Zurich and spend time at the Weisses Kreuz ? I am not a big fan of chain companies which run multiple restaurants, but I am willing to make one big exception for Beffa Gastro. read more…
Change is common thing in life and in the culinary scene in particular. Old places close, new ones open and others are revitalised. If you ever want to see how this is done the right, the Riviera Enoteca con Cucina read more…
One should have bought a house at the Weststrasse a few years ago. After having been closed down for traffic and beeing remodeled, the neighborhood is changing for the better. The evil breath of gentrification is slowly replacing old and read more…
“Beiz” that’s the mythical place where swiss males find and have found happiness for the past century or so. Gentrification, Globalisation, Smoking-Bans and other trends are putting pressure on these ritualistic watering holes. So one has to go a bit read more…
While other news outlets focus on PR campaigning for pre-fabricated meals, others spend hours hunting down the newest gastronomical development in Zurich. The former Don Pepe (opposite the Migros Wiedikon) has been replaced by the Restaurant 313. The surprising aspect read more…
The Cafe Mümpfeli not only has a culinary calling, but is also a project to create a working environment for people who might not stand a chance elsewhere. It does so by creating an atmosphere which is welcoming and forgiving read more…