Archive for March, 2015
3. February 2015: Havana Café Gourmet
It is always a problem when you are suddendly very hungry and feel like you have to eat something just now. The result was to end up at the “Havana Café Gourmet”. A name which does not sound too promising in the first place. The menu is rather cheap though with 11’000 COP and it […]
2. February 2015: Restaurant Criterión
The Restaurant Criterión is apparently the best restaurant in Colombia according to the San Pellegrino list of the best restaurants of the world. Frankly speaking, I tend to not agree. But step by step. I started with a “Mojito Zacapa” (22’500 COP) which was smoother than the Mojitos I usually have which was definitely a […]
2. February 2015: Restaurant Julia
The Restaurant Julia is a great place to enjoy a glass of Italian wine in Bogotá – the restaurant is basically one narrow little hallway with a couple of tables and a larger bar at the end of the “hallway”. The atmosphere created by the narrowness makes it a cozy and comfortable place. The selection […]
2. February 2015: Masa 81 Café
When you walk through the streets of Bogotá you sometimes randomly come across beautifull, stylish little cafés – and the Masa 81 Café is one of those. While the surroundings are definitely okay but nothing breath-taking, the café is designed in a very appealing way. The “Torta de Zanahoria” (6’300 COP) was surprisingly tasty. Although […]
2. February 2015: Restaurant Mercado – Sabor Local
My first touch with Colombian kitchen was at a restaurant chain called “Mercado – Sabor Local” which means “market – local flaovur” and I must it was a good first impression. The starter I went for was a “Tilapia – Camarón – Combinado (Cebolla, pimentón, jengibre, apio, vinagre de ajo y ají picante) with lulo” […]
2. February 2015: Café Juan Valdez Santa Fé
The first impression I got of Colombia was a typical Colombian dish – “Arepa Artisanal con queso” (2700 COP). It is a corn-based product filled with cheese which was definitely a good start for a breakfast. The Juan Valdez Café is a chain which you can compare to Starbucks – just more about the actual […]
26. January 2015: Restaurant Bellevue
“The rainbow trout from Alvaneu with saffron foam and a viscid Acquarello risotto and vanilla spinach” (CHF 38.00) was perfect. The fish was rich in taste and the fishbones were easily removable. The risotto was yummy and the vanilla spinach was really kind of a revelation. The sweetness of the vanilla in combination with something […]
24. January 2015: Restaurant Belfort
The Restaurant Belfort offered a menu for CHF 49.50. It started with a “Grisonian barley soup” which was good but a bit too watery for my taste. The “Seasonal salad” was a regular Swiss restaurant salad with no special sauce. Good to eat but nothing beyond that. The “beef filet goulash stroganoff with spaetzle” was […]
