Archive for May, 2019
A truly Italian restaurant in central Zurich: Restaurant La Baracca (7. May 2019)
The La Baracca remains an all time favorite of mine. The place is atmospheric, intense, loud – Italian as it should be! It is pivotal to book a table in advance as else you won’t stand a chance to score one last minute. When I had arrived around 9pm, all the tables were taken. As […]
Hearty Swiss dishes for lunch: Restaurant Gentile (7. May 2019)
If you are looking for a hearty lunch in a simple atmosphere and are ready to wait about 20 minutes, then I can recommend you the “pork cordon bleu stuffed with ham, chorizo, spinach, and cheese” (250gr) (CHF 26.00). It looks tiny at first when you get it served on a plate just like that […]
Playful way of serving food – not necessarily that persuading taste-wise: Restaurant Candela (6. May 2019)
About two years ago is the last time that I’ve visited the restaurant Candela and it was finally time again. I went for the “mozzarella di buffala (served with tomato sauce, basil, pine nuts, balsamico drops)” (CHF 17.50) which was truly interesting. I’m not sure if interesting in way where you say “OMG, I have […]
Increased waiting time during rush hour: Restaurant Mamma Assunta (6. May 2019)
The Mamma Assunta offers a nice selection of different Italian dishes for lunch. This time, I went for the “Pizza Zingaresca (tomatoes, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, onions, garlic)” (CHF 19.00) which is not something you should eat if you still have a bunch of meetings upcoming as the tastes are rather intense and probably not the […]
Average but pricey breakfast: Restaurant Glowing @ Hotel President Wilson (5. May 2019)
The President Wilson is overall a lovely hotel – a bit aged in terms of interior design when it comes to the rooms but if you are lucky you get a nice view onto Lake Geneva making it a rather lovely location. What is a bit surprising is the pricing for the breakfast. For CHF […]
When your search for shisha finally has an end: Al Manzil Café (4. May 2019)
Geneva is a place where you have a lot of people from Northern Africa and the Middle East resulting in a vivid selection of ‘shisha places’. But there is also ‘vivid rip-off’. In the Kempinski, for example, they want between CHF 80.00 to CHF 200.00 for a shisha. Excuse me? I mean, that is just […]
The first time I’m disappointed by ‘Where Chefs Eat’: Restaurant Le Lexique (4. May 2019)
The Le Lexique was a restaurant – and frankly the only one in Geneva – recommended by “Where Chefs Eat“. And it was pretty much the first time ever that I was disappointed by recommendation of that book/ app. I guess the fact that they were almost empty already gave away quite a bit how […]
Tasty Lebanese food selection but average atmosphere: Restaurant Les Parfums de Beyrouth (4. May 2019)
The idea was to have something quick for a late lunch and the Les Parfums de Beyourth is pretty much the perfect place for such an endeavor. I went for the “kefta plate with minced meat” (CHF 17.00) which offered all you need for a hearty lunch – however, the meat is quite intense in […]
