Archive for July, 2022
A charming location with rather average food: Restaurant Winstub Arnold (2. July 2022)
The Winstub Arnold was mentioned in a TV documentary and since we were in the vicinity, we decided to give it a try. It’s a rather simplistic place, but it has its own charm. Given we were in Alsace, it was time to try something local like the “escargots à l’Alsacienne (12 pieces)” (EUR 23.00) […]
Perfect for a short wine stop off main street: Bistro Le Bruit Qui Court (2. July 2022)
Since we spent one day in Colmar and one day in Strasbourg, we also had to travel from one place to the other. And we passed by Kaysersberg which is a lovely little town somewhere in the middle between the two places. And it has a small bistro which is perfect to have a drink […]
A delicious find with questionable art work on the walls: Restaurant L’Essentiel (1. July 2022)
The L’Essentiel is a lovely little restaurant, recommended in the Bib Gourmand of the Guide Michelin. It is key to book a table in advance, as else you won’t stand a chance to find a table on short notice (since the place isn’t very big). The menu is relatively small but quite lovely, starting with […]
A decent place to work but not recommended to eat: Restaurant @ ibis Styles Colmar Centre (1. July 2022)
The ibis Styles Colmar Centre offers something like a co-working space. To be honest, it’s not really a co-working space, but you are allowed to work in their lobby area for free – the only condition being that you have to consume a beverage. Since I spent a few hours working there, that condition wasn’t […]
Interesting pizza with incredibly slow service: Restaurant Paparazzi (29. June 2022)
What you get at the Paparazzi is an interesting pizza – kind of a long version spread over two plates. Definitely something I have not seen before. To be fair though, the “Pizza Diavola (coulis de tomate, mozzarella, saucisson calabrais)” (EUR 22.00) was actually quite nice in terms of taste. Not comparable to a proper […]
A near-perfect Greek restaurant experience is what you get here: Taverna Maistrali (27. June 2022)
The world is an oyster – once more, something which got reconfirmed to me that night. Friends of mine were about to spend two weeks of holiday on Crete, so we had one overlapping night, and it was time for a small feast, which started, as somehow always, with a “Greek salad (tomato, cucumber, onion, […]
The perfect place to spend a few days in perfect relaxation: Restaurant Argo @ Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites (27. June 2022)
While it doesn’t look all too appealing in the pictures, the breakfast selection in the Elounda Gulf Villas & Suites is quite nice, since it offers a lot of local products and not many ‘international’ or ‘European’ standard breakfast products … The fact that the Argo is located right next to the pool ensures that […]
The perfect place for an evening shisha in a relaxed atmosphere: Porta Bar (26. June 2022)
The recommendation to visit Gorgona was perfect, since, coincidentally, it was located right next to a shisha bar. And not just any shisha bar, but one which looked super appealing. That being said, I was kind of drawn into the Porta Bar to enjoy a “double apple shisha” (EUR 20.00) for a bit and just […]
