Archive for December, 2022
Traditional Middle Eastern cuisine in a typical restaurant: Restaurant Nobles (9. November 2022)
Once more I was looking for a restaurant which I hadn’t tried yet and found the Nobles. It’s quite a local restaurant where only one waiter was speaking English and a rather basic version of it. But it somehow worked out, and he was super friendly and attentive throughout the evening. I went for the […]
Lovely place for a shisha stop: مزة عنب كافيه (8. November 2022)
With time, I’m finding more and more shisha places in Riyadh, and this one is actually pretty nice. I have no clue what the name of the place stands for, however, the “double apple shisha” (60.00 SAR) is good. After the initial small incident where the shisha guy didn’t put enough water was corrected, the […]
Generally good dishes but served in a rush: Restaurant Triangle (8. November 2022)
I keep looking for tasty restaurants in Riyadh and once in a while I’m more lucky, sometimes I’m not so lucky. I think the food taste of the average Saudi differs quite a bit from mine, so I figured that I cannot entirely rely on the online ratings. In any case, the Triangle is a […]
Great food and service but overpriced: Restaurant Drouant (6. November 2022)
It’s not as easy as I had expected to find a restaurant in Paris on a Sunday evening which is open – and has a decent rating. The Drouant is open and has a decent rating, and, generally, rightly so. I went for the “crispy langoustines, creamy spicy sauce” (EUR 22.00) which were nice. But […]
A nice place for a little French snack: Restaurant Le Café Blanc (6. November 2022)
When you’re in Paris, it is never wrong to visit a typical local restaurant and get yourself spoiled. The Le Café Blanc is a rather simple, yet appealing restaurant since it’s a quite typical French bistro. I went for the “Foie Gras de Canard Maison (compotée d’oignons)” (EUR 19.00) which was okay. Frankly, I prefer […]
Spitz remains a great place on each and every level: Restaurant Spitz (3. November 2022)
It’s a good six months ago since I’ve last been to the Spitz – and since it’s so central and right next to the main station, it’s a great place to meet. One word of caution though – if you come by car, make sure you come early since they have been scraping all parking […]
A traditional and appealing Italian dining experience: Osteria Santo Bevitore (2. November 2022)
Somehow I had been before, yet I hadn’t. I had been to this place, but I have not been to this restaurant, because there used to be another restaurant in the same place. We went for the “3-course menu” (CHF 85.00) which started with a nice assortment of different antipasti. And let me just tell […]
Great Metzgete like every year but with slightly weaker service: Restaurant Falken Wiedikon (1. November 2022)
It has become an annual tradition to visit the Falken Wiedikon for ‘Metzgete’, i.e., the time of slaughter where all elements of the animal are served. With a very reasonable CHF 47.00 per person, you get a nice selection of different dishes and of different cuts of the animal. You can pick between five different […]
