Great food, friendly service, slow kitchen, and loud atmosphere: Restaurant Obalski (16. December 2025)
I wasn’t quite what to expect from the Obalski given I hadn’t heard about it, but I must say, it was a nice surprise. I went for the “pork belly (leek onion, teriyaki, black sesame)” (EUR 13.50) as a starter and the pork belly was absolutely delicious. It had the perfect texture and the right […]
As simple as it gets – but as delicious as it can be: Restaurant The Fresh Seeds (15. December 2025)
The place is superbly simple, but absolutely great for a quick lunch break. They offer a fresh bar to pick your food from – or you go for one of their standard dishes. I decided to get the “Mediterranean beef bowl (black beans, tomatoes, salad, carrots, beef, spinach, sesame seeds, peas, sour cream)” (EUR 13.90), […]
Equally great food, but somewhat not the same as the original: Restaurant Wen Cheng 3 (14. December 2025)
I’ve recently been to another joint of them, and I was quite positively surprised back then. So, my hopes were rather high. Frankly, this place looks prettier than the original in terms of interior design. But that was that. We were able to place our order relatively quickly, but you had to make it clear […]
Nice Middle Eastern flavors for decent prices (for Zurich): Restaurant NENI @ 25hours Hotel Langstrasse (11. December 2025)
Once you’re seated and have managed to get the attention of the waiter, you’re served some “labneh, olives, and bread” as a greeting from the kitchen – and I must admit, that it was surprisingly tasty. We then went for the “Levantine beef tartare (challah bread, coriander, dill, sour cream, caper popcorn)” (CHF 19.00), which […]
If you’re into meat, this place is quite great: Restaurant The ASH (9. December 2025)
We went for the “starter plate for two people (black tiger prawns, prime beef bites, beetroot falafel, pimentos de padrón, aioli, bread)” (EUR 19.90), which looked a bit small at first, but actually turned out not only to be enough to get started, but was also rather delicious all in all. Even better was the […]
Superbly friendly staff and decent food – but lacking on the veggie side: Restaurant The Jack’s House (8. December 2025)
I ended up being there quite a bit earlier than my actual lunch booking since I still had a call – and they were nice enough to already let me in by 10:50am, which was superbly generous, and lovely since it allowed me to get setup before the call. Once the call was done, I […]
Hyped and absolutely disappointing: Restaurant To The Bone (7. December 2025)
Just a huge wow! And not a positive one! This place is so hyped and definitely doesn’t deliver! But let me start from the beginning. You’re seated swiftly and they take your jackets. So, all in all, the beginning was okay. That being said, I felt the atmosphere wasn’t too appealing, but maybe that was […]
A close to perfect experience – with mistakes on the bill: Restaurant 893 Ryōtei (6. December 2025)
It’s a good 2.5 years ago since I’ve last been to the 893 Ryotei, and I was definitely looking forward to it again! This time, luckily, I got seated at the counter right in front of the head chef – which was fascinating observing him, how he would prepare (almost) every single dish in a […]
