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The first lunch in 2026 – and quite a pleasant one: Restaurant Quelli De’ Coronari (1. January 2026)
Finding a place, which is open for lunch on January 1st isn’t as easy as one would assume, but luckily, the “Quelli de’ Coronari” was open and still had space. They open at noon sharp, and we were the first guests to enter, so, free to pick whatever table we wanted and within no time, […]
A lovely New Year’s dinner menu outside the city center: Restaurant Osteria Fernanda (31. December 2025)
It was more than a difficult endeavor to find a place for New Year’s Eve on short notice. That being said, luckily, the Guide Michelin helped again, and I found the Osteria Fernanda, which offered a new year’s dinner for a decent price of EUR 210.00 per person. The dinner started with a few grissini […]
A great drink experience at No. 40 of The World’s 50 Best Bars: Drink Kong (31. December 2025)
The Dring Kong is No. 40 among The World’s 50 Best Bars, so, I figured, I need to give it a try! That being said, heads-up, a booking is highly, highly recommended. Once seated, you get a small “welcome shot”, to get your palate started with the booze. We decided to go for the “edamame […]
A place, which turned out to be much better than I had expected: Restaurant VIB (30. December 2025)
It really wasn’t easy to find decent restaurants, which would still have space, on a short notice, but luckily I somehow managed (after spending enough time doing research). The VIB belongs to those with research – I would never have walked into it by walking by, but given it was recommended by the hotel and […]
The sister restaurant of Joia in Milan – with an amazing view: Restaurant Matter Terrae (30. December 2025)
Once the amuse bouche in the form of a “carrot cream, almond mayo, edible charcoal” was served, I started wondering why I felt like I’ve had that before until I realized that this was pretty much the same dish as the amuse bouche, which was served in Joia in Milan. And I still kind of […]
Decent breakfast selection – depending on the day: Restaurant Lattitude 41 @ Le Méridien Visconti Rome (30. December 2025)
I’m always surprised how much the breakfast selections vary between the different Le Méridien’s. Some are great to absolutely outstanding, others are average to poor. This one was rather average than anything else. Sure, you find a bit of everything, ranging from “cereals” … … to fruit … … cold cuts … … cookies and […]
A lovely dining experience with good dishes in an interesting setting: Restaurant Retrobottega (29. December 2025)
The booking was relatively last minute, so, I was only able to score a table for the second seating at 9.30pm, which is not necessarily my favourite slot for dinner, but something which works fine for me. The place is quite interesting as you first enter a small wine bar with a large communal table, […]
The perfect pasta dish to start your Rome vacation: Restaurant La Piccola Cuccagna (29. December 2025)
The first day in Rome just called for a nice place of pasta, but given my flight had been delayed and, hence, it wasn’t really the optimal time to eat something (around 4pm), even for Italy, I ended up searching quite a while for a restaurant which would actually serve food. And finally, I found […]
