France
A great ramen place in the middle of the French alps – with an attitude: Restaurant Unkai Ramen (21. March 2026)
Even during Tomorrowland Winter, if you go early in the day, I think we went at 4.30pm CET, you won’t have to book your table in advance but can actually just walk in and score a table. Hence, here we were. We started with “edamame” (EUR 5.00) … … and “wakamé salad” (EUR 6.00).. The […]
Second choice, but still decent, especially during TML Winter: Restaurant La Pomme de Pin (20. March 2026)
Frankly, when going to Tomorrowland Winter in L’Alpe d’Huez, you need to make sure that you book a table in advance, as else, you won’t stand a chance to score a table unless you’re patient and can wait for quite a bit. We found the “La Pomme de Pin”, which wasn’t necessarily first choice, but […]
A good location for a birthday event – and with decent food, depending on the choice: Restaurant La Villa Massenet (19. July 2025)
My friend was celebrating her birthday here, and we had to pre-select what we wanted to eat, and I’m gonna be blunt. I wish I had chosen something else … in any case, it started with a “sea bream ceviche with leche de tigre, pickled onions, and mint”, which sounds lovely, but somehow it didn’t […]
A lovely place for a swift and delicious lunch: Restaurant Fine Gueule (19. July 2025)
It wasn’t all too easy to find a good rated restaurant, which was open on a Saturday for lunch and had availability – but luckily enough, that was the case with the Fine Gueule. I started with the “sea bream crudo, tomato, tahine” (EUR 17.00), which was definitely a bit different than I had expected, but […]
A decent dining experience for a larger audience: Restaurant L’Antidote (18. July 2025)
Finding a nice restaurant short-notice for a larger group in Nice isn’t really an easy endeavor – but somehow, we managed. The whole thing started with an “gazpacho” as an amuse bouche, which was quite nice and refreshing, and, frankly, also necessary, since it took a while until the rest of the dishes was served. […]
Very decent event food: Restaurant Ariette @ Pullman Paris Centre Bercy (16. June 2023)
Usually, I’m quite sceptical of the lunch offerings you get when having an event. But, it turns out, this version was actually a super nice one – you get a bit of everything, and the quality of the things is rather high. There were a few different salads and a soup as a starter. Secondly, […]
Decent if you are here anyways, but not worth visiting: Restaurant @ Holiday Inn Paris – Gare de Lyon Bastille, an IHG Hotel (2. June 2023)
What you get in the Holiday Inn Paris – Gare de Lyon Bastille is a decent lunch offering. Not really what you would call amazing or mind-blowing, but surprisingly okay. The starter was a “slice of smoked duck with pea puree” and while the pea puree was rather uneventful, the slice of smoked duck was […]
Simple food, but incredibly friendly service when in France: Restaurant Les Bacchantes (1. June 2023)
Funny enough, the place I had picked was within walking distance of the Paris office, without me realising it. So, surprised by its location, I was actually also surprised by the whole thing. The place is tiny, but through intelligent interior design with mirrors, it looks quite a bit bigger than it actually is. The […]
