Geeren – About 20 minutes from Zurich this very charming and easy going restaurant is located in the middle of nowhere. If you are a meat lover you should not miss the “Metzgete” – butcher’s party from October to December.

If I only think about the black pudding and liver sausages there, my mouth begins to water…I go there regularly since 5 years – mostly in a small group of people as last week. Portions are big and a have fair prices, you will not leave with a half empty stomach at all. If you still have some space, try the “vermicelles” (chestnut in form of spaghettis) with meringue and whipped cream….I just love it.

My tipp, leave your jacket and clothing that is not easy to wash in the car as it might could smell a little.

http://www.geeren.ch/

Zurich – This restaurant with the difficult name opened in April 2013 in the middle of Kreis 4. When I first read about the restaurant in Züritipp Gastro (one of my favourite research sources) I wanted to reserve a table but it was fully booked.

The restaurant is quite small and the ambiance charming; you can see that the two guys Francesco and Enrico manage this restaurant with a lot of passion. They have both Italian roots in the village of Chianalea in Calabria and dedicated the restaurant to it. The food of this area (as well as pizza) is served in the restaurant and opens up to a new clientele. I had the fettucine with scampi and white beans…something I never had before in this combination but is really delicious. My partner had the tagliata di manzo, served on a wood platter which was also very good. Besides a lot of good Italian wines you can have water from the tap, that is built in the bar, what I found very likeable. They serve also pizza and in summer some tables are located on the quiet street-terrace.

http://www.chianalea.ch/