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Parkhotel Vitznau – Sleeping Beauty has woken up

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Vitznau – Actually the photo has been taken already in September, one of these nice warm afternoons. We were on our way to Weggis and made a little detour to Vitznau to explore the recently renovated Parkhotel.

This stunning house is definitely worth going again. There are two restaurants, one more bistro style – “prisma” in a glass cube, and the other a gourmet temple called “focus” (16 Gault Millau).
We enjoyed a cocktail on the terrace overlooking lakeVierwaldstättersee and the mountains.

http://www.parkhotel-vitznau.ch/de

Ah-Hua – Khop Khun khaa for a good lunch location in Zurich

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Zurich – Last week I went to the Ah-Hua for lunch. I haven’t been there for a while. The concept in the middle of the city of Zurich did not change. You can get good authentic Thai kitchen for a reasonable price. If you have an important meeting afterwards I recommend to leave the jacket at the wardrobe at the entrance.

http://www.ah-hua.ch/

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Geeren – Metzgete

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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/

Caduff’s Wine loft – Wild thing

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Zurich – yesterday we went to Caduff’s Wine Loft with friends. I haven’t been there for at least 10 years.

At the moment they have their “venison week”. Beat Caduff is hunting in the mountains and brings the best shots to his Wine Loft. The food was really fantastic and you can experience a difference in quality. We had “Hirschpfeffer” some kind of stew, entrecote, and I tried for the first time in my life a grouse. The service was really nice and attentive. We also visited the really impressive wine cellar and could choose our own red wine and take it back to the table. We also found the 4kilos wine in one of the shelves (don’t miss to watch their videos). We visited this special boutique bodega when we were in Mallorca. Caduff is now preparing for “Metzgete” weeks, difficult to translate, maybe “butchers party” after slaughtering can explain. Usually celebrated in the months of October and November. I’m longing forward to it….but more about that next week.

http://www.wineloft.ch/

Chianalea

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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/

Sternen Grill

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Zurich – You are hungry but you do not have time or do not want to spend a lot of money? Go to the Sternen Grill. This take away exists since 1963. I even remember it from my childhood when we went there with my mother after shopping or cinema for a bratwurst and pommes frites.

They have redone the whole building about one year ago. I think it is still nice and many of the people are still working there. But I have to admit that it lost a bit of its charme as it is all so clean now.

But nevertheless the bratwurst is great and the mustard the hottest in town! And if you are going there alone, you have enough entertainment by all kind of people coming and going.

http://www.sternengrill.ch/

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Sprüngli

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Zurich – On a day off I enjoy sometimes a breakfast in a restaurant. As we went to the weekly market on Bürkliplatz, we went for a Birchermuesli and a coffee in Sprüngli on the ground floor. The Sprüngli is an institution in Zurich located just at the Paradeplatz in the heart of Zurich. You can order a whole breakfast on the first floor in a very elegant atmosphere. On the ground floor – where is also the shop with the famous chocolate and Luxemburgerli – there is a smaller bar. You sit in big leather sofas and can just enjoy some people watching from the inside or from the small terrace.

http://www.spruengli.ch/service/restaurants-de.php

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Rosaly’s

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Zurich – Last week I went with my friend to Rosalys. I haven’t been there for ages for dinner. We ordered the Cordon Bleu. They had the traditional one and the other that was a “seasonal” venison version in a panade with poppy seed. Actually I preferred the traditional one but my friend quite liked the other too.

http://www.rosalys.ch/

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