Zermatt – we did it again. An institution in Zermatt is Elsie’s bar. Best oysters and champagne in charming atmosphere.
Elsie’s bar – no visit to Zermatt without
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Gattopardo – Mediterranean in Zurich old town
Zurich – A delicious culinary trip to Italy and Spain.
We took the 4 course menu, which is price wise very fair for 98 CHF. As starter we had Pulpo salad, second was pasta with red chicory and ham. For the main course we had a whole sea bass baked in salt coat and for dessert I chose the chocolate tartlet with a warm and liquid centre. The wine cellar is well stocked with good wines from Italy and Spain. Really very worthwhile the visit with personal and friendly service. Reservation necessary.
Menu card 
Wooden horse “Hotel Rössli” 
Pulpo salad 
Sea bass in salt coat 
Sea bass 
Chocolate tartlet 
Inside 
Pasta
http://www.ilgattopardo.ch in Hotel Rössli, old town: https://www.hotelroessli.ch/restaurant
Barranco – Beware of the Pisco Sour
Zurich – I love Peruvian cuisine even though I’ve never been to Peru. Therefore, Peru is still on my bucket list.
I wanted to go to the Barranco restaurant a few times, but it was always fully booked. This seemed to me to be an indicator that the food had to be good. It is also one of the (still) few restaurants that offer “planted.chicken”. This is a meat analogue made of pea protein. The ETH startup “planted” has developed it and is now really taking it to the next level.
Since we were a party of four, we simply ordered the whole menu. I was very positively surprised by the taste, presentation and quality of the food. We were particularly impressed by the vegetarian dishes including planted chicken, but also by the pork belly dish. The wine list has some good drops. I also recommend a Pisco sour for aperitifs and/or to finish off: one of my favourite drinks from South America since my first trip to Argentina.
From outside 
menu 
menu with planted.chicken 
inside art 
inside art 
preparing 
food 
planted.chicken dish 
food 
….was yummy 
outside
Le P’tit Bleu – Simple and delicious from sea to table
La Rochelle – Do you like your seafood simple? Le P’tit Bleu (small Blue (Boat)) offers exactly this. You can choose between oysters, sword shell (“Couteaux” extraordinary good), squid, sardines, shrimps and a piece of butter and bread. You also have a choice of beer and wine, and that’s it.
The simple restaurant is located directly on the harbor of La Rochelle and offers a great view over the castle, the old town and the incoming and outgoing ships at high tide. I have rarely seen such an extreme change of tides as on the French Atlantic coast.
The terrace offers simple tables outside and is only open in good weather.
Seafood, water and wine, bread, butter, what else
The menu
Le bateau P’tit Bleu
The terrace
Huitres, bread and butter
Restaurant crew
View: port La Rochelle, waterfront
Sardines grillées
Gambas grillées
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Seafood-Restaurant/Le-Ptit-Bleu-La-Rochelle-189287378122942/
Address: quai des Sardiniers, 17000 La Rochelle
Andrés carne de res – Meaty crazy place on several floors
Bogotà – What helps against altitude sickness? Bogotà city is on 2’640 m above sea level and higher than many resorts in the Swiss alps. My special tip is Aguardiente, Colombian’s most popular drink. It is an anise-flavoured liqueur that works like medicine for the stomach.
We met some friends for dinner at the restaurant “Andrés carne de res DC” which was already recommended to us by several locals and tourists.
We chose the “DC” city branch, as the original place, even bigger one, is about 1 hour by car away.
The food is really good, although you might think the place was built just for the tourists. Every evening, various birthday people and beauty queens are elected with special decorated sashes, who often do not even know about their “luck”. After dinner the place turns into a crazy party place.
http://www.andrescarnederes.com/andres-dc
Aguardiente antioqueño 
Multi floor building from the outside 
Crazy decoration inside 
Shrine for? 
Bar
Kleine Freiheit – Mezze in Zurich
Zurich – Fancy some mezze? In the middle of town towards the university area, there is a small restaurant with a beautiful cozy garden with a lot of trees and bushes (where little mice and birds are living). There are some tables inside but lots more outside in the garden with colorful umbrellas.
The service at “Kleine Freiheit” is very friendly and they get their food freshly made every day from their neighbors called “Orient Catering“. As the name says it is also a catering service for parties and apéros but they serve food at 3 to 4 different tables.
In my opinion they have the best hummus and the best falafel far and wide … try it out.
Cafe de l’homme – in the museum of mankind
Paris – For Sunday evening I wanted to surprise my hubby with a restaurant I knew from my last year’s visit to Paris. It was recommended by a Parisian friend and has probably one of the most beautiful views over the Eiffel tower.
The restaurant is located inside the museum de l’homme (museum of mankind) and has a beautiful terrace. Unfortunately, a kind of small summer thunderstorm started, just when we arrived and it was just pouring down.
But luckily we got a table at the window and enjoyed the view anyhow. If you plan a trip to Paris maybe you should know that every single night at 10 p.m. there is a 5 minute light show around the Eiffel tower and it is worth watching it not only for the Romantic people among us.
The food is also quite good and service very professional, book your table in advance and insist on a table with view.
Eiffel tower – view from boat trip
Inside
View inside
Menu
Interior
Menu
Snails…hidden
Dorade
Noisette (espresso macchiato)
One Ocean Club – Bar and restaurant at the harbor
Barcelona – If you want to do some “people and yacht watching” while dining exquisitely, One Ocean club is your choice.
The atmosphere, view and food is very good, but not really a bargain budgetwise…
I recommend having a drink before dinner at around 8 or 9 pm and then enjoy the sunset at dinner. If you are a couple you will most probably get a table directly at the water on the terrace, as these are the only tables for two 😉
Reservation absolutely needed.
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