Category Archives: Restaurant

Okinawa food at Teyandei

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Tokyo – The Shibuya branch of the Teyandei restaurant is a hidden gem for me. We reserved a table on a Friday night and did a nice walk before dinner around vibrant Shibuya. This branch is a “take off shoes” restaurant, so do not wear your oldest socks 😉

The food is inspired from Okinawa (south islands of Japan) and I tasted sea grapes for the first time.

  • Sea grapes
  • The bill
  • Walking around Shibuya
  • The menu for tourists
  • The menu for the locals
  • Open kitchen
  • Bar around the kitchen
  • Waldorf and Statler?
  • Main dish
  • Sea grapes
  • Main dish

The washroom offers here as often their own slippers.

http://teyandei.com/?page_id=30

Sissi – imperial fine dining

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Meran Südtirol– The name of the restaurant sounded a bit like a tourist trap at first. But I was taught a lesson.

The restaurant is situated in a historic building, tables are topped with white blankets and traditional silver cutlery. The staff and especially the chef Andrea Fenoglio were very welcoming and helped with the choice of our menu.

Have a look at the gallery with the traditional dishes, newly interpreted. Pizza margherita in the glass and vitello tonnato – not flat on the plate but small turrets – mouthwatering!

The chef also runs a pizzeria in Meran, called “357 tre, cinque, sette” which I will for sure visit during our next trip to Meran: http://trecinquesette.it/

  • Vitello tonnato dish
    Vitello Tonnato modern version

http://www.sissi.andreafenoglio.com/DE/

  • Main course
  • Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate
  • Pizza margherita
  • Barbaresco
  • Egg and truffle

Andrés carne de res – Meaty crazy place on several floors

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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

Yauatcha – Dim Sum heaven

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London – Are you looking for contemporary Cantonese dim sum in London? You will find them in two London branches of the Yauatcha restaurant in Soho and City. We reserved a table at the Soho branch.

The dim sum and all other dishes were just delicious. The price is justified if one thinks of the elaborate preparation of the food and the location in the middle of London. See some of the food in the picture gallery an on their website. I will definitely go again.

https://www.yauatcha.com/soho/

  • Menu
  • Bath room
  • Restaurant
  • First course crispy spring rolls
  • Various Dim sum
  • The bill
  • Front door of Yauatcha restaurant
    Front door

Address: 15-17 Broadwick Street, London W1

Kleine Freiheit – Mezze in Zurich

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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.

Restaurant Kleine Freiheit

Mezze at restaurant Kleine Freiheit

www.KleineFreiheit.ch

Le bon Georges – Simple très bon!

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Paris – This was one of my favorites during my Paris visit.

We walked up to Montmartre and Sacre Coeur and then back into “St. Georges quartier, 9th arrondissement”. If you fancy an apero walk through “rue des Martyrs”.

The place and the food in “Le Bon Georges” were as the name already says…”très bon” and much better.

The menu is not big but they serve the special meat of the white cows “Boeuf Polmard” (Blonde d’Aquitaine cattle, similar to Charolais which is more known) and they serve it strictly “Bleu (raw)” or “Saignant (medium rare)” because anything else would be a sin. We had steak hacké, similar to a hambuger and carpaccio…..just delicious.

This time, I have to mention the wine as well. Normally, I prefer Spanish or Italian wines, but this Côte-Rôtie (Montez) was just excellent and also in combination with the meat…I hope to find it in a near cellar soon.

 

Outside
Interior
Interior
The menu
Appetizers
Millefeuille of crab
Paté
The wine….great recommendation
Steak hacke and Carpaccio

www.lebongeorges.com

Chez Georges – How close can tables be?

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Paris – For our first evening I chose a restaurant I found in a magazine….and I guess some other too 😉

The visit in a nutshell: Loud, narrow, friendly, French food, tourist guests, simple and relaxed

This might not sound too positive but we enjoyed every minute and the snails were maybe the best I ever had and the “steak frites” are really good.

If you go: be prepared to sit almost on the lap of your neighbor and train your voice to be able to communicate with your “vis-à-vis”.

You have to book a table, but be careful there are many restaurants that almost have the same name. This is on “rue du Mail”.

Menu
Snails
The wine
Snails…
Steak frites and Ris de veau (sweetbread)

www.facebook.com/chezgeorges1965

 

Cafe de l’homme – in the museum of mankind

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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)

www.cafedelhomme.com