Category: food & drinks

  • Basel food diary: Zum Schmale Wurf

    Basel food diary: Zum Schmale Wurf

    We went up to Basel for the weekend to see the Basel Tattoo (see earlier post here). We came upon Zum Schmale Wurf (“ZSW”) by chance and were pleased with our meal. ZSW is an Italian restaurant in a row of restaurants located on the Klein Basel side of the Rhine. It is at a rather touristy…

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  • Kiin Kiin, Copenhagen, part 2

    Kiin Kiin, Copenhagen, part 2

    Continuing with our multi-multi-course dinner at this one-star Michelin restaurant – Kiin Kiin in Copenhagen (København, Danemark). In our previous post (here), we showed pictures of 8 amuse bouches which were served to us. Then we went to the dining room upstairs .. the service here was more reliable. There was no menu for the…

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  • Kiin Kiin, Copenhagen, part 1

    Kiin Kiin, Copenhagen, part 1

    Kiin Kiin is a modern thai restaurant in København, Danemark, and apparently the only Thai restaurant outside of Thailand that has been awarded one Michelin star. Upon arrival, we were not taken to our table but were shown to a seating area, very dim with a low table. Downtempo music was piped in from somewhere. We…

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  • Copenhagen food diary: FaFa’s

    Just a quick post about what we ate while in Copenhagen. The places we mentioned in our food diary entries are all memorable for various reasons and definitely recommendable. Food is generally more expensive in Scandinavia than other parts of Europe (possibly with the exception of Switzerland). At FaFa’s, I(Chris) found the best-value-for-money lunch in downtown Copenhagen.…

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