Category: food & drinks
Volkshaus Zürich
Volkshaus (People’s House) is a kind of conference space and stage that is available for rental by the general public. Located on Stauffacherstrasse and facing Helvetiaplatz, it opened about 100 years ago and has a bookshop, sauna and restaurant. We went there for dinner on our last evening in Zurich. Food was solidly good. The
YumiHana in Zürich
While we were wandering around the center of Zürich near the main train station, Sue saw the sign of a takeout/grocery store. YumiHana is located on Schützengasse 7 just off Bahnhofstrasse. What a surprising discovery ! We have not had a korean meal for several months and were really elated to find this place.
Sprüngli versus Teuscher
On the subject of chocolate, I blogged about Neuchâtel’s local hero Phillipe Suchard a few months ago. The Suchard brand is now owned by Kraft and does not have their own outlets. We checked out two top chocolatiers while visiting Zürich. Teuscher has more than 12 shops in the US and Canada, and several in
Brunch at Les Terrasses Saint-Pierre
Les Terrasses Saint-Pierre is located inside the Musee des Beaux-Arts. It is on the second floor and has seating inside and outside. The interior of the cafe has a giant mural by Raoul Dufy, a painter/illustrator whose works I liked. The mural was light and colorful, and went perfectly well with the spring scene outside.