lokal bar

Went back to El Lokal. Just observing all the activity at the bar from above.

open & upside down

Um...dinner on the ceiling?

bright & empty

Outdoor seating at a popular touristy fondue restaurant in the Niederdorf is empty because it simply has been too cold to sit outside! People are already talking about snow on the mountains and skiing...

backlit bottles

Just some bottles all lined up at the bar area of barfüsserbar (website still under construction) a trendy sushi restaurant/bar in the Old Town, which previously unbeknownst to us, also happens to be a gay bar. Not a big deal or anything, just kind of funny because we weren't expecting it. The sushi was pretty good too!

bauschänzli grill

The other day I had lunch at the Bauschänzli, a popular beer garden/restaurant that sits on a peninsula on the left bank of the Limmat, where the lake meets the river. As I waited for my bratwurst (sausage), I snapped a picture of the guy manning the grill.

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The Bauschänzli used to be part of the city's seventeenth century fortifications protecting Zürich against attack from the lake. After most of the city walls were torn down, it was converted into a public park, and then a beer garden. During Christmas season, the Bauschänzli is also home to an acrobatic circus.

saftlade

This cheerful looking take-away stand called Saftlade serves up delicious freshly squeezed fruit juices, sandwiches, as well as a daily vegeterian menu option. I was initially drawn to this place by its brightly-painted facade and the food turned out to be quite good.

reithalle bar reflected

Pictured here is the bar of the Restaurant Reithalle, which was originally built as a stable for horses.

eat your veggies!

A few days ago I had dinner at Tibits, a popular vegetarian buffet-style restaurant in the trendy Seefeld district. The place is always packed and the food there is so tasty that even meat lovers like myself don't miss the meat.