Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
If you see the Osteria in Kassel, Germany from the outside you won’t expect too much. It looks like a small box in a side street close to the city center. But this first impression is definitely wrong: inside it is not only cosy, but also a very good Italian restaurant; maybe the best in town. Continue reading “Osteria in a box”
Tired of walking around in the city center of Verona, Italy? In need for a quite place to relax, have a coffee break or something to eat? The Cappa Café is a coffee bar and restaurant located nicely close to the river Adige in the northern part of the city. You’ll get some vitello tonnato (veal with tuna sauce and capers) or a sprizz aperol in the cosy atmosphere of this place and in summer times you can sit outside with a view on the river.
The bar and restaurant Lohmann’s in the Königstor street in Kassel, Germany claims to be the oldest restaurant in the city – dating back to 1888. It is not far away from the city center in a calm side street and offers a restaurant and a beer garden where you can enjoy some fresh air in addition to your meal and drink.
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When it comes to cold tomato soup, everybody seems to know Gazpacho – a juice made of raw vegetables introduced by the Moors, most often in the south of Spain and Portugal and made of tomatoes. Salmorejo is a more creamy version (especially through the use of bread within the soup) that is typical for Córdoba, Spain and can be tasted there quite everywhere.
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Schloß Berlepsch is a castle in the no man’s land surrounding Witzenhausen, Germany (close to Göttingen and Hann. Münden). Situated within the hills along the river Werra it can be seen from near and far. It has been built from 1369 on and has been invaded by several armies crossing the country during the centuries. Today it is a well preserved castle still owned by the family that once built it.
The Rias Baixas is a Spanish restaurant within the city quarter Linden of Hannover, Germany – close to the old Hanomag plant, once producing railway locomotives, motor lorries and construction machines. It offers food from Galicia; wonderful tapas, fish and meat. And of course some Estrella beer to make the evening complete.
The culinary highlight of the German capital is of course – Currywurst. And there is no place like Konnopke to taste it. The traditional diner is situated at Schönhauser Allee directly underneath the elevated railway. Take a ride to Eberswalder Straße and order a “Menü weiß“: sausage, curry sauce, fries and mayonnaise. It all started in 1930 with selling sausages from mobile cookers; a well-established enterprise.
Maybe the best pizza in Berlin, Germany. The friendly Italian guys challenge your language skills in this small eatery in Neukölln (though they even serve you if your Italiano isn’t the best). And they make a very tasty pizza with sometimes quite exotic toppings. Get a slice or two and use the nearby Tempelhofer Feld to burn the calories afterwards!
Bars and restaurants come and go, but the Z.a.K. (located close to the market place in Göttingen, Germany) is an institution. It opened in 1993, has a warm and welcoming atmosphere because of the wooden interior and the dishes are named after classic movies – I guess the names are still the same as 20 years ago. You can also sit outside and watch what is going on on the Wochenmarkt.
The bar and restaurant Villa Cuba is located close to the old market place of Göttingen, Germany. When you enter this place at the Zindelstraße you’ll find a beautifully decorated bar in Cuban style. The menu isn’t that long but it covers some good dishes from Cuba and the Carribean – especially the starters are great.