Bern: Day 1 … Dinner in Old City

Although we usually prefer to have our main meal at lunch, today we had dinner reservations at Restaurant Zum Zähringer … just steps away from the banks of the Aare River … popular with the locals but pretty much off-the-grid it seems for tourists.

With only 6:00p reservations available at the Michelin-listed restaurant, dinner was at what we consider a reasonable time. We opted for a table outdoors … the terrace elevation allowing us glimpses of the river. Service was attentive … the hostess, Anna, a charming conversationalist … the food, prepared by Chef Gaston, delicious. I ordered the schnitzel … served with a warm potato and cucumber salad; Mui opted for the cordon bleu. Dessert — a gooey warm chocolate cake served with vanilla ice cream — was on the house … due to what the chef determined was a delay getting our order out to our table. Thank you … though we didn’t think the wait was excessive 😉

As we were leaving, Anna gifted us with a bag of almond crisps. Yummy!

Our dinner proved to be the perfect conclusion to our afternoon exploring the Bern Old City.

A stroll back to the Bern Bahnhof … the streets were much quieter than they had been earlier in the day. A short train ride back to our Stay Kooook accommodations. By 9:00p, we were settled in for a quiet night at home.Read more