derherrmoeller travels

Wien Naschmarkt

2009-11-28T15:32:00.003Z

www.wienernaschmarkt.eu
Naschmarkt bei Wikipedia

Wien, Naschmarkt

Skopik & Lohn

2009-11-24T14:43:00.001Z

www.skopikundlohn.at
Skopik&Lohn, Leopoldsgasse 17, 1020 Vienna, t +43-1-219 89 77

In the heart of Vienna's 2nd district, near Karmelitermarkt. The interior looks a little bit like an exploded zebra, but in summer the garden is wonderful. Untypically for Vienna, tables are set outside on the sidewalk under some trees.

Small and constantly changing menue. The kitchen is combining Viennese classcis with modern and lighter elements, for example filets of samlet ('Saibling', an Austrian sweet-water fish) with thyme risotto was a revelation.

Gastraum Experiment

2009-09-26T20:19:00.000Z

www.gastraum4experiment.de
Gastraum 4 Experiment, Karolinenstrasse 32, 20357 Hamburg-St. Pauli, t +49 40 43188432

Three experienced chefs open their own restaurant in their neighborhood St. Pauli, rotate between kitchen and service and offer creative cuisine with local and seasonal ingredients. Gabba Gabba Hey!

Advance booking a must.

P.S. They also produce their own web TV show: 4X-TV.

Love Saves the Day

2009-04-13T15:02:00.000Z

www.lstd-wear.com
Love Saves the Day, Urban Retro Wear, Siebensterngasse 28, A-1070 Vienna

Unique fashion: Sixty-seventy-ish clothes, designed and produced by the shop owners in small numbers.

Open Monday through Friday 11:00 to 19:00, Saturday 11:00 to 17:00.

M-Ars

2008-03-18T18:59:00.000Z

www.m-ars.at
M-Ars, Westbahnstr. 9, 1070 Vienna, Austria

Vienna's art supermarket. Paintings, photography, dioramas and much more to take-away. In differing quality, though.

In general, Westbahnstrasse and Siebensterngasse are worth a stroll if you are fed up with the huge department strores.

Open Monday-Wednesday 10-19, Thursday & Friday 10-20, Saturday 10-18.

Küchenwerkstatt

2007-11-24T21:38:00.001Z

www.kuechenwerkstatt-hamburg.de
Küchenwerkstatt, Hans-Henny-Jahnn-Weg 1 (Eingang Hofweg), Hamburg, t +49 40 22 92 75 88

Very nice location in Hamburg near the Alster river. Modern creative cuisine combined with seasonal food and very friendly service in nice surroundings make you feel welcome and very much at home. Chose 3 to 7 courses from the changing menu for moderate prices.

Weingut Tesch

2007-11-23T14:28:00.000Z

www.weingut-tesch.de
Weingut Tesch, Naheweinstr. 99, 55450 Langenlonsheim, Germany, t +49 6704 930 40

Serious Riesling - unplugged.
Nice and dry Rieslings from Rheingau. Give it a try. A winemaker quoting AC/DC on his website can't be wrong.

Zur Kanzel

2007-11-22T21:20:00.000Z

www.zurkanzel.de
Grebenstraße 4, 55116 Mainz-Altstadt, t +49-6131-237137

A cosy and familial restaurant with modern German cuisine and very friendly and heartily service. You feel very welcome. One of the better restaurants in Mainz, not easy to find something similar there. Prices are moderate, booking is an advantage. Try the Weissburgunder from Tesch they offer.

Weingut Frank

2007-08-14T16:33:00.000Z

www.weingutfrank.at
Kellergasse 5 & 11, A-2171 Herrenbaumgarten, t +43-2555/2300

Vineyard in Herrenbaumgarten, in the Weinviertel near the Czech border and only an hour drive north of Vienna.

Very good Austrian red(!) wines, try those from the oak casks. Plus very nice traditional whites, for example the Weinviertel DAC Gruener Veltliner.

Harry, the wine maker, is offering very friendly and informative wine samplings. It's worth going there and stay overnight at one of the B&B's in Herrenbaumgarten or in the wellness and golf hotel Veltlin just outside the village.

Together with other young wine makers from the region Harry also maintains a blog: www.winzerblog.at (German)

Cafe bar XL

2007-04-19T13:28:00.000Z

Cafe bar XL, Svetog Križa bb, Rovinj, Croatia, t +385 (0)98 814 445
N 45º05,1' E 013º37,5'

One of the most peaceful and nicest places I have been to in a long time. Positioned in a beautiful garden with cypresses just underneath the church Sv. Eufemija the XL cafe offers great coffee, loungy music and a fantastic view on the Adriatic see. Defnitely a time trap. Once you sit down you will never want to leave again.

Martin Pescador

2007-04-17T19:57:00.000Z

Vl. Vlacic Patrik, Trget 20, Trget, Croatia, t 052-544 976
N 45º01,4' E 014º03,4'

Nice restaurant in the small town of Trget with a great view on Trget fjord. Sail up the fjord and after a few tacks and jibes you will find the restaurant at the end. There are some anchor buoys and a small mole that is mostly used by excursion boats.

Service is friendly, fish is fresh and will be brought to your table on ice to chose from yourself, prices are moderate. Try the mussels they are coming from Martin's own mussel farm in the fjord.

Euro Visions

2007-03-22T17:47:00.000Z

www.expo-eurovisions.be/
Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Rue de la Régence 3, 1000 Bruxelles

On the occasion of 50 years EU and 60 years Magnum photo agency, twelve Magnum photographers were travelling to the new EU16-27 countries for a month and brought back pictures, slides and videos. Some of them very nice and interesting, others unfortunately a little bit dull and depressing. Nevertheless worth a visit if you are in Bruxelles.

Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 to 17:00.
Until 1 July 2007.

Velvet

2007-02-05T18:06:00.000Z

www.arcotel.at/velvet.htm
Oranienburger Strasse 52, 10117 Berlin, t +49 30 2787 53-0

Stylish design hotel in the middle of Berlin. All rooms have a complete glass facade at one of the rooms' walls which offers a great view.

The bathroom is in the middle of the room next to the bed, just separated by a transparent curtain. A very open atmosphere. (The toilet is in a separate room, though.)

I haven't tried the breakfast buffet, but there are plenty of places nearby that offer everything from coffeee to bagels and everything else.

The higher up you stay, the more you can enjoy the view out of the glass wall without anybody seeing you... Book a suite here if you take your girlfriend to Berlin.

A Small Guide to Lisbon

2007-02-05T17:59:00.000Z

A Small Guide to Lisbon

A small but very nice guide to Lisbon by Delaranja. A very personal guide on how to get around Lisbon, where to go and what to eat. And I agree with everything Andre writes.

Monsieur Vuong

2007-02-04T18:40:00.000Z

www.monsieurvuong.de
Monsieur Vuong, Alte Schönhauser Str. 46, 10119 Berlin-Mitte

You cannot book a table in advance at Monsieur Vuong and long queues on weekend nights make it easy to guess why. Also you will be placed at tables together with other people you don't know.

The menu offers only a small vareity of Vietnamese dishes. The main attration, however, is a menu with a choice of one starter and two main courses that is changing every other day and prepared freshly for you.

If you don't mind this concept, you will enjoy excellent Vietnamese cuisine in a vibrant atmosphere and for moderate prices.

Gartenbaukino

2007-01-14T16:01:00.000Z

www.gartenbaukino.at
Parkring 12, A-1010 Wien, t +43 1 512 23 54

Movie theatre in the heart of Vienna. Nice 60-ish architecture and great movies. Seats more than 700 in only one theatre. Home of the 'Viennale' festival.

Jeu de Paume - Site Sully

2006-12-16T12:58:00.000Z

www.jeudepaume.org
Hôtel de Sully, Place des Vosges, 62, rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris

Changing photo exhibitions. Access through a small alleyway from the Place des Vosges, one of the most beautiful squares of Paris.

Until 14 January 2007: 'Joel Meyerowitz: Out of the Ordinary, 1970-1980'

From 30 January to 9 April 2007: 'Viva, a photographic agency'

Budapest

2006-12-03T09:52:00.000Z

Never take a taxi at the platform of the train station. Let your hotel order one for you. The driver will be waiting for you on the platform holding a sign with your name on it. Prices from Kelety Station to the city center should be HUF 2,500 (EUR 12.00, December 2006).

Hotel Parlament

2006-12-02T09:52:00.000Z

Hotel Parlament Budapest
Kalman Imre utca 19, HU-1054 Budapest,t +36 1 374-6000

Opened 2005, centrally located near the Parlament, moderate prices. Pleasantly minimalistic and stylish interior, small but nice area with sauna and Jacuzzi. Breakfast buffet also small but nice. Free internet in all rooms and two internet terminals in the lobby.

Café Kör

2006-12-01T11:08:00.000Z

www.cafekor.com
Sas ut. 17, 1051 Budapest, t 311-0053

Modern traditional Hungarian cuisine, nice atmosphere, very moderate prices, very friendly service. Reservation highly recommended.

The Capital Grille, Washington D.C.

2006-11-19T11:33:00.000Z

www.thecapitalgrille.com
601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington D.C. 20004, t +1-202-737-6200

Steakhouse in sight of Capitol Hill. Typically American large cut steaks (yummi!), great choice of wines (although they confuse German and Austrian wines), adequate prices. Also attached is a bar where you can have a cigar. For the regular customer there are lockers for his private stock of wine, whiskey or cigars. Classic.

Holiday Inn Skopje

2006-11-16T11:32:00.000Z

www.holiday-inn.com.mk
Vasil Agilarski 2, 1000 Skopje, t +389-2-3292929

Okay-ish, but nothing more. Centrally located if anything. Rather post-socialist charme and considering the prices it's a laugh. Make sure to get a room with a balcony overlooking the river. Or try the 'Stone Bridge' hotel next time you go to Skopje - although rumours say it's an Albanian whorehouse... And let me know how it is.

The espresso at the hotel bar in the lobby of the Holiday Inn is quite reasonable, though.

Salzburg

2006-10-13T11:21:00.000Z

Salzburg is a city with lots of good restaurants, however, it's not easy to find one just wandering around the old town. And if you find a nice one, chances are that it is fully booked. Make sure to figure out where you want to go and order a table before you get hungry.

Mokkar

2006-10-12T11:10:00.000Z

www.mokkarestaurant.hu
Sas u. 4, Budapest

Tapas, mediterranean food, large choice of wine. Rather posh. Both for dinner or just for drinks.

Kempinski Corvinus

2006-10-12T09:54:00.000Z

www.kempinski-budapest.com
Erzsébet tér 7-8, 1051 Budapest

If you book early in advance you might get quite good rates for this 5 star hotel. Spoilers: a 20 per cent city tax will be added on top of the price and you cannot afford anything else in this hotel. Only breakfast and parking would be the price of a single room at some reasonable hotel. Nice spa, though, maybe only a little small for a hotel of this category.

Crowne Plaza 'The Pitter'

2006-10-11T11:25:00.000Z

salzburg.crowneplaza.com
Rainerstrasse 6-8, A-5020 Salzburg, t +43 662 88 978-0

Typical American standard hotel chain as they come by the dozen. But very high standard indeed. Pool, sauna, and a very(!) impressive breakfast buffet. Centrally located, 10 minute walk along the river Salzach to the old town.

Edel & Scharf

2006-08-07T16:04:00.000Z

Am Yachthafen, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn

Pimp up my Currywurst!
Poshest currywurst stand North of the Alpes. At least. Enjoy the traditional sausage along with a glass of Pinot Grigio or Moet and enjoy the fantastic view. Very scenic sunsets. Located next to Vielmeer.

Vielmeer

2006-08-06T16:02:00.000Z

www.vielmeer.com
Am Yachthafen, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn

Restaurant directly at the waterfront of the Baltic sea in Kühlungsborn, great view on the marina, great sunset. Great choice of cocktails, good food, moderate prices.

Friterie Antoine

2006-06-12T15:44:00.000Z

Place Jourdan, 1040 Brussels

Reportedly the best friture in Brussels. Get your paper bag of frîtes with mayonnaise or one of approximately 25 sauces and sit down just opposite at 'Chez Bernard' and have a drink. They are totally ok with you bringing in your food.

Really.

Café Belga

2006-06-12T09:50:00.000Z

www.cafebelga.be
Place Eugène Flagey Plein, B-1050 Bruxelles, t +32 2 640 35 08

Hip coffee house and bar, always packed with the young local Brussels crowd. In the summer you can sit outside – if you find a free table. Make sure to get some cheese with your bière blanche.

Le cercle des voyageurs

2006-06-12T09:04:00.000Z

www.lecercledesvoyageurs.com
Not far from the Grand Place, near the Manneken Pis statue. Combined bar and book shop. Post-colonial style. Try the 'thé à la menthe fraîche'.

Le Pain Quotidien

2006-06-12T09:03:00.000Z

http://www.painquotidien.com/
It's a chain of restaurants, but all of them are very nice and cosy. Perfect for a snack or a coffee but most of all try their breakfast! For example on Place de Grand Sablon. On weekends you can visit the antique flea market afterwards.

Raconte-moi des salades

2006-06-12T09:02:00.000Z

Raconte-moi des salades
The restaurant to go to with your girlfriend (but make sure to book a table). Great choice of salads you have never seen before.

L'amour fou

2006-06-11T10:04:00.000Z

www.amourfou.com
Modern restaurant, modern cuisine combined with traditional dishes. Young audience.

Carpe Diem

2006-03-12T11:29:00.000Z

www.carpediemfinestfingerfood.com
Getreidegasse 50, A-5020 Salzburg, t +43(0662 848800

Stylish restaurant at the end of Getreidegasse. Remarkable finger food, served in cones. Worth a try, but rather for snacks than a full grown dinner.

Pasteis de Belem

2005-12-05T18:21:00.000Z

www.pasteisdebelem.pt
Rua de Belem 84-92, 1300-085 Lisboa

Traditional Portuguese 'pastelaria' since 1873. The original.

Delicious 'pastéis de nata' in a nice cafe among blue 'azulejos'. These small cakes are served still warm and you eat them with some cinnamon on top. Delicious! A 'bica' (espresso) or 'galao' (cafe latte) goes well along the pasteis.

Make sure to take away a box of six 'pasteis' for those left behind at home.

Hotel Hammer

2005-11-10T11:18:00.000Z

www.hotel-hammer.com

If you would like to have even the taxi driver laughing at you when you mention the name of your hotel, stay at Hotel Hammer. But seriously: it's basic, but centrally located (just opposite the main train station), clean, with friendly staff and basic breakfast and very affordable. And there's apples for free at the reception at all times.

Dinnercafe Wenders

2005-08-12T09:00:00.000Z

www.restaurantwenders.nl
Directly at the Prinsengracht, in summer you can also sit outside. A friendly gay couple is preparing a very good combination of Dutch and Indonesian food.
Try the 'garnelenkroketjes' as a starter.

Casanova

2004-01-08T18:35:00.000Z

Cais da Pedra, Loja 7 , Doca do Jardim do Tabaco, Alfama, Lisboa, t 21 887 7532

Very hip Italian restaurant directly at the river Tejo. Young and informal audience and always crowded, you might need to queue for a while, but pizza and the view on the river are worth the wait.

To call a waiter you have to switch on the red bulb that hangs above every table.