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Cafe Canale / Hamburg
Is it summer yet…??? Anyhow, Hamburger (= the people from Hamburg!) don’t know bad weather – only bad clothing.
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B2 Boutique Hotel + Spa / Zurich
Zurich is famous for its glamorous hotels and historical buildings.
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Happy Easter holidays!
…And just for the back of your head: in case there’s no awsome eggs for you to find within the next days, there is some great features coming up at DiasOfDiaz! Stunning exhibitio
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Baan Khanitha / Bangkok
“Try it! It’s not spicy at aaaall…!” – that’s what you’ll hear every single time you will eat with someone Thai… No matter if it’s lunch
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Asiatique The Riverfront / Bangkok
Another shopping area? Oh please… In this case: yes, please! Asiatique The Riverfront is an open air area with a lot more space than the usual Thai markets – and a lot more mode
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Teekontor / Hamburg
…and just beside the Wasserschloss that I introduced yesterday you will find the Teekontor – one of Hamburg’s finest specialty store for tea and everything around it.
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Wasserschloss / Hamburg
As one of the biggest harbours in the world, Hamburg has long been famous for its exclusive access to many foreign and/or exotic good. Including coffee and tea.
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Martini Tagesbar / Hamburg
A day bar. And lots of Martini.
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Cafe Noir / Zurich
No more whatever-bucks coffee for you? Well, then there is one place in Zurich that you definitely must visit: the Cafe Noir.
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Eleni’s / New York City
Cupcake madnesssssss!!! So far, so seen-a-million-times… But at Eleni’s, apart from the amazing assortment of tempting sweet baked whatevers, you can design your own.
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Cafe Mogador / New York City
A model nest. A normal people magnet. And also great food. Where would that be? In New York City, there s a bunch of those places and one of them in Cafe Mogador in the East Village.
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Cafe Select / New York City
Tomorrow the New York Fashion Week finally starts! And just before the madness I highly recommend some Swissness: the Cafe Select is not only Swiss owned and serves typical dishes – th
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Top Ten: Kitchen Spa & Beauty
It’s SO hottttt in Europe these days… How many times have you read / heard / seen tips about how simple things from your kitchen can be used as real beauty helpers or spa treatme
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Sunset Grill & Bar / Istanbul
This is another nightlife evergreen in Istanbul: the Sunset Grill & Bar has been around for years – just like Reina - and has always stayed within the top ranges of the placed-to
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Reina / Istanbul
Under the bridge you may find Sting, Uma Thurman, Bar Rafaeli, Bono, Karolina Kurkova, Michael Schumacher and a ton of his Formula One fellows – especially before and after their races
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Grand Bazaar / Istanbul
This is a classic: If you ever get to Istanbul you have to visit the Grand Bazaar. This is not only for tourists – the locals buy here as well.
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Crumbs / New York City
Ok, enough fashion! Where’s the sugar?!? A perfect distraction can be purchased at Crumbs in New York or Los Angeles.
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The Hudson Clearwater / New York City
After spreading the obvious it’s time to tell a secret again: The Hudson Clearwater.
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Campari Lounge @ The George Hotel / Hamburg
Right on top The George Hotel in Hamburg, 20 meters above the streets you will find the Campari Lounge. The former Da Caio is now a little more Italian with a great selection of whiskeys.
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Voo Store / Berlin
Farfetch.com has just named it the “Superstore 2012 – World’s Best New Boutique”: that’s the Voo Store in Berlin.
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Jean-Paul Gaultier for Coca-Cola Light
In 2011 the Coca-Cola Light got a revolutionary new look designed by the great Karl Lagerfeld. Those little bottles quickly succeeded to gain cult status.
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Clouds / Zurich
At the very top of Switzerland’s highest building (yes, seriously the highest) you will find one of the nicest locations in Zurich: the Clouds.
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Chelsea Market / New York City
No New York trip without the Chelsea Market! That legendary old market place where in 1912 the Oreo was invented (thaaaaaank you!!!!) and today designer sample sales from Helmut Lang, Rag
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Amy’s Bread / New York City
Long time, I know… I’ve been all over the place again! As usual…
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Argotea / New York City
The big cities are packed with signature coffee houses and special blends of chocolate.
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Magnolia Bakery / New York City
Ok… Enough of self-flagellation… I should be off to the ultimate classic refuge: the Magnolia Bakery.
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Café Chez Andy / Zurich
Yes, it does sound somewhat French but this is truely Swiss: Chez Andy is a secret little garden amidst the small alleys not far from the University of Zurich.
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Le Basilic / Paris
Paris is a really expensive city. Especially if you would like to have some decent food for dinner. Reasonable prices are very rarely combined with fine food in the city of lights.
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Étienne Marcel / Paris
Oh, a day at Kiliwatch can be very exhausting… The fact that All Saints Spitalfields and Ikks are just around the corner doesn’t really help your credit card recovery either.
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Berko / Paris
This little treasure was recommended to me by a model.
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Amy’s Bread / New York City
The first time that I visited Amy’s Bread was inside Chelsea Market and – to be honest – only to grab a coffee while waiting for the Rag & Bone sample sale to open.
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Kafi Schnaps / Zurich
A little off road can be refreshing at times – especially if the location is this nice and cozy.
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Maison Blunt / Zurich
Yes, I do come back to places I love. Pretty often if possible actually… One of these places is Maison Blunt in Zurich.
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Limelight Marketplace / New York City
In the 80′s this venue was a discotheque – now it is a concept store (or marketplace): the Limelight Marketplace.
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Cupcake Affair / Zurich
I am a true repeater when it comes to Cupcake Affair in Zurich… This love for details, the well-selected ingredients and, of course, the lovely decor of the shop and the cakes –
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German Fashion Kitchen / book
There are so many cook books… But this one is special! The German blog Nahtlos (= seamless) has created a collection of recipes from 55 German fashion designers including Wolfgang Joop
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Restaurant Viadukt / Zurich
You might already know the Viadukt in Zurich for some very cool shops like Komplementair, Famous Ape or Stilrad.
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Baan Klang Nam / Bangkok
The concierge of The Sukhothai Hotel has recommended this restaurant as one of the places where the residents have dinner, too.
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The Sukhothai Hotel / Bangkok
When traveling from city to city the longing for some green may become huge… The Sukhothai Hotel is a comparably small oasis right in the middle of booming Bangkok that gives you exact
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Rach & Ritchy / Hamburg
Most Germans know Christian Rach from his TV shows and premium restaurants. But my favourite is actually his rather young grill house Rach & Ritchy.
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The desert bar @ Lengham Place / Hong Kong
The Langham Place in Hong Kong is probably one of the best hotels if you want to discover this huge city.
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The Stone Grill / Hong Kong
When I imagine a great steak I usually tend to think of Argentina – nothing even near Asia.
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Lofoten / Oslo
Actually I don’t like fish. Not at all to be honest… I’ve told you before in my review of L’Olivé / Barcelona.
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Alfred / Oslo
Have you visited the Nobel Centre in Oslo yet? Well, you should! And you should have a coffee break at Alfred, the smart cafe at the ground floor of the museum.
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United Bakeries / Oslo
Oh – just before I leave this lovely place again: I have one more… United Bakeries has a bonus card system!!!! Jippie!!! Unfortunately it’s not for scones or cinnamon buns&
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Kafé Caffé / Oslo
Looking for a down-to-earth place to have lunch? Needing some sugar to recover from shopping all of Bogstadveien and Hegdehaugsveien? Then Kafé Caffé is next on your list.
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Cupcake Affair / Zurich
All those lovely little things… Like cup cakes!
This is rather a “London thing” to post but surprisingly I just ran into one of the best cup cake bakeries that I have eve -
Va Piano / Hamburg, New York City, Zurich….
Loooong before Ocui / Munich was opened, the Va Piano had already started to built up its imperium… Now fresh Italian food is spreading all over Germany – and now even over inter
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Ocui / Munich
One of the best non-italian pizzas I ever had… And it was just a margherita!
Ocui stands for “open cuisine” and that is exactly what you get: When you enter the restaurant -
Baker Hansen / Oslo
I have told you about United Bakeries, I have told you about Samson Bakery… And now I will tell you about Baker Hansen.
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Henrici / Zurich
Cult and tea. Coffee and The Times. Iphone and Birchermuesli. All that is Henrici.
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Kaffebrenneriet / Oslo
Who needs Starbucks in Norway?? No one. For sure: no one. They have about a hundred great bakeries and the Kaffebrenneriet branches.
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TischBar / Zug
Drive 35 minutes south on the A4 towards Lucerne and you will find this: A real Swiss treasure trove…!
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Volkshaus / Zurich
The best hangover breakfast I ever had… And they even call it “Kater Z’Morge”!
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Chocomotion / Zurich
Emotion meets chocolate – that was probably the idea. And it is very well carried out: fine chocolates, exquisite cocoa and well selected accessories all around our favourite sin.
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Samson Bakery Majorstua / Oslo
Have you ever stood in a bakery not knowing which treat to have first…?? This is how I felt when I first went to Samson at Majorstua in Valkyriegata 8.
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Luemann’s Teestube / Hamburg
How do you like your tea room? Cozy.
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Longstreet / Zurich
This is one of those bars: reliably comfortable, entertaining, sympathetically genuine and a real cult in Zurich.
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Pizza Buona / Rome
In Italy there is something they call “pizza al taglio”.
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Jonathan’s Angels / Rome
Looking for some strong cocktail in an extravagant atmosphere? This is it! A five minute walk from Piazza Navona in Via della Fossa 16 look for the red lamppost… And the phrase “
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Agua Tragaluz / Barcelona
Another stroke of genius by Gruppo Tragaluz: the Agua in Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta, 30.
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L’Olivé / Barcelona
You cannot always go to the same restaurant… So instead of re-visiting lovely Tragaluz a friend had recommended me this: L’Olivé.
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Tragaluz / Barcelona
Not easy to find but very much worth searching: Tragaluz in Pasaje de la Concepción, 5.
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Don’t Tell Mama / Hamburg
Just around the corner from the most sinful street in Hamburg you will find the sweetest sin: the best cheesecake in town.
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Maison Blunt / Zurich
Now if you like the Tushita Teehaus in Munich, you will love this: For breakfast, for lunch, for dinner and also in between… At any time of the day you will find some decent food and
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Confiserie Spruengli AG Café / Zurich
So you love chocolate?? Than THIS is one of your place of pilgrimage: Spruengli, Bahnhofstrasse 21.
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Gelateria Della Palma / Rome
What’s your flavour? Think well because there is more than 100 different ice cream flavours at Della Palma in Rome.
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Goetterspeise / Munich
The Germans don’t know as much about chocolate as the Swiss but… Here and there you will find some great chocolatiers.
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United Bakeries / Oslo
The best chocolate scones. This is not a phrase – I mean it: The best chocolate scones can be found in Karl Johans Gate 37-43.
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Tushita Teehaus / Munich
I had to go to Munich recently. It was pure torture… Not because of Munich but because of the fever I had.
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