La Fonda

La Fonda decks its halls : Basel, CH

During our Thanksgiving weekend in Basel last month, we walked past our favorite Mexican restaurant in all of Switzerland--La Fonda. It was all decked out for the holidays and I snapped this picture.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 11/10

Mexican Food in Interlaken

Mexican food Swiss-style : El Azteca : Interlaken, CH

We left Lauterbrunnen and went down to Interlaken for lunch at a Mexican restaurant we'd read about. In our ongoing quest to find decent Mexican food in Switzerland, I've eaten at six Mexican restaurants in this alpine country. They rank thusly for me (out of five stars):

1. La Fonda, Schneidergasse, Basel ★★★★
2. Tres Amigos, Stadthausstrasse, Winterthur ★★★1/2
3. El Azteca, Jungfraustrasse, Interlaken ★★★
4. La Diligence, Chantepoulet, Geneva ★1/2
5. Fiesta Mexicana, Balexert, Geneva ★
6. Mañana, Cornavin, Geneva -10 ★. Dog food tastes better!

El Azteca is attached to the Hotel Blume on the Jungfraustrasse. It wasn't too shabby.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 4/10

Tres Amigos

Old and new together : Tres Amigos : Winterthur, CH

One of the things I love about Europe is how they keep elements of an old, historic building but add a modern utilization. Case in point, the Mexican restaurant Tres Amigos in Winterthur, Switzerland. In our ongoing quest to find good Mexican food in the center of Europe, Tres Amigos ranks up there as one of the better ones. My favorite is in Basel. The worst--three of them--are in Geneva.

Beautiful stained glass skylight at Tres Amigos : Winterthur, CH

Note to Krissy: There's a Tres Amigos in Chur.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 8/10