Vegetarian restaurants in Europe

The first vegetarian restaurant in Europe - Switzerland Hiltl century-old shop

In early September 2003 on a certain day, the Old Town in Zurich (old town) the old railway terminus, we have a tourist information counter in a cordial and amiable attitude young lady asked where vegetarian restaurants in town, she told us to walk about 5 minutes, there is a one of the oldest in Europe is also the best vegetarian restaurant Hiltl, she is also careful in the tourist map for us to draw a specific location. Get the news after a long journey for just under the train, and lift the spirit of it.

I remember that was a weekend, when nearly supper time, drizzle floating in heaven, do not have much pedestrian street. We walked the streets clean, a few bends Po, was soon found. Sure enough, the shop signs to show the history of the shop from 1898 to date. This is a two-story restaurant, at the door open-air cafes, because it rained that day, so no one sitting outside.

Into the door, there is a talented female receptionist at the door Yingbin, was equipped with a wireless microphone, English very good point. Know my friends from the United States, she said that she originally intended to go to the United States on vacation recently, and now George W. Bush to fight in Iraq, she decided one day in power as long as George W. Bush, she would not go.my friend she is a thoughtful person.

Restaurant business is very good, the guests stream. We have chosen to sit in the first floor. The first floor there is a large buffet area, there are about 30 different dishes, including salad bar and the Indian sub-food bar (later I checked the information is found in the Oriental food store signs), of which there are vegetable protein meat, I remember there was a chicken leg is a fake, from the appearance of the mouth is very like the taste. Buffet is charged by weight, about 100 grams per 3.5 Swiss francs, as a staple food of bread need not be weighed can be any food. The price is very fair, because you know the train station in Switzerland, a Coca-Cola cans 3 francs to 2 francs a toilet!