Food in Lucerne, Switzerland

After a hearty walk around the Old Town we decided that a small lunch would give us some nourishment and an opportunity to rest. We were not looking for a huge feast but something small to tied us over till dinner.
As we walked by a restaurant with a few tables set up on a small square, I noticed a great looking Caesar salad and that was it.  We sat down, and enjoyed a surprisingly good lunch.  The place was called Cafeteria Emilio, it was clean, fast and delicious.  I liked that they had plenty of magazines to peruse.  Although they were all in German, I still had fun looking through them.

 My husband got a curry chicken sandwich

and I got a chicken Caesar salad, it was very fresh and tasty.

A few days prior to our arrival in Lucerne I made dinner reservations at Marlin, a lovely fish restaurant at the Palace Luzern, our hotel.

It was a beautiful evening and it couldn't have been spent any better than at the lakeside terrace.

 My husband enjoyed the lobster soup

while I had the fresh salad with a delicious dressing.
 

 It was wonderful to watch the sun go down and the mountains turn different colors.

 We both enjoyed deliciously fresh fish

  and a great dessert.

The meal at Marlin was exquisite.  The service, the setting and the food were perfect.

 The next day, our lunch was at a nice place right by the water.  It was a touristy restaurant but the food was very good and the location, by the Chapel Bridge, made it so much more special.

And now, the evening and our final dinner in Lucerne.   With the hopes of some local fun I booked the Stadtkeller, a restaurant and a show.

Stadtkeller was a fun place with a Swiss folklore show that had it all: yodeling, cow bell ringing, saw, glass and spoon playing, Swiss horns, procession of the flags, singing etc.  The performers got the audience involved and had people come up to the stage to help play instruments or yodel.

While a totally touristy and goofy thing to do, I have to admit that it was fun.   
  

The food was, well, we really enjoyed the show.  

The ice cream cake was very good.

And now, something sweet.  I really liked the Bachmann stores, a chain of bakeries throughout Lucerne and Zurich.  They sell baked goods, cakes, ice cream, chocolates, pastry and sandwiches.  I found them to be excellent.  We enjoyed some of their baked goods for breakfast and even bought some pastry to take to the hotel for a midnight snack. 

This was a wall of flowing chocolate, crazy good.

Cafeteria Emilio,
Grendelstrasse 9

Marlin
Palace Luzern
Haldenstrasse 10

Rathaus Breuerei
Unter der Egg 2

Stadtkeller
Sternenplatz 3

Bachmann
Schwanenplatz 7

Joanna