Somewhat buried below the street level in the St Gallen Train Station, Brezelkönig (Pretzel King for my English speaking readers) is a counter service pretzel place offering rich and savory comfort food to chilly travelers.
Arriving in St Gallen at the end of our journey from Fort Worth, TX we had some down time while our ride came for us. She wanted a Starbucks, and I found myself eyeing this German pretzel counter with glass cases packed with shelves of cheesy, meaty pretzels.
I went with a cheese and butter pretzel called Pretzel Rösti that was outstanding. The pretzel itself was soft and bready without being gooey. I asked the guy to warm it for me and would have enjoyed it even warmer. But once I'd bitten into it I didn't want give it back!
It's German fast food I think. Definitely not the healthiest thing. But man was it yummy! read more