When Shakira sings "hips don't lie" - you really have to see that video to seriously believe those…read morehips really don't lie. For marroni in Zurich, it's the same thing when you see the line at the Heisse Marroni in front of the Rennweg stop. That long line doesn't lie. You know something must be worth waiting for here. Four stars for kudos to the Italian men manning this Heisse Marroni seasonal stand (in winter). They are constantly scouring through the marronis being cooked, checking if there are any bad or burnt ones. Since there is a high turnover of marroni at this location, you worry less about those little marronis sitting in the heating container too long and being dried out and/or burnt. Like many other locations selling marroni, this one also offers a "socially responsible" marroni bag - brown bag split with two sides. One side holds the marroni, the other is for holding the empty shells, so that you are not littering the streets of Zurich. Not every location offers a socially responsible marroni bag, I recall I was shocked at the bag over at the Paradeplatz location when I received a bag without two sides - the shocking controversy!

Couldn't leave Zurich without having a Wurst so stopped at Calypso as they had a few varieties from…read morethe posted menu. Located in Old Town, it is a small partially open air spot with high table seating. It was between the Curry Wurst or Smoked Sausage. The gentleman behind the counter recommended the Curry. The sausage was grilled just right. It comes sliced with the sauce poured on top. You get a thick roll on the side. The Curry sauce was flavorful and bold but not spicy. In the 7-8 CHF range so reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend for a sampling of the local flavor.

CURRY SAUSAGE!!!! Must try! It was totally amazing! Yummmmmm :) we also tried the Cervelat and the…read moreCalypso veal sausages, but nothing beats the curry sausage, so so so good!!!! Love it the price of the sausage is 7-9 Franca Swiss, served with bread, it's street food but it was so good that we went back twice! High recommended!

If this awesome food truck catches your eye make sure you stop and do the taste test for sure you…read morewill want to enjoy a homemade meatball sandwich or a large ravioli the lasagna or fish balls are super good too! I was very impressed at the fine fun details of this true Italian food truck and its service it's a must do if you are lucky to find it at any event in or around pretty Zurich be sure to try the Nutella Carmel desert too !

Gabriele Streetfood is located behind the Markethallen just down the street from the Basel SBB…read moretrain station. Walking by, i was captivated by the smell of Italian food coming out of the back of the truck. The truck is immaculate and the vendor is this very friendly guy, who makes large ravioli, everything from scratch, except for the ricotta and parmesan which come from Italy. I bought one with water and sat on the steps behind the Markethal. You can take it inside the MarketHal and get a glass of wine from the bar too. The ravioli is made al dente and has a good supply of ricotta with some salt and pepper and grilled vegetables, simple and delicious in that Italian way. It was quite filling and the perfect thing to eat slowly while hanging out. It was so good that I bought another one to take on my 5-hour train ride tomorrow. I also had a sample fish meatball (pesce polpette) and it was delicious. Should have had the regular meatballs because they're probably great. Gabriele says he is behind Markethal Tuesday, Thursday and Friday every week. Check him out. Check the food out.

One of the many grillwürste (grilled sausage) stands at the Freiburg Münstermarkt…read more The prices seem to be pretty uniform across all the stands, so you can feel confident that you aren't getting ripped off paying € 2.20 for a Bratwurst. Most of the different sausages come in bread (basically just a meat glove) with the option of grilled onions. The brats at Meier's are ridiculously huge footlong monsters. And they're delicious. Although the bread is in no way prepared to handle them, just lather on some spicy mustard and have at it.

On my way to German class, I saw the marroni stand in front of the Stauffacher tram stop open for…read morethe season. Immediately bought a bag and tried eating it, but found: (1) almost every piece was burnt (2) my fingers turned black from the burnt marroni (3) around two thirds were not really edible as they were very burnt (4) it was not easy to crack them open as the shells were stuck and the marroni was dry (5) two of the shells were not crackable as they were very burnt. My German teacher also noted Stauffacher has one of the worse marroni stands in Zurich - that's quite a bold statement, but I have to say this is the first time I've had such bad marroni. Bad enough for me to give it a 1 star (which I don't enjoy writing negative reviews), but I didn't want anyone else to spend their good money and time at this stand. In my opinion since his marroni was so bad, he should not be in the business to sell it!