Luebeck

Lübeck, en sjarmerende by kjent for sin middelalderarkitektur, er berømt for sin marsipan, en søt mandelkonfekt som nytes av både lokalbefolkning og besøkende.

Mani In Pasta

Mani In Pasta

Moenkhofer Weg 42, 23562, Luebeck, Germany

Pizza • Pasta • Lunch • Italian


"Directly in the times of the Corona crisis, the “Mani in Pasta” with a new opening in the St. Jürgen district initially tried, of course, only as a take-away with an extension of the local gastro offer to an authentic Italian cuisine. This attempt has not yet been successful, but it has also been possible to save yourself by the deep Corona winter 20/21 and also expand its offer with a delivery service. So for me it was high time to make myself an image of the quality offered here. Look at the counter. Interior with a small seat. In the rooms of the Mani in Pasta, there have often been the owner of changing bakeries. Accordingly, the room design and the space offer are also significantly limited compared to a classic restaurant. The counter remained of course and today serves primarily as a cashier or Pick-up station for the Take Away business. At the same time, however, it has also been decided to completely dedicate the remaining interior to the above mentioned delivery service business and thus make it a separate “pizza factory” so that the gastronomic area is completely limited to the outside seat. Outside view. With the stones designed in the colours of the Italian flag, I find it definitely good to distinguish them from the rest of the sidewalk. It gives guests a little more rest from the normal passer-by stream and at the same time truly serves as a eye-catcher. This in winter should not be possible on site or only for the really hard-boiled, which also does not deter winter temperatures shows that the take-away and the delivery service could well build up a good foothold, that already in the Corona-Lockdown proved so well that one makes it the main concept. On the day of my visit, this great March weather would definitely have been enough for the outdoors. Nevertheless, I was able to stay on a small wall table with bar stools for my short arrival this early evening in the warmer inner area, which was completely enough for me. 3 employees were on site at this time. I ordered directly at the Tresen, where an older lady welcomed me in German. She also took over the communication with the two, apparently, owners who were full blood Italians. The warm season is also served in the square on the open-air seat, but as mentioned this time I was not necessary. Despite a noticeably tight pace and ordering in the delivery service and take-away, the lady mentioned acted organized and gave me their attention. In the further course, she was also interested in small talk with her colleagues. The team secured a very big advantage through its openness and spontaneity, which it met with regard to my special desire to change a food, which I will explain in more detail below. An Italian-emotional hospitality that was not a uniform show, but just honest. The menu is divided in the Mani in Pasta as follows. The focus here is actually less on what we would understand as a pasta, but on what can be made of the literal translation of this word dough in the oven. A huge selection of pizza, pinsa, foccacia, freselle or also puccia will satisfy every friend of this kind of Italian dishes his favorite desire. Nevertheless, the main dishes can also be used to choose pasta dishes and lasagna versions. Despite this very clear core competence, I chose a dish from the field of appetizers, which, in addition to typical anti-pasti, also contains salads. I was very pleased that I was given an extra wish for the Insalata di Tacchino, a great service that I had already mentioned in the section on the previous one. Originally, this salad variant consists of leaf salads, red onions, tomatoes and olives in a honey-senf dressing from the so frequently encountered but equally painless turkey strips. However, if I have been with the “authentic” Italian, I would like to taste something special from the cuisine of this country. The South Tyrolean bacon, which came as a covering for some dough dishes, is my greatest interest. And in fact, the team liked to fulfill this individual idea and thus prepared the salad as “Insalata di Speck Alto Adige” in the small portion for € 6.4 as follows. Despite the above-mentioned, unfortunate delivery business for the early evening, I didn't have to wait 10 minutes. “Insalata di Tacchino”: from mixed leaf salads, red onions, tomatoes, on my request South Tyrolean bacon instead of turkey strips and olives in a honey-senf dressing; small portion. Suitable for mixing in a small bowl lay on a bed of crisp iceberg salad cuts of radicchio, carrots, cucumber and tomatoes. In between, the annon-clad olives found space as well as red onion pieces and ruccola. The honey-senf dressing was already draped in a suitable amount, so that the true crowning in the form of 5 slices of the South Tyrolean Speck could be the crowning completely undisturbed. And he was tasteful for me too. This unique, salty Umami put the hoped kick on the already good base of the salad. Its components were all fresh and crisp and prepared so cheerful “nabber fun”. The honey-senf dressing was also positively attentive to itself. It was built on a creamy, yogurt-like basis, leaving an acid but not missing. Aromatic mustard, also visible as coarse grains, was clearly noticeable and brought into good balance with honey sweets. Truly a dressing that raises the salad and yet so discreet that the highlight of the South Tyrolean bacon has never been displaced for me. A few thin slices of Foccacia showed a great pore and thus fluffiness. They would have accompanied the salad perfectly if they had been a bit warm. But that was anyway an addition that I didn't expect and did no break at all to the great overall impression of this little appetizer. Their order has been fully rewarded for me, as you will notice. The 6,4€, which, despite the change to the original variant, remained the same with turkey in the South Tyrolean bacon, I liked to increase with tips. The “Mani in Pasta” left a positive impression at this truly short and small premiere. The kindness and great openness secure a high score for me at the service. The ambience in the mentioned minimal interior area is of course barely valueable, but nevertheless came over worth and the design of the exterior seat is also refreshingly different. Finally, this little salad appetizer of the short visit already filled me with all that I had hoped for. A fresh base with aromatic dressing wore my desired product highlight of the South Tyrolean Speck simply super and justified its price. I don't think it's wrong that Italian new openings usually don't give me an equal chance, but it's too often the case that you meet a "handling kitchen" that is purely for the purpose of winning. However, the “Mani in Pasta” makes a pleasant difference with its offer and has now also witnessed the first personal tryout for me that it actually represents an enrichment of the local culinary selection."

Nui Ramenbar

Nui Ramenbar

An Der Untertrave 110, 23552 Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany

Sushi • Lunch • Seafood • Japanese


"At the beginning of April 2018, Nui Ramenbar opened the holstentor directly on the Untertrave in a visual axis as an inserter of the already existing Nui Sushibar. A staircase leads to the guest room of the really small restaurant, while the toilets are in the basement. An elevator unfortunately did not find any space in this old building, which unfortunately limits the suitability for the disabled. External pages are also available. The guest room itself is decorated in purple and white and welcoming. The bar really only has a beverage bar that connects the kitchen to the back. To my visit in April 2018 during the lunch time the guest room was almost full, with luck a table could be offered to me at the big sofa bench. It was, of course, somewhat narrower than in a large room restaurant, but I didn't feel it as depressing. Since this is probably a smaller place for short stays, during my visit, which was also only managed by a gentleman, the service was limited to operation, cleaning and payment. This was friendly, but also without noticeable cordiality or great attention. In addition to the mentioned knights, similar to the main restaurant, various Asian dishes and sushi are also offered. I personally came to the bar of the same name because of the rams and chose the “Udon Shio”, which were served with thick Udon noodles, chicken, egg, leek, soy sprouts, Nori, carrot, Soi Sam Art Pak Choi and Tongu, and Enoki mushrooms. “Udon Shio Ramen”: Udon noodles, chicken, egg, leek, soybean sprouts, nori, carrot, soi Sam and Tongu, as well as Enoki mushrooms. Even after less than 10 minutes, the hot steam soup was on the table before me. So, for a lunch break, a return here is really suitable if you also get a place. The chicken meat was included in an appealing amount, but if it had been a bit more delicate and more juicy was probably cooked classically to death. However, due to the use as soup use, this did not seem too negative. The vegetables were crisp and fresh, but I would have liked to be contained in a somewhat larger amount. The dish was naturally dominated by the thicker Udon noodles and the broth. The former had a pleasant bite and gave the dish such a good fullness. In broth, I would have liked a more tasteful intensity. Of course, you can also consider it positive, it seems to confirm the motto of the place without glutamate. Nevertheless, I felt the Umami degree here somewhat lower than with a good meat broth. This certainly takes all the others, but I had to help with some soy sauce. Nevertheless, the ramen soup was a round thing, even if not a highlight. Also in July 2018 I experienced the same thing when I wanted to try the restaurant again and chose the “Ramen Wantan”. Ramen Wantan: thin noodles with dough pockets with shrimp filling, with additional towel, soy sprouts, enoki mushrooms, carrots, nori, soi Sam and egg. Unlike the Udon variant, these consisted of thinner noodles, as well as Wantan dough bags with shrimp filling, with lobes, soy sprouts, enoki mushrooms, carrots, Nori, Soi Sam and on my request egg. The wounds were used here in a non-fried form, they would have been inflated again anyway. Nevertheless, they were not hard or too sticky. However, I would have liked to fill the shrimps that were very tasty and in which I would like more fresh crumbs of seafood. This time, however, the use of vegetables was more than sufficient and had the same quality as the first visit. Unfortunately, the rather low aroma of broth was also compared with visit No. 1, nothing changed I was very happy when I heard from the opening of the Ramenbar, as I am always very open to any culinary change and news. During my visits, the Nui Ramenbar did not disappoint my anticipation, but for the reasons described no enthusiasm storms were triggered. Above all, more aromatic Umami lows, e.g. in broth, are characterized by Japanese cuisine and should also be more lovingly lived here. The service should also be warmer. Nevertheless, it is certainly a return for those who have not yet tried this classic Japanese cuisine."