Moment

Top choice in Bern


One of the suavest choices in the Altstadt, Moment places the accent on seasonality and regionality in its clever, original, primary-ingredient-led menus. Lunch is a more simple affair but dinners are all about tasting menus, with accomplished dishes like artichoke, sweetbreads and parsley, venison with dumplings and cabbage, and apricot with hay and lavender. There's also pavement seating.


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