It seems one American import is increasingly popular in the Grand Duchy: brunch. So Delano asked three members of the American Women’s Club of Luxembourg for their favourite--and not so favourite--local brunch spots: Floridian Katie Nail, a writer who moved from Glasgow to Luxembourg two years ago; Meredith Davis Moss, a full time mother who moved from Los Angeles to London eight years ago and then to Luxembourg a year ago; and New Jersey native Teresa Shourie, a recruitment consultant.
Meredith Davis Moss: Table du Pain, Little Britain
Meredith reckons there are better pickings in the Grand Duchy than in the British capital. “I’ve been really excited about brunch in Luxembourg because for so long I felt like it was a big gaping hole in London.”
Namur in Hamm “is the place I always end up” but she always asks herself: “why am I here? It has some of the worse service ever. But you don’t go to these places for service. I lived in England long enough to know about bad service! However I’m a big eater and I really like their cakes and coffee.”
“One [place] that is perfect for people who have children that wake up before the sun rises is Table du Pain because it opens at 7.” It has locations in the city centre and Gare district. However Meredith warns: “don’t get the pancakes there” as they “suck”.
“Where the pancakes are really good is Little Britain; you would never guess that.” She also frequents the Capellan shop to “get a decent cup of tea and also load up on all my overpriced much missed marmite and the like. My only issue [with its brunch] is that you have to book or you don’t stand a chance.”
“I also love Maybe Not Bobs” in Clausen, which serves a “very American brunch”, adds Meredith.
Katie Nail: Cathy Goedert
“Cathy Goedert is wonderful,” reckons Katie. On a recent Saturday, the city centre bakery offered “three different brunch options”, including the “American option” that featured “pancakes served with peanut butter.”
“Overall it’s the nicest experience” among brunch spots in Luxembourg, in her view. “The interior is lovely; the service is pretty good.”
Katie explains: “Considering what you’re going to pay and what you’re going to get,” the Sunday brunch is “a good option”. But “being American I’m not a big fan of the brunch buffet [with a big spread of cold meats and cheeses, for instance] but I thought hers was really good.”
Teresa Shourie: Happ, Café des Capucins, Mudam
Teresa is a fan of Happ in Limpertsberg, a “casual place with super fresh food”. She says: “Everybody loves it; I love it so much I bought their cookbook. It’s a great alternative if you want to eat out and have healthy, guilt free dining. The service there is superior.”
Teresa’s daughter is allergic to nuts and Happ staff “were so accommodating… they let her pick what she could eat and made a dish for her. As a mom, that’s really important.”
Teresa and her family also enjoy Café des Capucins in the city centre. “It’s very modern” as it was recently renovated. It serves a “wonderful lunch and we’ve gone there on Sundays right after church.” She is partial to the “beautifully good portion of quiche”.
She is also part of a ladies luncheon group on Facebook, called “Dishing Divas”, that dines at a new spot each month. “We all enjoyed Mudam’s art for lunch” programme, Teresa says.
More brunch favourites in the April print edition of Delano, which hits newsstands on Wednesday.