Banks im Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois

In spring, Les Trois Rois unveiled the newly renovated front building of the hotel. Star architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron personally oversaw the project - including the conversion of the former ballroom on the mezzanine floor, which is now home to the hotel's third restaurant, the "Banks". Its centerpiece is an oval bar, above which hangs an art installation by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger consisting of countless elements. If you eat alone at the bar, you can easily entertain yourself for an evening by looking at it. Contemporary Asian-European-Peruvian fusion cuisine is served in the form of sharing plates. Head chef Kevin Bornschein previously worked at "Matsuhisa" in Munich, and you can tell from the dishes. There was a variety of different flavors and textures: a carrot in kataifi batter with tahini, red lentils and spices, a first-class sea bass ceviche, whose leche de tigre could have used a little more zing for our taste, but this was balanced out by a very well-seasoned wagyu tataki served at the same time. There was nothing wrong with the execution and presentation of the dishes; the miso salmon was also perfectly cooked, as was the grilled fillet with chimichurri. One dish that should definitely remain on the menu was the "Banks Carbonara" - udon noodles with hour egg and nori, served at the table. For dessert, the fine matcha tiramisu was a winner. The rather high-priced drinks menu offers many exciting wines, some sakes and a good selection of non-alcoholic beverages.

The new restaurant in the newly renovated main building of the Les Trois Rois hotel will attract design fans from all over the world with its impressive ambience. But gourmets will also be happy here: there are precise, European-Asian dishes that are meant to be shared.