Nali’s Cafe — Restaurant in Zell (Mosel)

My wife and I live in Zell about 4 months out of the year. This affords us opportunities to try all of our towns eating establishments. Most are good, some not so. Nali is one of our go to places to eat. In fairness we are health conscious and gravitate to well prepared, carb conscious menus. Nali fits the bill. Lydia's salads are the best in town. Not only are they beautifully prepared but fresh and tasty as well. On occassion we have also enjoyed their breakfasts which are lovingly prepared with a great presentation. In my estimate Nasser makes the best cappuccino in town...hand made and not out of machine. The coffee is so good it doesn't require sugar. Finally, Lydia's cakes are fantastic. I am a German cake expert and love hers...but because of my health concerns try to limit my intake. The cafe/bistro is bright and inviting.

Nalis has become quite popular among locals and tourists meaning that from time to time they are quite full and this can overwhelm the couple. I am willing to take this in stride. All of Zell's restaurants suffer from the ability to hire good staff.

In brief, Nali ranks in my top 3 places to...

Nice place to get a coffee and breakfast. They have different breakfast menus that are the typical European breakfast (with things like fruit, vegetables, Nutella, rolls, hard boiled egg, cheese slices and different types of sliced meat), but they also have a large variety of omelettes, waffles, and flammkuchen. The coffee is fresh brewed and they have a variety of different types as well as cake. Nice, clean indoor seating area but they also have nice outdoor seating...

We went in for what we thought would be a quick coffee and pastry. Instead, we waited 1hr 15min for croissants. They must have been fresh baked. They were delicious, but unfortunately they were not enough to make up for the unreasonable time it took to get them.

There are not a ton of options in this town for coffee and breakfast, so you might be forced to choose Nali’s. Just prepare to waste away a good two hours for...