St. Gallen, Switzerland

A small green wooden kiosk at the Mannenweiher, one of the Drei Weieren bathing ponds above St. Gallen, feeding swimmers and walkers since 1928. It began as a stand run for a women's temperance league, so it sold no alcohol at first; beer only arrived in recent years. From 1940 to about 1965 Emma Pfefferkorn served more than 100 guests a day here at lunchtime with soup, sausage, bread and apple juice. The board today lists a veal bratwurst from the grill with a Bürli, and the cinnamon cake is the kiosk's best-known sweet. It opens every day in summer when the weather is good.