A colleague had heard about Soup Up and suggested we meet there for lunch. Excited at the prospect of a new lunch place that was more reminiscent of London than the often dated and soulless places you find in Geneva, I turned up on a very blustery day in February and found a light, airy cafe-type restaurant with a simple yet appealing concept - a range of soups to choose from the blackboard, alongside a few nutritious and interesting-sounding salads, the option of a number of desserts and rather oddly, Onigiri - Japanese rice balls. Three soups are regular soups, whereas another two are specials that change each day. I chose the menu (they have a number of different combinations) at about CHF 21 of spicy broccoli and lardon soup, apple crumble and a green tea (soupe + boisson + dessert). Despite being relatively pricey given it is 'just soup', the soup bowl was very generous, piping hot and packed full of flavour. Soup was accompanied by both a small chunk of bread and a generous pile of homemade croutons. The apple crumble was delicious. All in all, the meal was very tasty and justified the slightly high price tag. It was a pleasure to see a lunch venue in Geneva that was refreshingly quirky, urban and innovative and I hope to see it go from strength to strength. What will be interesting is seeing how the place gets on during summer, when soup is not exactly high on people's menus...