Restaurants in Annecy
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Contresens
The menu reads like a mathematical formula but it soon becomes clear: starters are A, mains B, sides C and desserts D. The food is as experimental as the menu – sun-dried tomato, Beaufort cheese and rocket salad burger, mussel ravioli, 'deconstructed' Snickers – and totally divine. Kid nirvana.
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Chalet la Pricaz
On its fairy-tale perch above Lake Annecy, this is prime romantic sunset material. Only locally sourced organic ingredients feature on the menu. Tangy tartiflettes (Reblochon cheese with potatoes, crème fraîche, onions and diced bacon) and farm-fresh charcuterie go brilliantly with the first-rate selection of Savoyard wines. The tucked-away restaurant is off the D42, 13km south of Annecy.
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La Cuisine des Amis
Walking into this bistro is, at times, like gatecrashing a private party. Here locals and all-comers are treated like one big jolly famille. Pull up a chair, prendre un verre (have a drink), dine well on regional fare, pat the dog and, finally, see if your snapshot ends up on the wall of merry amis (friends).
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La Maison de Marc Veyrat
Small fortune needed aside, snagging a table is tough at Marc Veyrat's lakeside 'Maison Bleue', a powder-blue house with a handful of extraordinary hotel rooms up top, 1km east of the centre. Cuisine is highly creative and flamboyant - very much 'once-tried-never-forgotten' calibre. Come winter Veyrat moves to Megève.
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Ah! La Belle Excuse
Ah! The Beautiful Excuse is a funky, red and green wood-clad bistro with a cosy retro interior and unbeatable wooden-decking summer terrace. What's more, the ensemble sits in an attractive interior courtyard. Grilled meats, salads and parmentiers (mashed potato baked with different toppings) are menu mainstays.
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Le Grenier du Père Jules
Checked tablecloths, mountain-dried sausages hung up to dry and a menu heaving with diet-busting dishes like fondue, tartiflette (sliced potatoes oven-baked in cream and reblochon cheese) and other cheese-heavy Savoyard dishes create an overwhelmingly rustic atmosphere at Father Jules' busy attic.
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L'Estaminet
With its dark wood and intriguing knick-knacks, this incredibly cosy estaminet (Flemish eatery) whisks you to the backstreets of Brussels. Draught Belgian beers pair well with carbonnade flamande (rich Flemish beef stew) and moules (mussels) with unusual additions like pastis and curry.
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Les Écuries du Pré Carré
In the same charming courtyard, the Stables ooze theatre. Cuisine is imaginative, as is the décor - a mix of wood, '70s retro and glasses that don't match. Upstairs, La Suite - billowing white cloth, leather armchairs and pink lighting - is evening only; last orders are at midnight.
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L'Étage
Cheese, glorious cheese... Fromage is given pride of place in spot-on fondues and raclette (a combination of melting cheese, boiled potatoes, charcuterie and baby gherkins) at L'Étage, where a backdrop of mellow music and cheerful staff keep the ambience relaxed.
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Chez Barnabé
Cartoons on the walls set the tone of this trendy and innovative quick-eat joint where healthier-than-healthy 'fast food' - salads, hot dishes, fresh juices, cookies and so on - is religiously baked on the premises. Vegetarians and non-pork-eaters are well catered for.
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Auberge du Père Bise
A big name on Lake Annecy's chic shores, this one is substantially more affordable in the form of a fab Sunday brunch that is a worth-every-last-cent feast. It's run by four generations of Bise since 1901; female chef Sophie Bise currently heads up the kitchen.
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Brasserie des Européens
This popular brasserie with an authentic 1920s ambience is known for the mountains of mussels it cooks up, not to mention seasonal oysters, seafood platters (climaxing with a plateau royale for four at around €180) and 10 types of tartare.
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Nature & Saveur
Laurence Salomon’s 100% organic restaurant attracts a boho-chic clientele. Inspired by the seasons, the menu uses wholesome ingredients from local farms, from obscure legumes to locally reared meat.
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Aux Delices d'Enzo
What you see is what you get at this typically French restaurant-bar where the menu is handwritten and the Italian pasta home-made. Find it tucked under the arched colonnades of rue du Pâquier.
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Le Chalet
Well on the tourist trail it might be, but this waterside restaurant decked out to resemble a cosy old Savoyard chalet (think wood everywhere) does have a certain charm. Cuisine is cheese-fuelled.
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Au Fidèle Berger
Bag a spot on the terrace of this old-English-style tearoom to watch the street entertainers and indulge your sweet tooth on decadent cakes, macaroons and homemade ice creams.
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Food Market
The old-town market is great for picnic fixings.
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La Ciboulette
Such class! Crisp white linen and gold-kissed walls set the scene at this surprisingly affordable Michelin-starred place, where chef Georges Paccard cooks fresh seasonal specialities, such as slow-roasted Anjou pigeon with Midi asparagus. Reservations are essential.
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