French restaurants in Chamonix
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L'Impossible
Impossibly irresistible, the Impossible is a barn dating back to 1754 near the Aiguille du Midi cable car that has been transformed into a rustic but modern eating space - lots of wood, wicker, warm lighting, gilded gold frames and glass chandeliers. Quail stuffed with foie gras, garlic butter-oozing snails or pineapple carpaccio with ginger and mango sorbet are quintessential French dishes cooked with a twist at this ode to Sylvain Saudan (b 1936), extreme-skiing pioneer and self-proclaimed 'skier of the impossible'.
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Le Panier des Quatre Saisons
A firm favourite, the Basket of Four Seasons cooks up a veritable feast of season-driven, quintessentially French dishes. Reservations recommended.
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La Calèche
One of many restaurants around place Balmat aimed squarely at undiscerning holidaymakers (a folk group sings every Tuesday evening), La Calèche appeals nonetheless. Decor is rustic, with several forests worth of wood on the walls and cheese by the dairy load. Traditional Alpine dishes like fondue and raclette are musts.
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Le Sanjon
Colourfully painted portraits of fair maidens and lasses in Savoy fields around 1830 decorate the dark wood exterior of this picturesque chalet where the fare is cheesy, very cheesy.
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Le 3842
Simple summit dining, drinking or snacking at the top of the Aiguille du Midi in what claims to be Europe's highest café. It certainly feels like it.
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