Restaurants in Grenoble
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La Fondue
The stream of hungry people who pile into this overly rustic hide-out on a Friday and Saturday night - only to be turned away or told to come back at 23:00 (it doesn't accept telephone reservations at weekends) - confirms that, old-hat decor aside, this is Grenoble's fondue hot spot. Leave your waistline worries at the door and dip into one of 15 fondue types (minimum two people).
Otherwise, there's regular raclette (a hunk of raclette cheese melted before your very eyes) or the decidedly more rare mouthwatering raclette aux 3 fromages (three-cheese raclette) starring blue and goat's cheese as well as raclette. Tricky it is but save space if you can for dessert: for a tru…
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La Mère Ticket
The homely cooking at this tiny, old-style French restaurant - think red-and-white checked tablecloths, lace curtains, handwritten menu and just four mains to choose from - hasn't changed for years! The poulet aux écrevisses (chicken with crayfish) and gratin dauphinois come highly recommended.
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Le Mal Assis
Le Mal Assis 'The Badly Seated' translates as a small but cosy, conventional, upmarket restaurant favoured by a smart, cultured crowd. Cuisine deviates little from old-school bourgeoise; think a choice of four traditional meats in the company of gratin dauphinois. Reservations recommended.
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Café de la Table Ronde
This historic café from 1739 was a favoured haunt of Stendhal and Rousseau, its old-world atmosphere, period furnishings and moulded bar changing little since the 19th century. In summer its tables and chairs spill onto place St-André, easily the city's loveliest (and liveliest) drinking square.
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Altitude 4810
Cheap and cheerful is the trademark of this cheesy but popular fake chalet where regional specialities like tartiflette (around €11.50), fondue(around €15.50) and raclette (around €15.50) are served up to a fairly undiscerning but hungry crowd.
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La Mandala
No more than a dozen tables fill this modern eating space with steely façade, kitchen behind glass, retro ceramic-green tiled bar and the day's market-driven specials chalked up au tableau (on the blackboard). Note les afters are obligatory!
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Les Archers
This busy brasserie has great outside summer seating, cosy red leather banquet seating inside and a shellfish repetoire that is hard to beat. October to March an oyster-charged seafood platter is the thing to order. Home-made tripe is the other standout.
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Le Supplice de Tantale
No more than a handful of tables at a time can savour the exceptional seasonal fare cooked up from strictly local produce at this stylish upmarket bistro. The suggestion du moment (around €13 to around €20) invariably surprises.
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Shaman Café
Submerge yourself in oriental opulence at this cavernous restaurant-cum-bar with low lighting and a cuisine that flits between India, Japan, Morocco and Italy. Particularly good value is its lunchtime buffet (around €10).
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Italian's Café
The funky furnishings - shocking-pink leather chairs, cutlery lampshades, beer on tap pulled from a sax - lure a cut above the student set to stylish IC, a restaurant-bar with a wholly Italian cuisine.
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L'Amphitryon
Push your way through what must be Grenoble's biggest steel door to enter this stark, minimalist space - a seriously funky restaurant with orange walls - to feast on great Mediterranean cuisine.
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Le Tonneau de Diogène
Grenoble's best known philo-café is a cramped, wonderfully atmospheric place, decked out with polished wood, leather booths, tightly packed tables and an academic crowd.
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Pivano
Pivano 'Gastronomic snacks' are the hallmark of this chic boutique-café where imaginative sandwiches, warm and cold, are served in a mellow peach and amber setting.
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China Moon
The Chinese fare at this vast self-service canteen opposite the train station is definitely not startling - but its 100-year-old setting is.
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La Panse
Herring and whisky pâté, quail with foie gras in sweet madeira sauce, brill in sorrel sauce or a simple deer stew are among the traditional dishes cooked with a contemporary twist at this relaxed dining spot. Media types particularly like it.
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