Lausanne Restaurants

  1. Brasserie Lausanne-Moudon

    Set on two floors overlooking the square, this restaurant offers such enticing dishes as medaillons de filet d'autruche au poivre vert (ostrich filet medallions with green pepper). They do a good tarte tatin (apple tart) too.

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  2. Café de Grancy

    An old-time bar resurrected with flair by young entrepreneurs, this spot has established itself as a hip hang-out with floppy lounges in the front, WiFi, and a tempting restaurant out back. Wednesday is fondue night and brunch is offered on Saturday and Sunday.

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  3. Café de l'Hôtel de Ville

    Grab one of the tiny, wobbly tables in summer or squeeze inside on a cold winters' day in this most congenial café in central Lausanne. It is ideal for a hot chocolate and languid read of the paper, surrounded by the buzz of animated conversation.

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  4. Café du Vieil Ouchy

    A simple but charming location for fondue, rösti and other classics. Follow up with a meringue smothered in crème double de la Gruyère (double thick Gruyère cream). Opt for the timber-lined upstairs dining in winter and the sunny terrace in summer.

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  5. Café Romand

    A tatty sign leads you into an equally unpromising looking arcade. A few steps in and a push of the door takes you out of the 21st century and back to another era. The broad, somewhat sombre dining area littered with timber tables of all sizes attracts everyone from bankers to punks for hot traditional food, ranging from fine fondue to cervelle au beurre noir (brains in black butter). The kitchen operates all day, rare for this town.

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  7. Café-Restaurant du Vieux Lausanne

    An old stalwart, where good French and Swiss cooking comes in generous portions. Meat is the central theme, with dishes like tartare de boeuf (around CHF32 ) starring. In summer you can sit beneath the narrow pergola out the back.

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  8. Le Vaudois

    Classic local Swiss cuisine, concentrating on fondues and meat dishes like the nationwide fave, Zürich's émincé de veau à la zurichoise (thin slices of veal prepared in a creamy mushroom sauce).

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