Restaurants in Lake Geneva Region
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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, Sfr32.50).
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Café du Vieil Ouchy
A simple but charming location for fondue (Sfr23.50), rösti and other classics. Follow up with a meringue smothered in crème double de la Gruyère (double thick Gruyère cream).
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Le Jardin Thaï
With palms spreading overhead, low lights and rapid service, this is one of the good Thai eateries in town. There’s a broad choice of rice, noodle, vegetarian, fish and meat options. The curry de crevettes vertes au lait de coco (green prawn curry in coconut milk) is good for those who don’t like it hot. This hotel restaurant has La Palmeraie (same details) as its bed mate, a good spot for Swiss cooking and mussels.
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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 attracts everyone from bankers to punks for 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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La Pomme de Pin
Search out this beacon of French cuisine in the web of alleys in the medieval old town. During WWII, Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin ate here. The place is divided into bistrot and gastro, the latter a fancy restaurant setting. Local fish is a permanent fixture on a menu that is otherwise largely determined by seasonal goods.
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Café Les Alliés
It doesn’t look like much on the outside but inside a cosy, warm restaurant with creaky timber floors winds out back towards a pleasant summer garden. At the front is the café. Some imaginative salads precede mains like steak de veau poêlé au jus d’abricots (pan-cooked steak in apricot sauce).
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Ichi-Ban
Check out the stylish and innovative Japanese eateries of Lausanne. Run by a George Clooney lookalike, this place offers especially good meat dishes (request how you want it cooked), fabulous sashimi and delicious futto maki (with seven ingredients mixed in, including avocado, shrimp and tuna).
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Le Pont de Brent
Set in a pretty country house, this is one of Switzerland’s top restaurants and has three Michelin stars (one of only two in the country). A changing and imaginative menu is complemented by a fine wine list. It’s northwest of Montreux in the hamlet of Brent, accessible by train.
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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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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, wi-fi, and a tempting restaurant out back. Brunch is offered on Saturday and Sunday (10am to 3pm).
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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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Montagnard
For a taste of hearty country fare in a one-time timber farmhouse that has been operating as a restaurant since 1928. It sits amid gardens in the village of Villard-sur-Chamby, a 9.5km taxi ride from central Montreux.
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Café-Restaurant du Vieuxlausanne
An old stalwart, where good French and Swiss cooking comes in generous portions. Meat is the central theme, with dishes like tartare de boeuf (Sfr32) starring. In summer, sit beneath the narrow pergola.
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Café du Grütli
This cheerful little eatery is hidden away in the old part of town and provides good home cooking, ranging from rösti with ham to hearty meat dishes, salads and the inevitable fondue.
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Caveau des Vignerons
This is the classic locale for traditional Swiss cooking. Various fondue options (Sfr23 to Sfr31) are tempting, as are the meat dishes, done on ardoise (hot stone).
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Le Matara
For well-prepared lake catch of the day, Matara is one of the better lakeside choices. It has a slightly dated feel but the outdoor terrace is very pleasant.
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