Must-see restaurants in Grenoble

  • Au Clair de Lune

    Grenoble

    This tiny restaurant is freshening the palates of cheese-fatigued grenoblois with its vegetarian-leaning menu, from stuffed cabbage to creamy spinach…

  • Auberge Napoléon

    Grenoble

    If you dream of mannerly service in an 18th-century French salon, this is your place. Mirrors, baroque trimmings and white tablecloths establish the…

  • La Festina Lente

    Grenoble

    In a setting somewhere between your great-aunt's living room and a garden centre, this grungy but loveable cafe offers mostly vegetarian and vegan set…

  • La Tête à l'Envers

    Grenoble

    Tipping French cuisine upside down (sometimes literally), little La Tête à l'Envers has an ever-changing menu that presents seasonal ingredients in…

  • Le Petit Bouche

    Grenoble

    Festooned with vintage bric-a-brac, with time-scuffed floors and a narrow open bar-kitchen, Le Petit Bouche enjoys a loyal following. Its classic bistro…

  • La Cuisine des Tontons

    Grenoble

    Reserve ahead for the generous menus at this whimsically decorated bistro – decked out in homage to the 1963 French caper flick Les Tontons Flingeurs…

  • Ciao a Te

    Grenoble

    Emilian and Pugliese dishes jostle with the food of Naples and Sicily in this perennially popular trattoria. Enter through the kitchen and loosen your…

  • Halles Ste-Claire

    Grenoble

    Built in 1874, this covered market is crammed with local cheeses, patisserie, wine and deli fare including quenelles (breadcrumbed torpedoes of fish) and…

  • La Petite Idée

    Grenoble

    Regional cuisine takes centre stage at this small and friendly restaurant, like trout in Vercors-style sauce (lemon and capers), gratin of Beaufort cheese…

  • La Fondue

    Grenoble

    Warm your insides with one of 17 kinds of fondue, ranging from classic cheese and forest mushroom to beefy fondue bourguignonne. Raclette and tartiflette …

  • Le Tajine de l'Atlas

    Grenoble

    This reliable Moroccan restaurant has been going strong for more than 30 years, dishing out mutton tajine and couscous royale to homesick Maghrebis and…