The best restaurants Romandy

A large terrace facing the lake and the Château d'Ouchy, where in summer you can enjoy a delicious sweet crêpe. The spacious interior room welcomes you to enjoy a "galette vaudoise" (Vaud tomme cheese, creamed spinach and Vaud sausage). We appreciate the gluten-free galettes for the discovery of new flavours, a crêpe to be declined according to your sweet or salty tastes. The black and white photos illustrating the Lausanne of yesteryear give the place a nostalgic tone. A welcoming team will allow you to spend a very good moment.

It is an alliance between the world of travel and that of literature. What happiness, then! It's a departure to the antipodes before time when you enter this restaurant associated with a superb bookshop and a travel agency. It's first a virtual departure to Thailand, while savoring the delicious gastronomy of the kingdom of Siam. We come back to browse a guidebook, discover a travel writer, drink a tea and dream of an elsewhere, find new ideas for departure and prepare your next trip. Travelers, this is your domain!

In a setting with warm colors, you can enjoy a good cuisine from Morocco and Lebanon. Thus, we enjoy couscous, keftas, tagines served in large dishes, mezzes..., all in a dimmed atmosphere for an oriental flight. You can smoke a hookah on the summer terrace and be tempted by the oriental desserts (under the sign of sugar!). A small journey to let our senses discover spices from elsewhere, in the district of the Caves, ultra lively and really nice. In the dining room, the only drawback is that it is a bit noisy.

With its light wood decor and bright rooms, this pizzeria offers gourmet or more classic pizzas, pasta and other traditional Italian dishes, making it a good stop-off for lunch in this area after, say, a visit to the Olympic Museum or a stroll along the lakeside quays between two parks. We've thought of everything, especially the children, with a corner dedicated to them, which is always good to know. The pizzas are good, and the service professional and welcoming. Recommended address.

"Cooking everyone's food like no one else" is the battle cry of Charlotte's Bistrot, set up in a small pedestrian street in the Bergues district A challenge, to be sure, but one that has been met with great success. The menu varies with the seasons, focusing on the authenticity and quality of local Genevan and Swiss produce. The terrace is very pleasant in summer. A fine selection of wines by the glass. This establishment deserves a stop for its setting, its cuisine and service, and the quality of its welcome at any time of day!

In the heart of the old city, a small terrace announces a departure - for the moment virtual - towards Thailand. A small dream, enough to make you want to head back to Chiang Mai, again and again. Like the country, the sense of welcome and customer service is at the rendezvous, in this establishment, as always when traveling in Asia. You will be able to taste the excellent typical cuisine of the northeast of Thailand, like the som tam green papaya salad. The prices are a bit high, like in other restaurants in the center of Geneva.

French cuisine, fondues, wine by the glass, every month ten white and ten red wines are honoured. This restaurant also offers a fondue menu, consisting of dried meat, onions, gherkins, half-white and rustic bread, steamed apples, fondue half Vacherin Fribourgeois, half Gruyère half-salted and fresh pineapple for dessert. Superb cellar to discover dating from 1860. Everything is made here to have a good time around a good little glass and, as he also does karaoke, sing along! A nice and friendly atmosphere.

A simple, refined setting in which to enjoy these excellent dishes. Very good table. You'll enjoy top-of-the-range specialties. Salmon aficionados, this is the restaurant for you. The restaurant offers a whole range of dishes with salmon as the main star: smoked, tartar, ceviche, marinated , caviar, sturgeon from Uruguay, China and Bulgaria. A good time crowned by excellent service. You can prolong the pleasure by stocking up in the specialist store.

En route to Kerala, in southern India... In the image of the country, it's a hymn to spices and unique flavors, and like all of India, an explosion of color in this fine establishment of Indian gastronomy. The range of spices is an invitation to travel, including cardamom, coconut, mango, ginger, saffron and tamarind, and the friendly staff are always ready to recommend the best meats in tandoori, tikka or massala sauce, accompanied by a delicious lentil daal. Delicious, recommended.

At the foot of the cathedral, this pretty house with green shutters, classified as a historical monument, prepares classic inn-style cuisine, but also Scandinavian specialities. Two kitchens and a choice of two atmospheres (with identical menus): the brasserie, which is friendly but a little noisy, or the elegant corridor with a more intimate atmosphere. To top it all off, the reception is friendly and the terrace very pleasant in summer. The establishment also houses the Giraf bar (drinks and cocktails in a 1980s musical atmosphere).

A very typical address run by a group of efficient and friendly jokers. The terrace overlooks Quai Perdonnet, the lake and, of course, the giant fork planted in the water that gives the restaurant its name and is the emblem of Vevey. This fork in front of the Alimentarium certainly inspires the chef, who offers an original cuisine with masterful flavors and meticulous presentation. It's beautiful and it's good from starter to dessert. Lovely terrace and beautiful interior. Attentive service.

A mythical place in Geneva, Chausse-Coqs reopened its doors at the beginning of 2013. The restaurant has been given a new look: antiques, wooden furniture and retro objects make the setting convivial. As for the kitchen, it has been rejuvenated and tasty with a fine menu of homemade burgers. Its jazzy, warm atmosphere and its cuisine with its sure values make this establishment an unmistakable place to be. The products are chosen locally and feature simple but delicious recipes. The risotto and the fillets of perch a la plancha are real treats.

The camel painted on the wall guides you to find the way to the menu! An itinerant escape to the heart of Lebanon. Feeling carried away by the atmosphere of the caravanserais of yesteryear where merchants used to stop for a meal, here is what this stopover with a thousand oriental flavors promises: Kaftaet kebbe (meatballs), hummus, eggplant caviar, falafel, tzatziki, couscous with grapes and cinnamon. This mezze restaurant and bar, with its friendly atmosphere and very pleasant welcome, is a good stopover for spicy and generous reunions!

A true old Carouge bistro, legendary for its authenticity, L'Aigle d'or welcomes you in its updated setting, since the arrival of the new management in February 2013. Chef André Mulato, who has been cooking for more than 28 years, will tell you with a smile as generous as his cooking: "here you feel like you are between Lyon and Venice". He draws his inspiration from the market and offers new suggestions every day, with a fish of the day a la plancha that is all the rage. Even if the house speciality is the famous risotto.

The delicacy of Vietnamese flavours is very well highlighted at Sen family restaurant. Whether you love phô soup or bánh bao, a bun stuffed with meat or vegetables and steamed, all the best specialties of northern Vietnam are presented on the menu. Save a good place for the dessert to treat yourself with the banana on a bed of tapioca with coconut milk, a real treat! The cuisine is prepared in the purest tradition. A moment of escape in the heart of Geneva guaranteed.

Head for the Far North, for Nordic gastronomy and, in this case, Stockholm. If you're not exploring Scandinavia, you'll get a taste of it through its gastronomy and the establishment's setting, reminiscent of Swedish bistros. You're sure to enjoy some excellent specialties. Äta means "to eat" in Swedish, and you'll love it! You'll discover what smørrebrød "buttered bread" is: slices of rye bread topped with herring. Connoisseurs will appreciate the many variations of salmon gravlax.

After shopping in Balexert, why not enjoy a quiet stop in this restaurant next to the Suitehotel? There are tasty rösti prepared in twelve different ways: mushrooms and cream, saveloy and onions, bacon, tomatoes, veal sausage or Zurich style. There are also other classics, such as the traditional macaroni as the farmer would prepare it on his mountain pasture, the raclette as much as you like or by the portion and of course the fondue. The prices are very reasonable. Simple setting but authentic cuisine.

Treat yourself to a little gastronomic extravagance - it's well worth it. A Michelin star, the restaurant of Lausanne's renowned École hôtelière is an ideal testing ground for young students. It is, as its name suggests, an empire of the senses, or almost: the beauty of the setting, opening onto a beautiful view of the mountains, the excellence of the service, the finesse of the presentation, the refinement of the dishes, which are constantly reinvented according to the seasons and the creativity of the team. The menu description is a journey through flavors. Recommended!

A beautiful terrace in a park facing the lake. Slightly set back from La Tour-de-Peilz, the restaurant of the Hotel Bon-Rivage is a haven of peace. Roses and a vegetable garden surround the beautiful terrace, lending a romantic atmosphere to the place. The restaurant serves trendy gourmet cuisine full of flavour. The menu, which changes regularly, features elaborate seasonal cuisine. The tone is set. You'll enjoy it all the more on sunny days, with your eyes lost in the blue of the lake. If prices are high, go there for a drink.

Two restaurants within the hotel, Le Trois C offers Alpine gastronomy based on local produce, and Le Manabu revisits Japanese cuisine. The beauty of the panorama combines with the excellence of the cuisine. When the weather's fine, you can dine on the terrace overlooking the sublime panorama of the lake and the Alps on the French side, or in the simple, perfectly elegant Art Deco luxury, for pure moments of happiness in a truly unique setting.

The message "Sat Sri Akal" ("Welcome and thank you for tasting our dishes") welcomes us. It is in an elegant setting, subtly coloured and sober in the decoration that you will let your appetite be bewitched by the soft Indian music. A beautiful variety of dishes are proposed à la carte like the Chef's specialities: sauteed shrimps simmered in a tomato sauce, chicken inspired by recipes from Punjab (North India), massalas, biryanis, tandooris.

The restaurant combines a sense of welcome and a desire to satisfy the customer with quality food. The mythical and romantic bridge inspires the flavours of Southern Italy. For the experts, the pizza dough is of legendary finesse. The chef offers a variety of fresh pasta, even more numerous than before, as the menu has expanded a little. There is always spaghetti with seafood. The portions remain generous. The wine list includes Amarone, Brunello, Barolo and Montepulciano, among others!

It is Sylvie and Philippe, the happy team of the restaurant l'Opéra Bouffe, who have settled in this former Carouge restaurant in the summer of 2017. A few brushstrokes were enough to change the atmosphere and it is with skill that she has kept the old tables and wooden chairs in this historic bistro while reinterpreting it in her own image. In the kitchen, the original and seasonal menu highlights local and local market products with classic or exotic recipes often coming from elsewhere. Here, everything is fresh and homemade and we are committed to it. A nice wine list and a fine selection of regional wines served by the owner who will be happy to tell you the story. A very friendly welcome and a typical and charming setting where it is good to come also for an aperitif with friends. You can enjoy the shaded terrace in the summer, overlooking the preserved Rondeau square and the setting sun

An ode to Japanese gastronomy in this top-of-the-range restaurant. Miyako means "heart" in Japanese. It is at the heart of Japanese traditions that you will be projected in the space of a meal. Everything is done to ensure you this escape among 3 different atmospheres. The Teppan-yaki (cooking tables) cooks carve the fresh products in front of you. On the lower floor, the tatami lounge guarantees you an ideal intimate place to savour excellent sukiyakis served by young women in traditional clothes.

Tucked away above La Chiésaz, this fine address (formerly Chez Dallen) offers fresh, sincere, tasty and inventive market cuisine. Chef Philippe has realized his dream of owning his own restaurant, and you can feel his passion in his menu, which evolves with the seasons, as well as a few additional dishes depending on the day's deliveries. Everything is homemade, using mainly products from local artisans. A simple table of good products appreciated by locals and walkers alike. Bon appétit!

Another one of those trendy new tables that move the people of Lausanne in search of a different atmosphere and inventive dishes. Éligo offers a refined, tasty and generous Italian gastronomy based on fresh and seasonal products. Chef Enrico Ferrari is part of the new generation of Italian chefs who are characterized by their creativity and modernity. It's not cheap, often complete, but it's worth a try! Why Eligo? It means "making a choice". You have been warned, but the pleasure is all yours.

Lovers of Japan and amateurs of Japanese gastronomy, here is an excellent address for you. Delicious and Asian-style service: professional, fast and efficient, the restaurant prepares dishes and assortments of sushi to take away or to enjoy on the spot, outdoors or at the office. The fabulous nigiri (raw fish on rice), hosomaki (seaweed rolls), sashimi (raw fish fillets) of Misuji are made on the spot. You will enjoy sushi, soups, salads and shirashis. The fish is very fresh, the service irreproachable.

The establishment is an institution: difficult to miss during your exploration of the old town. Dating from 1874, it is one of the oldest bistros in Geneva. Did you know that, in the 15th century, its back door gave access to a brothel, located in the rue Chausse Coqs, then known as rue Chausse Cul? The setting is worth a look. Some customers, after having been slutty or not, left their portrait on the walls. Try one of the Swiss specialties: the roesti, or a good entrecote or steak tartare.

When you want to enjoy steamed sea bass, crispy beef, grilled shrimps with garlic and above all real Pekingese lacquered duck, there is only one address: the Hung-Wan. These refined dishes typical of Hong Kong gastronomy are prepared here with delicacy and authenticity. As often in Asian restaurants, the welcome is impeccable and discreet. Little extras that are not to be disliked: the view of the lake and Sunday brunches.

Newly refreshed, we let ourselves be guided in the discovery of Nirvana! This gastronomic Indian restaurant and lounge bar has a very high-end décor and furniture, with representations of Hindu women's faces on the walls that never leave your eyes. The atmosphere, very Bollywood chic, is cosy and warm, the service is pleasant and the cuisine refined. You can enjoy traditional Indian dishes such as tandoori chicken, massala lamb or shrimp and prawn biryani and get drunk on the spicy flavours.

Lunch or dinner at L'Esplanade is definitely worth the trip through the Geneva vineyards along the Côte. A magical place with a breathtaking view. The brasserie and the restaurant, which were previously separate, have been combined into a single space, which offers delicate dishes at prices that remain modest. The original à la carte menus allow you to compose your meal by choosing from a variety of starters, fish, meat or poultry dishes and desserts. The more adventurous gourmets will prefer the surprise tasting menu.

A veritable institution since 1910. Here, Italian cuisine is approached from a refined, family-style perspective, with no emphasis on pizzas - which aren't on the menu, by the way! We prefer to offer you great pasta dishes: tagliatelle with truffles, or simply homemade ravioli, but also saffron risotto, zucchini-crusted bass, spaghetti vongole or meat specialties. The house specialty, which will never be taken off the menu, is of course veal liver Venetian style.

Located on the steep Rue du Petit-Chêne, between the train station and Saint-François, this Munich brewery dates back to 1872 and is truly part of Lausanne's identity. It's a true Lausanne institution. In a wood-panelled décor, with carved Bavarian friezes, the waiters carry heavy trays of sauerkraut and mugs of beer. Note: often crowded and, as a result, noisy. In summer, the small wooden terrace is perfect for watching passers-by. Chef Geoffrey prepares seasonal cuisine all year round.

Although the restaurant is very famous, the establishment also includes a typical café and a wonderful shaded terrace. The menu, complete and very tempting, announces as well breaded tomme on salad, filet of perch meunière or fresh pasta, as beef flank steak with shallots, all complemented by burgers or vegetarian dishes. In addition to this, we also offer plates of the day that change according to the chef's inspiration. During the Cully Jazz Festival, this is the place to go! Even without the festival, by the way!

As the name suggests, carnivorous friends, you can sink your teeth into delicious ribs. In this place with a trendy decor, combining the elegance of wood and steel with the originality of walls painted in purple, the dishes are copious and excellent. For those who are not so keen on the speciality, the restaurant offers almost every type of meat on the menu. In the evening, the Entrecôte Saint-Jean becomes a bar with a good atmosphere. The sense of the customer is with the honor, with an excellent reception, it is important to underline!

Perched on the top floor of the Manor department store, overlooking the rooftops of Geneva and St. Peter's Cathedral, this self-service restaurant offers well-balanced, affordable meals at any time of day. A wide variety of soups, large salads, fish, meat, grilled meats, pastas, vegetable buffets, woks and freshly cooked dishes are on offer. It's a high quality self-service restaurant with a warm atmosphere. Pizzas and pasta à la minute are served on a 300-seat terrace with a breathtaking view of Geneva and the Jet d'Eau.

Brocante/shop/tea room/restaurant concept. A vintage salon, delicious local products, the ideal place to chat for hours or read your book while enjoying yourself on comfortable sofas or on the terrace.
On the menu: 40 cheeses, duck mousse, orange chutney, fig mustard, cheese crust (slice of bread cooked with cheese wine and egg), fresh soup every day, dry or white sausage with mustard. For dessert the famous meringue with kirsh. Follow the events organized during the year on the website.

Run by two sisters who know how to welcome in all simplicity, the restaurant du Pont is a place with character. The orchids on the window sills, the wooden benches, the old cash register, are all personal touches that make this place so charming. The wall decoration honours the farm tools (pitchfork) and the vine and especially the idol of these ladies, Georges Brassens. Moreover, we would have seen him here singing Les Copains d'abord while tasting the sweetbread or the lamb chops with Provencal herbs!

Olé, waving your hats around like a sombrero, you're in Mexico! We offer two main courses: the spectacular molcajete, first of all. A pre-Columbian Mexican specialty. Chicken, pork, beef and lamb for the meat version, prawns, monkfish and squid for the fish version are mixed, melting, grilled in a delicious way by this unique process. Another house specialty is the filetitos. Served in a cast iron dish, meat, chicken or shrimp, minced, have been carefully prepared in a marinade based on Mexican spices.

In the beautiful Sardinian city of Carouge, Café des Négociants is a gourmet stopover in a traditional bistro atmosphere. Taken over in 2009 by Philippe Chevrier, the talented chef of Domaine de Chateauvieux, this chic bistro was entrusted to loyal collaborators: Patrick Gall and Guillaume Landreau (chef in the kitchen). The setting is bright and wooded, with a nice zinc bar in the spirit of a small "bouchon lyonnais" (typical Lyonnais restaurant). The food is tasty and prepared using fresh seasonal produce from the market. You will be swept away by the Mediterranean flavours of the roast duck magret with honey and coriander, the "sauté minute" prawns and squid duo, carnaroli and saffron risotto and by the delicious desserts - the pure "Venezuela" chocolate double cream mousse with cocoa meringues. Enjoy all this with a nice Genevan wine (another speciality of Philippe Chevrier, Michelin starred chef from the Domaine de Château-Vieux), with the possibility of dining in the cellar for amateurs. In summer you can enjoy the elegant shaded terrace.

A sumptuous building dating from the ^18th century, located in the heart of the international organizations district, right next to the UN palace. The students of the Geneva Hotel School are doing their trial run there. They are in the kitchen, preparing the dishes and serving in the dining room. They are perfecting their knowledge, and the result is a success. The seasonal menu is composed of refined dishes, always well presented. A pleasant terrace opens on the Ariana park. A break before visiting the UN or the International Red Cross Museum.

A corner of Italy in the Hôtel d'Angleterre, a superb ^18th-century building. In 1816, it played host to the sulphurous Lord Byron, famous poet and great defender of freedoms. Aromas, flavors, colors and freshness are the order of the day in this upscale Italian gastronomy restaurant. The bill can be high, even very high. In summer, take a seat on the terrace, where the panoramic view over the lake, as always, completes these moments of pure bliss, offering a real escape.

Lover of good home cooking? An address not to be missed in this picturesque district of the Pâquis. This gourmet bistro, decorated with mismatched chairs and tables painted and sometimes personalised with the names of the regulars, is a warm place at any time of the day for a small coffee, a little balloon of wine or a meal with the dishes of yesteryear: poached eggs meurette, onion soup, coq au vin, tripe à la lyonnaise, apple pudding, entrecote d'Herens? The dishes are often served in a cast iron pan on the wooden table.

In the heart of the Hilton Geneva, the Olivo offers a stopover with Mediterranean flavours. During the summer, the terrace opens onto a beautiful setting and this ensures a total change of scenery without having to take a plane. Its hundred-year-old olive trees and its organic vegetable garden give us a breath of fresh air. The chef honours Italian dishes with a contemporary touch: pasta, lobster risotto venere, salmon antipasti, beef fillet Fabisala, or wild sea bream in a sea salt crust. A beautiful Italian escape.

Do you want to return to Switzerland in its pure state? Its folklore and culinary traditions? Then spend an evening at the Edelweiss in the mountain pastures: a real chalet reconstructed in the room where you can enjoy your meal to the sound of yodlers and alphorn. This real chalet in the heart of the town offers typical Swiss dishes (fondue, raclette, rösti , warm tomme salad) . The Swississime fondue served with dried meat from the Valais and a glass of kirsch maintains the original culinary tradition. Conviviality "made in Switzerland"

Here, the cuisine is composed of small dishes to be ordered for the whole table, in all conviviality. It's like anisakaya (a kind of Japanese bistro), where everyone picks and chooses according to their tastes and desires and shares with their neighbours, in a contemporary and neat setting. Vegetarian dishes, salads, sashimi (raw fish), brochettes (chicken, eel, shrimp), dim-sum (spring rolls), noodles (vegetable or meat noodles), fish dishes ( teriyaki salmon), meat and poultry ( takaki beef, Karaage chicken).

An interesting and original concept: a restaurant combined with a flea market! This café-restaurant offers several options for dining, sipping tea or taking a table home... In the truest sense of the word: you really can leave with a chair or table under your arm after your meal! On sale are ex-style Bauhaus lamps, chandeliers, lamps, tables and chairs, but not necessarily the ones you'll be sitting in. The cuisine is simple but good. A good address. For a snack, you can enjoy delicious homemade desserts.

Le Vieil Ouchy in Lausanne offers an idyllic setting on the shores of Lake Geneva. Enjoy the romantic ambience of candlelight and soft lighting, with a breathtaking view of the Alps. The restaurant serves authentic, tasty Swiss cuisine made with fresh, local produce. Let yourself be tempted by the delicious fondues, prepared with passion, such as black summer truffle or morel. Le Vieil Ouchy is committed to using fresh, local produce, giving priority to short supply chains. Fish is caught daily in Lake Geneva.

In the beautiful and peaceful shopping street that has reached the Plaine plain since the Place des des Philosophers, a small Greek restaurant and caterer delights us with Mediterranean flavours. Music on Friday evening and Saturday evening except in summer, in a framework all that is simplest, with a smoking room and a non-smoking room. Moussaka, mezze like taramossalata (cod foam foam) and spanakopitakia (laminated with spinach and cheese), not forgetting the baklava, which makes us travel to this magnificent peninsula. Of course, one of the many Greek wines on the map.