The best restaurants Romandy

In the old quarter of Martigny, there is a very special atmosphere. Lydie, Daniel and their daughter work together as a family in a joyful atmosphere that can be felt in their dishes. Passionate about travel, they embellish their dishes with delicate touches of elsewhere. You can taste local products such as asparagus from Saillon accompanied by prawns and Espelette chilli. The "bouchon lyonnais" atmosphere is also reflected in the menu with some typically French recipes such as pork chop au gratin or sweetbreads with morels and asparagus.

Undoubtedly one of the most famous silhouettes in the world, Chillon Castle is a symbol of Switzerland, a beautiful illustration of the country through the harmony of its forms (25 building bodies) and the impression of solidity and balance that emerges. A fortress on the water, a real lock overlooking the old Italian road, a necessary passage - because of the narrowness of the area - on the north-south axis, it is also, facing the lake, a ducal residence. It is difficult to date this stronghold precisely, but the presence of a Roman post seems to be attested to by coins and debris found on the site. Throughout the Middle Ages, the castle was the seat of the powerful Counts of Savoy, who settled in the region.

In 1536, Chillon was recovered by the Bernese bailiffs, who first made it their residence, before moving to Vevey in the 18th century. As the taste for life in society spread, they began to get bored within these lonely walls. Bern took pity on its bailiffs and bought the Tavel house in Vevey to make it their residence. It is then a question of shaving Chillon but, fortunately, it is too expensive! We will therefore use its cellars and attics, the courtroom will become a mill, a press will be installed in Count Pierre's room... Finally, the French Revolution will bring about the fall of Bern.

In 1798, the country of Vaud was liberated from Bernese control and, since then, Chillon has belonged to the canton of Vaud.

In the Romantic era, Chillon Castle became famous for the countless stories of writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and, above all, Byron. The latter, having fallen in love with a historical episode relating to the imprisonment of Genevois Bonivard in the 16th century, dedicated his famous poem Le Prisonnier de Chillon (The prisonner of Chillon, 1816) to him. Painters, including William Turner and Gustave Courbet, also contributed to Chillon's fame.

On site cellar and wines for sale, shop, beach.

The first three weekends of December: Christmas at the castle of Chillon™, in partnership with Montreux Noël. Have you always dreamed of celebrating Christmas as stress-free and in a playful, medieval and gourmet atmosphere? Let's go to the castle of Chillon™! It's Christmas before time on the first three weekends of December. Chillon has put on his green coat and pine cones to welcome young and old. Saltimbanques, craftsmen and farm animals invite you to the heart of the bustling fortress! Always ready to make you laugh, the buffoons of the castle celebrate advent in their follies with malice. Stonemasons are busy at work to the sound of the forge's rattling sound that punctuates the tales, songs and dances of yesteryear. The most curious will embark on workshops to create beeswax candles, groceries, draperies, cooking or pottery. To end the day in a state of apotheosis, a fire show will illuminate the castle at nightfall.

On the orders of this beautiful address, a young head of origin of Auvergne, Sébastien, who offers local cuisine around seasonal products. Room, and a nice terrace in the beautiful season. 

A good central walk and not expensive where indoor spaces are rare in the winter. Ideal for eating a traditional crepe on your thumb with a bowl of cider between two visits.

Located in the heart of the Pâquis district near the lake, this quality restaurant offers traditional Swiss cuisine with local dishes from the cantons of Valais and Grisons. Raclette, homemade cheese fondue, malakoffs, but also Burgundian, Bacchus or Chinese fondues. Very good welcome and impeccable service. A unique table not to be missed! Excellent fondue and a mountain setting that makes you want to put on your skis or crampons right away.

A bit of countryside at the foot of the old town, the Veranda Café promises you a bucolic stopover in a space with a warm atmosphere that the terrace, on sunny days, is sublime. Attended by the inhabitants of the district, you will discover Geneva from the inside in all conviviality and harmony. The establishment, run by a passionate team, offers dishes that combine traditional cuisine and sobriety. The importance is to awaken the pleasure of the palate with family and patriotic recipes, such as the papet vaudois or the warm tomme vaudoise.

An invitation to travel by rail before its time... The establishment is housed in the former lounge formerly reserved for the first classes, and takes us back in time to 1916. The setting is perfect, and everything has been refurbished: wood panelling, stained glass windows, canvases depicting the eternal Matterhorn and typical Swiss landscapes. Vegetarians and vegans will find what they're looking for, with a choice of dishes rivalling in creativity. The buffet is rich, very rich, offering "world cuisine" and traditional Swiss dishes. Simply excellent.

A cosy bar-restaurant with a trendy atmosphere, where you can stop in at any time of day: for a hearty breakfast, a tasty dish at lunchtime or specialities to share. Even at weekends, brunch is a must. The atmosphere is vibrant and the food delicious. The decor is meticulous. Please note that there are three courses for Sunday brunch. You'll be asked to leave your table at a certain time, depending on your reservation. No time to dawdle, then, as the customer isn't exactly king.

This is guaranteed under the branches of the fig tree which gives its name to the restaurant. A few steps from the Servette, in a very quiet street, Salam warmly welcomes all lovers of middle eastern cuisine. In the absence of indoor space, we eat on the mosaic tables of the lovely terrace in summer and in a tent heated in winter, waiting better, perhaps… Difficult to make its choice between different kinds of mezze and above all a large number of original hot and cold dishes, such as cabbage cabbage, lamb stew to okras and coriander, vegetarian kebbé, the aubergines salad… accompanied by an excellent manaïche, sort of galette to thyme. Also 13 CHF to take or CHF 17 on site. It's all home and very fresh. Also to take or in catering service.

It is a tribute to the culinary tradition of southern Italy. The fragrant smells of olive oil, pizza dough and pastas made in an artisanal way as our Italian grandmothers used to prepare them. It is all the art of living in the Italian way of life that is served to you in copious plates. The dishes want to transmit all these ancestral values and the Luigia pizza is the effigy of it. Enjoy the crunchy pizzas made with cooked ham, boletus and truffle sauce, or the desserts, such as tiramisu, rum baba or panna cotta.

In the heart of Carouge, this is a good place to stop off at the end of the day or for a lunch break during your visits, to take the time to savor a menu inspired by Swiss and Italian cuisine. The dishes are refined and original, seasonal and based on fresh produce unearthed on the market by the chef. Snail ravioli, scallops, perch fillets, seasonal game products, all from the Geneva region. It's all there: excellent service and a warm welcome. A short, simple menu. All homemade.

La Table des Bains is part of the wellness complex of the Bains de Lavey and the Grand Hôtel des Bains. Relaxation and dining! The restaurant offers fine cuisine with your feet almost bathed in the baths. Around fifty different dishes are served as an all-you-can-eat buffet, with cold starters, grilled meats and fish à la plancha and slimming suggestions, not forgetting desserts and cheeses, which you can enjoy while admiring the spectacle of the water features on the pools by day and their enchanting lights by night.

Immerse yourself in the authenticity of alpine farms with Le Chalet restaurant! The beautiful copper cauldron in the middle of the restaurant is used to heat the milk for the weekly raclette production. Don't miss this sharing of know-how on weekends. Here, you're greeted in traditional costume and served with a smile, in keeping with the simple character of the people of the Pays d'En Haut. Cheese is served as fondue, homemade röstis, raclette and crust. The chalet soup and desserts are homemade. A real treat!

Bar, rotunda or terrace? The restaurant is at the heart of the Jardin Anglais. From here, you can contemplate or be mesmerized by the blue glow of Lake Geneva, in a verdant setting. The restaurant serves European cuisine and Sunday brunches. From the top of your terrace, you'll be right in the middle of the action! You can enjoy tapas, steak, traditional fondue, salad or the famous Sunday brunch (children's entertainment 11am-1.15pm) as you gaze out over the jet d'eau or admire the famous flower clock.

Rather banal from the outside, the Byblos, a Spanish restaurant bar, radiates a warm atmosphere once the door has gone, and the kitchen is very good. Hot sandwiches, but also salads, tapas, pasta and meat. Terrace on the sidewalk in summer.

Located opposite the Pully-Nord train station, Café des Alpes offers Swiss cuisine with oriental touches. At the helm, Camille and Shaik know how to welcome you and make you feel at ease in this beautiful space. The large, authentic lounge is very pleasant. The dishes are always tasty and well presented. A great place to enjoy Indian-inspired cuisine with friends in a relaxed setting. Enjoy the terrace with its herb garden and Japanese carp pond!

The THF at Les Pâquis is the initial location. It offers you a homemade burger break like in a vintage American resto-bistro. Once immersed in the retro atmosphere of the other side of the Atlantic, the classic Bacon, Cheese or Hamburger menus are served to you in a copious and tasty plate. All that's left to enjoy is your butcher-style minced steak from the best Swiss farms, a light loaf of bread made by their baker, and homemade fries. At the THF we are sure to have a delicious hamburger in a warm atmosphere.

At Alfredo's, it's the atmosphere of an Italian cantina where very good pizzas are served for an interesting price in Geneva. In the summer, the terrace on the square looks like an Italian plaza and one appreciates being served quickly. A simple but good address.

Near the Collonge-Bellerive church, two chestnut trees justify the name of this classic guinguette-style restaurant, which doubles as an Italian eatery. Perch and fillet of féra are well served, as are wood-fired pizzas, burgers, carpaccios and even a children's playroom.

This natural and casual fast-food restaurant, simply decorated with light wood, serves authentic 100% Swiss burgers. The list is long: beef, chicken, vegetarian, children's version, Camembert, Indian, Mexican or Japanese flavour... all accompanied by good fries. The only downside is that you still have to be patient to find a place at rush hour. But that's the price of success! In any case, the brand also has other premises, at 17 rue Cheneau-De-Bourg and even on the EPFL campus, at the arcades.

Located just below the cathedral, L'Évêché is an institution in Lausanne where you can enjoy a gourmet and traditional cuisine in the heart of the old city. The list of fondues is long: four cheeses, with mushrooms, shallots, curry or even chilli. Brasserie dishes and the weekly menu complete the picture. In summer, the small shady garden at the back is particularly nice and bucolic, with a garland of light bulbs and small wrought iron tables. A historical and gourmet stopover in the heart of the city.

This Italian restaurant of more than 50 years of existence serves very good pasta and pizza as well as magnificent seafood platters (from November to March). The menu varies according to the season. The décor is rather contemporary, with beige leather seats and leopard print benches. This establishment has been able to federate all types of public: multi-generational atmospheres where locals as well as tourists or passing stars meet. Young and efficient service, a good address, booking is highly recommended. It is also a hotel just a stone's throw from the lake.

On the shores of Lake Geneva, in front of Lutry harbor, Le Rivage serves market-fresh, local cuisine, including, of course, perch fillets and plenty of freshwater and international fish. The delicious fish fondue is definitely one to try, as it's original and tasty. In winter, the parquet floor and fire in the fireplace make the interior elegant and warm. In summer, the shaded terrace overlooks the quayside, and you'll find it hard to resist the large armchairs with their soft cushions. On the menu: mussels, oysters, fish dishes, salads, etc.

Set in a wooden nave surrounded by palm trees on the shores of the lake, this bar serves a relaxed atmosphere of pizza and homemade cocktails. Theme nights and live music animate the beautiful season.

An address for small budgets: considering the standard of living in Geneva, the prices are moderate. This gargote offers a very wide range of Chinese and Thai dishes. It is the canteen of the rue de Carouge. It is an address without fuss, but it remains famous for its Asian dishes. The service is more than fast in this restaurant. The great classics are served, such as ravioli, Thai soups, fritters, curries, rice and fried noodles, tofu, fish or duck fritters - the choice is yours! Also available for take-out.

With your feet almost in the water! Facing the lake, the restaurant is well worth the detour for its large terrace opening onto a grandiose panorama. The concrete building and interior design are a little lacking in charm, but you'll be forgiven for feeling right at home. The menu includes salads, grills, pizzas and burgers. We recommend that you come for the delicious weekend brunch, return to watch the sunset and continue with a pizza while listening to a rock band. Very popular, great atmosphere!

The setting? A reminder of a Parisian bistro with its wooden benches, straight out of another era, originally installed in railway stations. We've taken care of the decor! You can enjoy a good old-fashioned entrecôte-frites, tartare, rib-eye steak, sausage, marrow bone, flank steak or Zurich veal, all washed down with a fine wine. The restaurant combines French and Vaudois cuisine. A large terrace takes over the sidewalk in fine weather, so you can soak up the sun and enjoy your meal at the same time.

The Poco Loco is a Mexican gourmet restaurant that has proven itself for more than twenty years. The atmosphere is resolutely tex-mex, with wooden chairs painted in bright colors, yellow walls and turquoise columns. This bar-restaurant serves classic Mexican cuisine as well as more original dishes such as stir-fried chicken or shrimp. The ingredients are fresh and spicy. The setting is very pleasant, go there especially to spend a 100% Latina evening and dance the salsa afterwards in the adjoining Movida bar!

Peru has its high peaks, Geneva has its Alma with "haute" gastronomy! Far from us the stereotype of the Peruvian restaurant with colourful tablecloths and a folkloric atmosphere. Here, we focus on the origins of Latin American flavours and we revisit the dishes to give them a contemporary panache in a cosy and trendy lounge universe. An ethni-chic décor and tasty dishes to discover such as the unmissable pulpo anticuchero (grilled octopus, anticuchera sauce, potatoes and lemon wild rice).

Established in one of the oldest buildings on the square, this trendy restaurant has a poetic name! The ideal place for a gourmet break. Meat is the star here, and you won't be disappointed by the quality. For lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers a wide range of tapas accompanied by local wines. In the morning, enjoy a coffee on the sunny terrace. La Vache qui Vole also offers two guest rooms renovated in 2020, overlooking the Martigny vineyards and Château de la Batiaz from the courtyard.

Here you can enjoy the most famous specialties of the Valais region in an exceptional, period setting. Cheese dishes take pride of place, with raclette available in five AOC mountain products, fondue in five varieties, as well as aromatic dried meat dishes, autumn brisolée (roasted chestnuts) and many traditional seasonal recipes. Several of the château's rooms are available for receptions, seminars or wine courses.

Wood panelling, mirrors and photos of singing stars straight out of the 1950s provide a warm setting for savouring refined cuisine that's both traditional and inventive, with creative and meticulous presentation. The menu is presented on a slate and varies according to season and market produce, and the service is excellent. Everything is delicious, perhaps noisy at times, but the brasserie atmosphere is very warm and welcoming. A few tables are set up outside on sunny days. A recommended address, remember to make a reservation.

It is first a site, with a terrace overlooking the lake of Montsalvens and the Montagnes mountain range. It is then a place of authentic, careful cuisine where Mr Maldonado does not hide his taste for the natural products of the region. The décor evokes the traditions of gruériennes, such as those traditional instruments used for the production of the Gruyère Alps exposed on the walls. The reception is charming and the guest is a good kitchen lover. Chalet soup and other strips, smoked ham from the region, poires pears, Meringues cream and cream are savoured. The rooms on the floor are nicely decorated.

Authentic restaurant and a friendly atmosphere where you can enjoy a fondue or a plate of dried meat, accompanied by wines from Auvernier. A good choice of beer from microbreweries also.

A bar, a brasserie and a restaurant are housed in a beautifully preserved building dating from 1569... On the table, a beautiful classic variety which borrows from the peripheral gastronomies, French and Italian in particular. Everything is impeccably done, the cellar is interesting and the prices are relatively tight. On the menu, a good choice of fish from the arrival. The managers of this prestigious place offer a unique moment of gastronomy, all in an old-fashioned setting revisited to ensure charm and quality. Feast your eyes on this place!

The Mikado concept makes it possible to eat healthy and quickly the assortments of sushi, sashimi, salads, kebabs and desserts displayed in the cold banks. Just like the cafeteria model, it's easy and simple: just choose and serve yourself directly before going to the checkout. An assortment of Japanese products is also on sale in a delicatessen style. The preparations are made on the spot by an experienced team that masters the art of sushi with incredible speed! The game here is not the Mikado but rather the handling of the chopsticks!

Mikado is the Geneva brand that is on the rise when it comes to sushi. It is the ideal choice for a light and tasty lunch break with good assortments of sushi and sashimi. A design setting that you can have time to look at when the queue reaches the street. You make your choice as in a self-service before going to the cashier. The place is zen and design and the cleanliness is impressive for an establishment that offers fast food! It's also a small grocery store, so you can play the Japanese chef!

There is only one exclusive dish, a beef entrecote with Paris butter served with fries and a salad. The establishment takes pride in the famous "Paris butter sauce" developed in the kitchen, combining spices and fine herbs. The secret of the recipe has been jealously guarded since it was perfected in 1930. This dish will allow you to face the cold winter days. The setting evokes a Parisian brasserie from the 1900s. A few steps from the train station.

Located opposite the cable car in the heart of the resort, this chalet welcomes skiers who come to warm up with a glass of mulled wine at the end of the day. The extensive menu features typical Valais dishes, as well as seasonal French and international cuisine. Specialties include veal liver, entrecôte parisienne and, of course, röstis and fondues. Good pizzas. A convivial address with frequent live concerts.

Located in the heart of the old town, this Italian restaurant has a beautiful setting. The interior, with exposed beams, is elegant. The staff come to your table presenting the suggestions of the day. Well cooked fish, fresh ravioli… Here, we are not limited to pizzas and pasta, and serves more evolved, subtle and delicious Italian cuisine, but whose price seems somewhat overvalued. That said, the atmosphere is warm and the choice of wines very wide.

The Brasserie de la Riviera, formerly the Café de la Gare at the end of the 19th^century , is the only restaurant in Ouchy to have retained its authenticity. Since March 2012, the place has been refurbished, but regulars have insisted on keeping the furniture that gives it that old-fashioned bistro spirit! Traditional brasserie cuisine is served, but unfortunately it doesn't always live up to the surroundings. The welcome is also rather cold, perhaps because the clientele is mainly tourists. To help you out..

If the location and a little eccentric can deter more than one, the restaurant charm will change your mind. White and green dressed, Aux Trois Petites offers a small map with delicious dishes. Nice green terrace. Only caveat, a little bit expensive compared to the quantity.

La Stella is dedicated to Italian specialties, with good pizzas and varied seasonal cuisine. Of course, the menus change: traditional pastas, veal escalopines, osso bucco, saltimbocca, risottos, beef fillets, grilled octopus tentacles, perch fillets, giant prawns... The dishes are well prepared and delicious. The welcome is distinguished and pleasant, the service efficient and the shaded terrace wonderful in summer. The restaurant also offers home delivery.

On the lakeside, with a magnificent view, we offer Mediterranean cuisine and seasonal specialties. Southern accents punctuate the inspired dishes, such as tuna carpaccio with lemon pesto, eggplant gratin with parmigiana of course. Menus change regularly. You can choose between pasta, risottos, bass or char fillets - for a change from perch (which we haven't forgotten)... In summer, you can sit out on the terrace. Service overwhelmed when busy, but excellent welcome for children.