The best bars and cafés Haute-Savoie

The Regence is aBar and Brasserie located at the corner of a building, opposite the market square and the pedestrian street. An ideal location in the summer, to enjoy a drink on the terrace and enjoy the warmth of the sun in winter to enjoy a good cup of coffee or tea while while having a wonderful view outside through large windows. You may as well take a break after shopping, a lunch break during your work before the daily menu or the dish proposed by the chef. The relatively large and bright dining room provides a calm and relaxing atmosphere in a decor reminiscent of the piano bar style. The service itself is fast, keeping professional discretion and sympathy. Regence is the idyllic place to enjoy a moment of relaxation.

Unclassifiable, inescapable, it is there that everything begins and it is also there that everything ends since... 139 years! In other words, the Buvette du Marché is one of the city's institutions. A place that is both picturesque and atypical. Picturesque, but the Buvette is not obsolete and is even more beautiful, even warmer to welcome us at dawn when a cup of coffee is needed to start the day before going to the market or to work. A day that continues between the terrace, animated at all hours, and the bar where you can enjoy meeting new people. Perfect service and good humour guaranteed for this bar which is part of the heritage of Annecy.

A few steps down to enter Les Caves du Cap Horn. The wine bar combines the traditional wood of mountain dwellings with the contemporary design of the lighting and decoration. A convivial space for a moment of relaxation before or after a meal in the restaurant - Les Caves serve the same menu as the Cap Horn restaurant - in a different and unique atmosphere. It is also a wonderful place to party, as the bar turns into a dance floor at night. Ideal to start or end the evening in the most hype place in Chamonix!

A Roux and a Brune have made their mark on the local gourmet scene with their atypical world of brocante, cool good living and all-day goodies. It starts mid-morning and ends at the end of the day under the arcades. With friends and family, you can enjoy a plank, a late brunch served daily until 3:30 pm, a non-stop menu and great drinks. From pancakes to brownies, it's a treat to share. A pleasant terrace to prolong the pleasure. A comforting address.

An A-Côté that we like to call our main address. A-Côté because this space, which is only open during the summer season and depending on weather conditions, is at the far end of the Clocher terrace and petanque court. But once you've found it, you'll never want to leave! A lounge atmosphere with comfortable sofas and a small Japanese garden to enjoy the fine weather without a cloud in sight. A selection of wines, beers, aperitifs and cocktails, as well as a "finger food" menu to enjoy tapas during an aperitif that extends right through to a game of pétanque. Privatization to celebrate any personal or professional event.

Not to be missed for its originality and good spirit! An emblematic place where international youth meet in the late afternoon to enjoy a beer brewed on site with pure glacial water from the Alps and to savor burgers and other quality home-made Canadian and North American specialties. Run by Canadians who brew great beers on site, amidst pine vats, the MBC sets the pace. Weekend mornings, hearty brunches.

It's hard to get more authentic! At the Savoie Bar, no one cheats or puts on an act. In a place where it would be so tempting to catch tourists in its nets, the Savoie Bar does not compromise to share with us a passion for the good things in life. So, you absolutely have to sit on the terrace to admire the beautiful Savoyard frontage and to savor the good local air. When the temperature drops, we take advantage of it to chat at the counter around a black coffee or to taste an excellent glass of Savoy wine as an aperitif or an old-fashioned mulled wine to warm up. At lunchtime and on Saturday evenings, we serve home-made family cuisine.

Lo Garâjo is a great concept of altitude. The former garage, well placed between the village and the mountain resort, has been transformed into a trendy café-lounge-bar-grocery. Large glass workshop facade, brocante furniture to buy on the spot, juice and craft beer bar, delicatessen, ceramic corner, decoration objects, ephemeral gallery... and a small restaurant at lunchtime and at night with live concerts. A hybrid and friendly place as they like. From the terrace, the view on the mountains is splendid (sun hat and plaid provided).

Café-cycliste, a category we didn't include in our guide! In the old Duingt railway station, along the cycle path that circles the lake, it's impossible to miss Le Bon Wagon. A multi-faceted venue with one common denominator: bicycles. Terrace and refreshment room with a café - delicious small dishes, quality coffees, craft beers, cold drinks - a boutique (everything for bikes), a bike rental service and a host of services to help you get back on your bike with peace of mind, such as a tool kiosk and an inflation station.

What kind of wood is this Captain Pub made of? From the best casks that make the strongest barrels, say the regulars of a place that waters lovers of good beer! That's right: for 24 years, the Captain Pub has been on the bridge and in the path of all good evenings. Warm ambience guaranteed, and smiling service to enjoy one - or more - of the 14 draught beers, bottled beers, a hundred or so whiskies from around the world, cocktails or a Chartreuse to vary the pleasures. In this Irish-tinged pub, rock music, big screens for sports broadcasts and joie de vivre. All-you-can-eat mussels and French fries, fondue and homemade desserts.

8 years since we said yes to Le Ouistiti. A little monkey who welcomes us into a warm and welcoming room, with a beer cellar to keep you fed even when the bar is closed. It's just behind the Bonlieu center, and the place to come for a local craft beer, or a well-chosen glass of wine accompanied by a platter of artisan charcuterie and farmhouse cheeses. Rums and whiskies are also on offer, and the cocktails are delicious. At lunchtime on weekdays, you can indulge in a carefully thought-out home-cooked meal, with snacked red mullet fillets, celeriac mousseline, roasted fennel and roasted hazelnuts. Live music and a festive spirit.

Beer O'Clock, or BoC for those of you who know it well! After wine, it's time for beer, a divine beverage elevated to the status of a beverage to be enjoyed (always in moderation) in specialized bars. At this "Place to Beer", on the lively, gourmet side of the Faubourg, beer lovers are free to discover beers from here and elsewhere (prepaid cards required), thanks to the 12 taps lined up on a pretty wooden counter. There's nothing we like better than a draught beer served by passionate beer lovers. Beers from all over the world, from the most classic to the rarest craft beers, regularly changing with new flavors. Meet the brewers.

Before trying your luck, you should appreciate the opportunity to enter the Evian Casino. An exceptional location facing the lake on a quay that bears the name of the Baron de Blonay, who opened the first Evian casino in 1864 in his castle. The current building dates from 1911, designed by the architect J.A. Hebrard in a masterful Art Nouveau style. Today, the Casino imposes its generous forms, shining with a thousand lights at nightfall. 225 slot machines. The Salon des Jeux de Table is a cozy, designer setting. Always a winner at the Evian Casino.

Created in 1904, the course, slightly hilly, is located between lake and mountain. The majestic trees of various species, combined with water hazards and white sand bunkers, make it a very pleasant course to the eye but very technical. Particularly noteworthy is hole 10, a long par 5 of 525 meters with a slight dog-leg right, difficult because of its slope and a green with several plateaus whose attack is blind. Hole n° 15 is a magnificent par 3 of 149 meters, very spectacular with a plunging view on the lake of Geneva.

A wine cellar where you can enjoy an aperitif dinner - amazing cuisine by a real chef who concocts delicious dishes to share... - or spend an evening with friends. With a wine list worthy of connoisseurs, La Cave serves wines by the glass - over 40 wines by the glass, with grands crus regularly opened - or offers even rarer bottles (around 500 references), with a good Savoy wine or a grand cru from Burgundy, not forgetting bubbles and spirits, around a table well sheltered from passers-by on rue du Pâquier, a stone's throw from the lake. As for the owners, they set the tone with all their energy and offbeat humor. Concerts some evenings.

The haunt of many an annécien.ne.s since 1977. An unusual place, since it's right in the heart of the old town's most touristy district, the one to be avoided at all costs in the high summer season, while preserving an "island" of tranquillity for the locals who like to take refuge here. If you're staying in Annecy, this is the place to come for a coffee croissant as the shadows stretch over the canal and terrace. All the poetry of Annecy. In a room full of character, don't hesitate to take advantage of the comics and books on offer. Exhibitions of objects, photographs, paintings and sculptures. A place apart.

For more than 20 years, at the entrance of this suburb of Old Annecy, Finn Kelly's invites us to continue the gourmet exploration of this temple of Irish beer. Here, the fruit of the hop flows freely and even more so for Saint Patrick's Day! We slip into this bar all in length to be tempted by a game of darts between two pints of Guinness... Finn Kelly's is equipped with a giant screen which broadcasts live the great sporting events. It is the ideal place to live with conviviality its passion for rugby or soccer on the days of big games. The 6 nations tournament or the big summer competitions are always great moments to share!

A gourmet address in the heart of the old village. You can enjoy fine pastries and home-made viennoiseries, as well as well-stocked sandwiches and tarts on the savoury menu. And when it comes to gourmet treats, there's something for everyone: chocolates, macaroons, jams, liqueurs... Quality regional products. In summer, ice creams are added to the menu for a refreshing treat. The icing on the cake: a warm welcome.

An Irish pub like they like at the north gates of Annecy, large, half-tiers to create some intimacy, with a steep and long counter able to welcome dozens of beer drinkers, Guinness followers of course. Barrels to taste Irish whisky, a wood and leather atmosphere, a nice Celtic trend music and the light that servers know graphically in the evening. To celebrate between friends, giraffes of 2,5 l of beer or the semi-bottle of gin, vodka or whisky, and to restore a tender Tender's with his pick and salad, unless you attack specialities Savoyard specialities! A pub whose main asset remains the bar (and the rhumerie open on weekends until 3 h) in a very festive atmosphere.