The best restaurants Geneva

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Specializing in the cuisine of Singapore and Thailand, Jeck's Place invites us to travel to Asia. The decoration is clean and neat, the welcome is pleasant and the meals are tasty. The Singaporean cuisine, relatively unknown, is marked by its diversity. Malaysia, China and Thailand mingle in our plates to offer a clever mix of flavours and aromas. You can enjoy shrimp with sesame, fish with ginger in chilli sauce, beef with Singapore curry or tofu goreng. Simple but good!

In the center of Geneva, the restaurant l'Odéon offers Swiss and French brasserie cuisine in a wood-panelled setting reminiscent of a typical old bistro. Passionate about their craft, chef Benjamin Garin and his team work on products and cooking techniques with rigor and all the creativity inherited from their know-how. Here, the cuisine is a blend of Geneva's terroir and the great tradition of the French brasserie, with a few original touches such as mini-burgers. A list of the finest French wines and an excellent welcome!

In an alley in the old town, the Cantinella is housed in an old house at the corner of rue de la Tour de Boël. The gourmet counter offers generous Italian recipes to take away or to eat on the spot and on the terrace. Here everything is homemade according to the Italian tradition. Traditional cheeses and cold cuts are used to enhance the foccacias and real paninis, bringing out the flavors of the South. You can even try a pizza with truffle cream. A convenient stop for lunch while exploring downtown.

A little sushi or maki break on the spot or to take away? Perched on the first floor above a pizzeria, the place doesn't look like much, but when it comes to cooking, quality is the order of the day. The fish are fresh and tender, the sushi excellent. The welcome and the service are pleasant and warm. It would be too bad to stop at the outside of the restaurant and not taste the culinary delights of Fuji! A perennial address.

A pretty, hushed decor, typically Asian, where you can treat yourself to specialities such as shrimps with Thai curry, pad Thai noodles with shrimps or chicken with green curry and Thai basil leaves. Very close to the Palace of Nations, the place is taken by storm at noon by international officials. A nice wine list for lovers of good wines.

This Italian cafe restaurant is a haven for teachers and bankers. At night, the tone rises with the release of the shows. The atmosphere is that of a luxurious and discreet brasserie. One always tastes there the marvellous rosemary ravioli, a vitello tonnato, a saltimbocca Romana or a grilled sirloin of beef tagliatta, alla rucola, olivo e lmone... As for desserts, we love the Sicilian cassata, the tirami-sù withamaretto, the fruit mille-feuille... The welcome remains warm even late after the show. One of the good addresses of the district!

When you push the heavy door of this famous Indian restaurant, you discover an authentic decor like its cuisine. The Jaipur serves at noon the dish of the day, the Thali, which is a plate made up of meat, vegetables, rice and a doughnut; in the evening, one takes the time to make a banquet. Vegetarians will find delicate vegetables that will delight them. You can choose between strengths 1, 2 or 3, depending on whether you want to eat a lightly or strongly spiced dish. There is even the possibility of reserving a room for twenty covers for a meal with friends.

It has already been thirteen years since the Fleur de Lys, which has become a true Geneva institution, was born out of a bet between three Scouting buddies. In the morning, we come there to eat a sandwich with a small coffee and a newspaper. At midday, the dish of the day, inventive, copious and cheap, never disappoints. During the day, you will come to appreciate the home-made syrups and the impressive tea menu. Then, at aperitif time, beer lovers will find what they are looking for among the 25 or so brands on offer, accompanied by excellent home-made tapas.

A beautiful restaurant with a theatrical feel: coffered ceiling, velvet décor, lamps on every table and retro banquette seating. Just a stone's throw from the station, La Bagatelle is open every day with continuous service. The brasserie offers a cosy, modern setting with huge pop-art portraits adorning the walls, breaking with the more conventional atmosphere of the establishment. The house specialty is entrecôte with Bagatelle butter. The range of desserts is utterly appetizing... and not disappointing!

In the heart of the Pâquis district, a very good Genevan bistro address that's absolutely irresistible, as much for its warm welcome, its slightly retro decor, as for its cuisine that leans towards gastronomy. Local products, local wines, crus by the glass and excellent food! We come here for the magnificent entrecôte couronnée, its veal tournedos and its pan-fried red lentils and cornucopias, as well as its delicious fish dishes that leave exquisite memories for the taste buds. The restaurant supports regional agricultural production.

Still for small budgets, it is the same concept as the restaurant installed in the old town (you will also find them in the Grand-Saconnex and Saint-Gervais districts, all belonging to the same chain). They serve a half roasted chicken with roasted potatoes and salad. It is not a refined cuisine, but the chicken is good as well as the quality/price ratio. The concept is excellent and the address to remember, restaurants with low prices and real dishes are rare in Geneva! Salads are also available.

Excellent value for money on a budget. The menu features chicken in all its splendor: on the spit, in sauce, in soup, minced. The 1/2 chickens are excellent, served with fries or salads, and this is one of the best places to eat on a budget in Geneva. Simple but very good meals! the menu: always the same yellow and green color scheme, reminiscent of wheat fields and green pastures. An interesting concept, which can be found in the Old Town, Petit Saconnex and Saint Gervais

The Hilton Café is one of the two restaurants of the Hilton Hotel Geneva, located a stone's throw from the airport and the Palexpo congress centre. Open every day of the week, it allows you to eat from 5:30 am with several breakfast formulas, adapted to your appetite and during the day with an international cuisine in a bright, spacious, design and contemporary. The cuisine is resolutely cosmopolitan. For a Sunday meal with the family, the Hilton Café organizes from midday "les dimanches des p'tits chefs" with lunch and entertainment.

The sushi here is always prepared with the freshest ingredients. This is the essential step for a sudden desire to eat with a baguette and in a few bites of delicious sushi, makis, sashimis... With or without wasabi?

Creativity, colors, freshness, authenticity: here, we assemble products (if possible from the Geneva region) to make healthy and good dishes prepared with fresh products. A beautiful assortment of fresh juices that will boost and vitalize your daily life! The dishes are inspired by flavors from the Far East and fusion cuisine prepared before your eyes. As the restaurant's philosophy is based on respect for the environment, bring your own containers, bags and bottles to take away your sushi, salads, fruit juices or burgers.

Trattoria chic and classic, where Italy shines through the warm tones of the decoration. We offer you a selection of Italian gastronomy with recipes concocted and invented by the chef. You can taste antipastis, homemade pasta, carpaccios, sweets with Italian flavours.

Nothing is missing to feel transported for the time of a meal in Italy! Creamy risottos, pasta farandole, traditional and vegetarian pizzas to be enjoyed with live music on weekends. An atmosphere full of life and family.

For oriental cravings! In this lively street all year round, you're sure to find something to nibble on until late at night. Istanbul Kebab is very famous for its Turkish specialities full of freshness. The meats are with the choice with chicken or mixed meats. The falafels and raw vegetables in the salads are crunchy. Ideal for the small hollow. On the spot or to take away.

An Italian restaurant that stands out by offering succulent Italian specialties such as arancinis, foccacia, grilled vegetables evoking the flavors of southern Italy from which Christian the manager takes his origins. The desire to please, to offer quality dishes is essential for our young owner. For the lucky ones, the best thing will be to settle down and take the time to enjoy the dish of the day on the spot. In the evening, it's a lively, relaxed atmosphere, where you can enjoy a cocktail or a glass of wine.

In this former post house dating from 1930, several rooms are used by the company but are also available for rent for meals. This place is steeped in history because it is here that the various corporations that make up the Old Grenadiers Society come together. The VG offers a traditional and regional cuisine. Fondues, perch fillets, dried meat plates are always available. You can be sure to fall in love with the malakoffs of the Old Grenadiers.

Want to keep the Swiss flavours in your mouth before your long haul? Or simply to prolong the good taste of the Swiss terroir before an imminent departure? A warm decor reminiscent of evenings by the fireplace in the chalet. A menu of traditional dishes to enjoy salads, rösti, crusts, fondues, tommes vaudoises, charcuterie slates and meringue with gruyère cream. The Genevans come here regularly to eat, which is a sign of quality! The stone wall decoration guarantees you a mountain break.

The Portobello restaurant presents an original menu with a combination of dishes and vintages of olive oil from the Mediterranean. A successful marriage, sometimes a little surprising at times, especially in the desserts such as the pastilla of figs and apricots with pine nuts and tangerine olive oil or the panacotta with mint olive oil. The olive oil is presented as a grand cru and subtly perfumes each dish. The restaurant is cosy and luminous, thanks to the glass roof surrounded by olive trees. An address for a quiet dinner or lunch and open on Sundays!

Eat healthy, without depriving yourself and above all in a balanced way! Fourchette verte was born in Geneva in 1993; since then, a dozen cantons have been offering the label. Fourchette verte Genève is included in the Geneva cantonal plan for health promotion and prevention of the DARES (Department of Regional Affairs, Economy and Health): "Walk and eat smart! "Fourchette verte is a label but also a national federation. By labelling restaurants, private and public collective eating places.

It is one of the most typical Italian restaurants in the city. Everything here is Italian, from the food to the drinks and from the decoration to the waiters. The menu offers a wide range of specialities: hot or cold antipasti, meat, fish, risottos, fresh pasta, pizzas (they are all made with Santa Lucia mozzarella, of course, the "mozzarella di bufala"), and so on. On the wine side, the cellar contains some rare bottles whose price varies according to the vintage. We will end the meal with an excellent grappa from the house.