Gourmet products local specialties and wines Geneva

For a Dolce Vita-style break and a taste of Italian coffee in the Market Square, Al Mercato is the place to be. The menu offers tempting salads and homemade pastas , to be enjoyed on the spot or to take away. The place is peaceful, welcoming and the products are very fresh. The smells and flavours project us into a Mediterranean atmosphere and awaken our taste buds. The salads are always very tasty. In the summer, the terrace promises good times and beautiful starry evenings with an Italian wine.

We like this atmosphere of proximity and the smell of pastries. A pastry shop that is always busy during lunch time! The proof that this charming couple knew how to offer good products to the inhabitants of the district who hasten to come to seek their bread, their brioche or a small softness to be tasted. Here, the products are worked in a traditional way, the pastries are made with butter with a speciality, the Royal (hazelnut crunch - chocolate mousse).

Ah, the pleasure of strolling among the florists, refiners cheesemakers, butchers butchers, bakers and'of Rive de Rive! More than merchants are gathered here. A special atmosphere emerges from this covered market created in 1877, perhaps because these are the only real places in Geneva where all these professionals of good fortune coexist in the right mood. It comes to product quality and plenty of choice. Rare products as everyday products, Swiss specialities as a culinary delights come together here. Local cheeses, double cream, dried meat, longeoles, seafood, fresh fish, foie gras, complete bread, fresh pasta, Lebanese pastry or Chinese noodles, all make sense. Prices are high, but the quality of the products is first order. Don't forget to stop at the P'tit bistro in the centre to take a coffee, a glass of white or one of their good dishes.

A choice setting for this master chocolate maker of Breton origin, always very inspired, who is already established in Carouge, but also in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in Paris. You will find at this address the whole range of Philippe Pascoët's chocolates, ganaches and pralines, but also his bars and break chocolates. His specialties are numerous, such as ganaches with verbena or mint flavors, or melt-in-the-mouth softness. Chocolate is an art that he awakens with creativity and modernity. He is a renowned chocolate maker in Geneva

Gluttony cannot be a defect! It's simple, early in the morning, there is a queue for the fresh and appetizing pastries. Chocolate breads are enjoyed - the Petit Futé often indulges - along with the countless pastries and famous butter croissants. On site, the choice is vast in sweet and salted delicacies, and breads of all kinds, and at any time of the day you can come and dine with sandwiches, quiches, salads… The Montchoisy shop is very popular, with regulars. And in order to pamper yourself with finesse, the team of confectioners charm you with their little sweets, pralines and chocolates! Some specialties such as the caramel tiles and San Marco (egg cream base and caramelized with iron).

It is the temple of greediness on 100^m2 dedicated to chocolate, which presents the best Swiss brands: Paganel, Favarger. The best part is that it is possible to taste chocolate and make your choice. Not forgetting the chocolate watch "Choco Watch". Our favorite goes to the ice creams and sorbets to go signed Le Bougainvillier, a Swiss artisanal brand. Pistachio, coconut, Gruyère meringue, filbert, Williams pear, raspberry... and the famous Häagen-Dazs.

The intense scents of dark chocolate or freshly baked pastries and viennoiseries titillate your taste buds. A chocolate maker by trade, it has been 10 years since Joël, originally from the South-West of France, made his place among Geneva's chocolate makers. A sweet or savoury break in a cheerful and colourful room where wifi is deliberately banned in order to grant you a moment of pure disconnection and tasting. A gourmet break awaits you in this charming atmosphere.

The local products of the fine grocery of the Molard butcher's shop are really envious: foie gras, truffles, giant crabs, oils, mustards, spices, Italian cakes, doves, panetone and chocolates. Everything is provided to accompany the delicatessen dishes of the butcher's shop. Luxury products are also present: caviar, Balik smoked salmon, in partnership with Caviar House and Prunier. And to accompany them: Swiss and foreign wines selected with the usual care at home. Enough to prepare a good picnic basket.

The palate of delicacies! Moustaches are always in fashion and as soon as they're made of chocolate, it's even crunchier! Paganel keeps making fans thanks to this original creation! The moustache even has a name, "La Paganella". A great reference in chocolate for all Genevans who love good pralines and pure cocoa, Paganel offers a vast choice in bitter flavours, in bars or by weight, and even offers a special jar preparation for hot chocolate, not to mention breads, pastries and cakes.

Greediness is never reasoned with, and we fall for "Cupcakes", those adorable sweet little cakes that come straight from the United States. They are put in the spotlight thanks to the meeting of fine gourmets. Sweet recipes are made here, using natural products. Homemade pastries are served in the shop every day, but it is of course possible to order themed cakes such as the Merci, Love, Bébé assortments..

Sophie's Thousand and One Envies are an incentive to balance with fruit drinks that are squeezed by the minute. A tutti frutti that you can choose according to your desire: antioxidant, thirst-quenching, fat-burning, vitamin-rich... We also advise you on the benefits of aloe vera drinks, which has many virtues such as boosting the immune system and slowing down inflammation... The small room is very pleasant and we enjoy sipping our drink while enjoying a homemade salad.

A hop in this district of Champel is essential to discover a small jewel of a shop! The Chocolaterie Micheli takes you back to the time of the period candy boxes. The setting is deliciously retro and here it is above all tradition that we serve you. It's almost like being in the movie Amélie Poulain. Amateurs are not mistaken. They are numerous to compose their assortment among about fifty pralines and truffles, some of them in limited edition. Chocolates flavoured with a wide variety of alcohols are particularly popular.

Thé en folie, it's here! Discover more than 130 teas... Here, it's more than a tea store, it's a pure passion. The passion of bewitching us with this beverage, sometimes dark, sometimes amber... The temple of tea par excellence, without any doubt! The shop windows change their decoration as time goes by and enhance the assortment of one hundred and thirty different teas that can be tamed during the two annual tastings of about twenty teas in the Art of Tea. A store that gives inspiration!

The quality of Swiss cheese on the stalls of the covered market at Les Halles des Rive. The choice is vast, with more than 300 varieties of cheese varying according to the seasons and arrivals and coming from all over the world thanks to the collaboration of Dominique and Carole Ryser with Hervé Mons, best worker of France in Roanne. You can thus taste farmhouse cheddar or Portuguese or Spanish cheeses... It is even possible to have your cheese truffled! Of course, Swiss cheeses are in the spotlight: Gruyère cheese from the mountain pastures (24 months old), mountain pastures from Valais and Ticino, a large choice of blue cheese, home-ripened Vacherin Mont-d'Or. And more cheeses: Fribourg vacherin, fondue mixes or a creamy raclette cheese to be vacuum-packed for travellers. Crème de gruyère and the famous Bruand raclette cheese are popular all year round. The house delivers to your home in Geneva. A second address delights the taste buds of the inhabitants of Vesenaz, located 7 km from Geneva in the direction of Thonon. The only thing missing is a French baguette and a good Swiss wine to enjoy a delicious moment!

Located in the Pâquis district, at the back of a courtyard, this is a place for initiates and connoisseurs. The sign "Attention vins vivants, veuillez garder la porte fermée" (Please keep the door closed!) is rather flattering and evocative of the state of mind of this team of "wine masters", who pass on their respect for "natural" winemaking to connoisseurs, of course, but also to Geneva's terroir-sensitive restaurateurs. Here you'll find some great finds from French, Swiss, Italian and Spanish winemakers, not always very well known, and that's a good thing!

He has been the meat specialist since 1921, and you can see and taste it. The meat is very well presented, the high quality is due to a rigorous selection of breeds and small producers. Beef from Simmental, lamb from Sisteron, Limousin, Pauillac, rare Iberico Pata Negra Joselito ham: everything makes you want it. It consists of several areas that complement each other: butcher's shop, delicatessen and catering area on the right. Quality local produce!

For some time now, the alleyway of the Tour de Boël, located in the heart of the old town, has been getting a bit lively thanks to the arrival of new shops, including La Tsarine, a fine tea, accessories and garnishing establishment. In this small arcade, you will find all sorts of teas from the Damman Frères house, a reference in the field and names evocative of subtle blends. On the spot, gift ideas with gift boxes, glass, cast iron or porcelain teapots or egoists: the teapot and the cup are one and the same.

How about a good dark chocolate chou to start your day, for example? Lovers of sweet and even dirty choux, this pastry is your domain! great classics like choux are revisited thanks to the great know-how and artistic inspiration of Mathias and Nathanael. Try our savory éclairs filled with salmon, goat's cheese, tuna, avocado or Serrano ham, and finish with a sweet cabbage version! A highly original concept, with a wide range of choux available in versions that vary over time, a must-try!