Must-see restaurants in Chamonix

  • Le Cap Horn

    Chamonix

    Housed in a candelit, two-storey chalet decorated with model sailing boats – joint homage to the Alps and Cape Horn – this highly praised restaurant,…

  • Les Vieilles Luges

    Chamonix

    This 250-year-old farmhouse, strung with farming tools and vintage sledges, can only be reached on skis or by 20-minute hike from the Maison Neuve…

  • Munchie

    Chamonix

    Franco-Japanese-Scandinavian fusion may not be the most obvious recipe for success, but this casual, Swedish-skippered restaurant has been making diners…

  • Le Comptoir Nordique

    Chamonix

    This design-conscious diner marries Scandinavian style with crisp Nordic flavours. Within, the Comptoir is defined by clean lines and slate tiles. Seafood…

  • Pizzeria des Moulins

    Chamonix

    Cham's best pizzas, piled with buffalo mozzarella, forest mushrooms and Savoyard ham, puff up in the oven of this little gourmet joint. Reservations are…

  • Crèmerie du Glacier

    Chamonix

    A wooden forest chalet is the setting for Chef Claudy's croûte aux fromages (bread drenched in a secret white-wine sauce, topped with cheese and baked)…

  • Hibou Deli

    Chamonix

    This minuscule shopfront kitchen nourishes fondue-weary diners with big portions of sticky miso aubergine, cauliflower korma and other earthy dishes…

  • Le Panier des 4 Saisons

    Chamonix

    Brimming with chatter and bonhomie, this semiformal, wood-panelled establishment serves substantial, Italian-influenced dishes such as deer with polenta…

  • Le GouThé

    Chamonix

    This relaxed, welcoming tearoom serves more than a dozen kinds of hot chocolate including cardamom-spiced, Grand Marnier–laced and 'chocomiel' (with a…

  • Le Chaudron

    Chamonix

    Making stylish use of a 100-year-old mule stable (the faux cowhide recalling its rustic origins), the Cauldron offers Savoyard cuisine with a twist, in a…

  • Satsuki

    Chamonix

    Cheap and cheerful (by the high-altitude standards of Chamonix), this modest Japanese restaurant does all the greats and does them well: sushi, noodles…

  • Extreme Café

    Chamonix

    If you're watching your pennies in Chamonix, this little snack bar assembles cheap carbs in a central location: waffles, bagels, sandwiches and more…

  • Super U

    Chamonix

    For picnic supplies, including Savoyard delights.

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