Shogun

Best Japanese in Geneva: Shogun restaurant at XXXI Décembre 16 in Eaux-Vives. Super nice waiters, delicious food, and… well, standard Geneva prices! A definate must!

Brasserie du Bourg-de-Four

Two weekends ago my friends Rose and Richard came for a weekend visit! On Sunday, before they had to leave for the airport, we had a stroll around the old town and a late lunch at the Brasserie du Bourg-de-Four. 

It's a great place to take guests as it is right in the middle of la vieille ville and they serve different kinds of the typical Swiss dish called rosti! Delicious!

Bongénie

On the top floor of the Bongénie department store at Rue du Marché 34 you will find a cute calm cafeteria convenient to grab a sandwich or a salad in the middle of your shopping spree!

Bongénie itself has beautiful things… but really expensive!!! Increase your card limit if you plan to shop here!

Bottle Brothers

A new cocktail place at Eaux-Vives! Right in front of L'Atelier you will find this little cocktail bar that offers delicious drinks and mini cool burgers! A must!

Bottle Brothers
Rue Henri-Blanvalet 12
T. 022.772.30.32

Gourmet Brothers

You must really try this delicious restaurant located in Vésenaz, decorated with great taste and where each dish is served with an amazing presentation. Everyone, from cooks to waiters, are extra polite, kind and always trying to run that extra mile to achieve the client's satisfaction.

They also offer a tea room, a little shop and a catering service.

A must in Geneva!

Gastronomy Festival at La Fourchette

La Fourchette is a cool and useful website in Geneva to book tables, but also where you can check which restaurants have nice discounts so that the eating-out experience doesn't turn out so hurtful to your pocket!

From May 12 to May 25 you will find an amazing -50% discount in more than 100 restaurants around the city! But most importantly, in restaurants where you would normally not dream of going if you want to eat something more than bread and water during that month!!! The Bayview, L'Arabesque or the Umami at President Wilson, Windows at the Hotel d'Anglaterre, L'Amalfi, Vertig'o… Don't miss this opportunity to try Geneva's best cuisine!!!!!

Café de Grancy at Lausanne

If you are strolling around the beautiful town of Lausanne, drop for a coffee or to grignoter quelque chose at the relaxed Café de Grancy. You will love the atmosphere, their comfortable sofas, the super nice waiters and their food!

Café de Grancy
Avenue du Rond-Point 1
Lausanne

Lebanese pleasure!

You MUST try this Lebanese with Mediterranean flavour restaurant. Last Thursday, my friends Ana G, Ana D and Laura took me to celebrate my birthday to Yomo. I love the place! Maybe a bit expensive, around Sfr 60.- with no wine, but so worth it! If you go, you must try the labneh and zaatar, of course the hommos and moutabbal with their delicious pitta bread, and their beef skewers.

I was so hungry that by the time I remembered I wanted to take a picture, we had eaten everything! So I could only take a picture of their not-so-Lebanese-looking cookie!

Enjoy!

Yomo Lounge
Rue Pierre Fatio 1
T. 022.735.30.76

Le coup de girafe

A great place in Eaux-Vives to go for a cup of tea and pie, for a light lunch or dinner (as they only have quiches or salads) or for brunch on Sundays.

Last weekend I went with my friends to try the brunch, as I hadn't gone yet, and I really liked it! In the neighbourhood I still prefer Tout simplement…, which you can find in another post, but it is true that for Sfr 20.- they give you all you can see in the pic below!

Toasts with butter and jam, a boiled egg, a piece of quiche (they don't let you choose, but if you really don't like what they are offering you, they are quite nice about it and let you pick something else) and pie. And to drink a tasting of orange juice and coffee. You really don't leave hungry!

Place: Le coup de girafe
Address: Rue du Maunoir 18

Be careful, they do not accept credit cards!

Le Relais de l'Entrecôte

A classic in Geneva! There is no menu, the waiters will simply ask you how you want your steak, which is served with their delicious secret sauce! You'll be happy to know that they afterwards come with a second serving of meat and fries! A small green salad with walnuts is offered as a starter. Try the desserts, they are really good!

Only bad thing is that they really make the best out of the space they have… You will feel a bit squashed, the tables are super close one to the other, and they will not let you sit until everyone from your group has arrived, but all these little nuisances are really worth it!

Most days you will be able to see a line of people waiting at this restaurant's door for a table… There must be a reason for that, right!?

Inglewood!

One of my favourites, if not my favourite, place for burgers in Geneva: Inglewood!

Delicious, big, tasty burgers, accompanied with a salad and fries! Even the two types of salads they have, if you go with someone who does not care for a burger (chicken salad and goat cheese salad) are amazing!

Visit any of their two restaurants either in Plainpalais or in Eaux-Vives and don't forget to book in advance!

Da Paolo

Yesterday our friend Laura invited us to have lunch at Da Paolo for her birthday. Everything was delicious!!! The good thing about Da Paolo is that you know it will always be open to give you a nice pizza, pasta or veal milanese to eat! Saturday and Sunday it never closes so you can even have lunch at 3pm, a rare pleasure in Geneva! And on top of everything, everyone is super nice!!!

La Channe in Verbier

On Thursday we had dinner at La Channe to say goodbye to our fantastic ski week in Verbier!

I really recommend you try this restaurant if ever skiing there. Everything is delicious, from their different types of cheese fondues, their fondue bourguignonne, the nice meat they offer, their desserts…

The owner and all the waiters are super nice and the restaurant is really cozy.

We really had a wonderful time! And loads of food!!!

Farinet at Verbier

If you are spending a few days skiing at Verbier, drop by Farinet, a fun après-ski bar with live music!!!

When entering, you can choose between a calm side with big comfortable sofas or a louder side, where the bands play.

A must in Verbier!

Brunch at Tout simplement...

Today I had brunch with my cousin Clara, who came from Lausanne, and my friend Alberto at a little place called Tout simplement… et pas autrement, in Eaux-Vives.

It is one of my favourite places for brunch in Geneva. Even if the variety it is not huge, everything is homemade and they offer all the things I like: scrambled eggs, pancakes with maple syrup, different types of cheese and bread, quiches, salads, yogurts…

It costs Sfr 28.- plus drinks and everything is DELICIOUS! In summer it is specially nice as they have a cozy terrace outside.

You should really try it!

Fondue at the Restaurant des Antiquaires

Yesterday I met my Glocals friends for an early dinner, Swiss style, at 7pm, at the Restaurant des Antiquaires. We tried cheese fondue, meat foundue and a mushroom and cheese fondue, and everything was delicious!

Though my favourite fondue place in Geneva is still the Bains de Pâquis, when you have guests over, this place is indeed a good choice for a Geneva relaxed night out to go for a walk around the Old Town and end up eating here.

With quite a bit of wine and beers, plus desserts, we spent around Sfr 50.-/person (it always surprises me how expensive a bit of bread and cheese can be in this city!).

My friend Natz, whose b-day we were celebrating, also told us that she had been accepted after doing a casting, to perform at a Cats musical that will be on theaters in May. I will be sure to inform you of that so that you can get tickets!!!!

Pakù-Pakù

My friend Bárbara is always eager to try new restaurants! In fact she keeps a secret list, so that we cannot go without her! Yesterday night she took us to Pakù-Pakù, in Carouge, a delicious Japanese restaurant! We spent around Sfr 60.- per person and had tons of food though no wine... If you go, you must try the tataki de saumon and the poulet teriyaki, to mention two things I especially liked, though everything was amazing!

The desserts we tried were also delicious though they were not Japanese. Also, the place was super cool! I loved everything, from the lamps hanging from the ceilings to the red lightning next to the windows! Even the cutlery! And our waitress was extra nice! I surely recommend it!