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Need a Holiday?
GENEVA
Want more food, like the ones in restaurants? YUP.
'Vegetarian, traditional, vegan food, raw food & detox treatments, in office or at home.' - I feel Bio Web page pretty much sums it up! Well Done I feel Bio :)
There are set hours for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Geneva and here is an approximate guide to the timings:
Breakfast: Usually these times are different for every restaurant. It should say on there websites but breakfast is normally served till about 11:00am
Lunch: Usually 12:00 till 14:00
Dinner: Usually 19:00 till 11:00.
Large tips are not expected (!). The staff are well paid and do not really rely on tips. Eating out is expensive but it is great and ingredients usually bought locally from high standard places. It helps also to reserve your table at a certain time if you know where you are going. Some restaurants serve throughout the day ('non-stop service') but not all of them.
Looking for the perfect dessert? Course you are. The 'Cafe Gourmand' is my best recommendation. This way you can try 3-5 of the restaurants' best mini versions of their desserts, all served with a cup of tea or coffee to go with it. Delicious.
Again, € = reasonable €€ = Mid €€€ = Quite Expensive, those with a range (eg € - €€) means that you can choose to eat reasonably or more pricey depending on what you feel like eating.
Local Restaurants/Cafes in quiet villages. Shhh... (€€ - €€€)
Love quiet nights out in the perfect little village that may as well be something like out of a stereotypical Swiss or French movie? Yeah well there are lots of these little beauties everywhere, you just have to try and find them. Here's a few places to start you off: The Auberge de Landecy in Landecy, Cafe de Peney in Peney (nr Satigny), Cafe de Cartigny (in Cartigny my village) and Les Curiades in Lully.
Le Reposoir (€ - €€)
A yummy beach bar/restuarant near the Jardin Botanique, Botanical Gardens, a wonderfully relaxing place to be. If/when you go and if you are a fishy type of person, or if you're just in a fishy type of mood, order the Filet de Perches. Its like a swiss version of the british fish and chips but better, and they taste french too, it is a different type of fish after all. From here, you can also sunbathe, sail and wake board just to make it 10x better than it already is. Open again only for the summer (April - October).
Brasserie lipp (€€ - €€€)
Just a lively Parisienne style brasserie. Nothing big. JUST KIDDING. Its lively, and bustling with people and it has great taste. There really can't be much more that you would want...
Les Enfants Terribles (€)
With a name like this, must get parents joking to their kids saying that thats their restaurant. But despite the name, french for The Terrible Children, it is actually a great boutique, cafe, restaurant and music venue in Plainpalais.
Yet another old warehouse setting in Plainpalais, BUT its next to the Museum of Modern Art AND the Philippe Patek Museum. A large room with lots of interestingly interesting curiosities on display.
Into modern stuff in an old warehouse setting? Yeah, confusing but you know what it exists. And this is it. Its a large restaurant and the best thing is? Its open all day, now thats rare in Geneva.
L'adresse (€ - €€)
Shopping and food - doesn't get better!? Walk up a narrow red staircase and order great food, cosy indoors or nice terrace in the summer and then get tempted by the fashion! Nice choice of food at lunch or evening times.
Ohhhhh GREAT SERVICE HERE. Its modern as well. AND light. BADUM TSSS a must go :D
Brasserie des Halles de I'ile (€)
Yeah another large warehouse restaurant in a brilliant and beautiful surrounding as it stands in the middle of the river. And whats more? They have really reasonable prices and live music.
Yeah, another Italian, that is frankly more traditional and more well known. Could actually be the most famous in Geneva out of the lot.
Yup a large Italian restaurant by the National History Museum. Yeah perfect for those culture lovers :) and those that like modern busy Italian places with table football and relax area for kids.
Le Flacon (€€ - €€€)
Le Flacon. It's smart I'll give it that. Its in Carouge a wonderful place to be. Smart and delicious, just to put it out there :).
Semplice (€€-€€€)
A restaurant in the old town? Yes please! New Italian restaurant, special, small so you really need to make a reservation. Not so cheap but worth the extra. Really friendly staff.
A Italian cafe/restaurant - the original one is located in Confederation Centre (bit of a soulless shopping centre in the middle of town but has 2 great restaurants - this one and Brasserie Lipp - this one is right next door to Brasserie Lipp) and they sell simple but delicious Italian meals and the best best hot chocolate in town - a small cup of thick thick rich hot chocolate - the proper stuff. The second newer one is on Route des Acacias.