Guidebook for Genève
Food Scene
Café très sympathique-accueil chaleureux et on mange bien matin, midi et soir.
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The Hamburger Foundation
21 Rue du 31 DécembreCafé très sympathique-accueil chaleureux et on mange bien matin, midi et soir.
Chez Marino
22 Rue MuzyGreat welcome and warm and friendly atmosphere.
Da Paolo
3 Rue du LacVery well-known Italian restaurant in Geneva.
Excellent French cuisine and wines. Also, go there there just for an apéritif. Decorative Parisian bistro.
Au Coin du Bar
17 Rue François-VersonnexExcellent French cuisine and wines. Also, go there there just for an apéritif. Decorative Parisian bistro.
Delicious, fresh and very welcoming. A more modern take on Japanese cuisine by Japanese chefs. My personal favorite restaurant in Geneva.
Sauan
1 Quai Gustave-AdorDelicious, fresh and very welcoming. A more modern take on Japanese cuisine by Japanese chefs. My personal favorite restaurant in Geneva.
Probably the best traditional Japanese restaurant in Geneva. Book in advance!
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Kakinuma
3 Rue Henri-BlanvaletProbably the best traditional Japanese restaurant in Geneva. Book in advance!
Bon-Vin
17 Rue François-VersonnexGreat Swiss fondues and raclettes.
Inglewood Eaux-Vives
5 Av. de FrontenexBest burgers in town.
Lovely setting, great coffee and great nibbles. I love breakfast here - homemade breads and jams .Take the "mouette" lake-boat straight across to this café.
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Cottage Café
7 Rue Adhémar-FabriLovely setting, great coffee and great nibbles. I love breakfast here - homemade breads and jams .Take the "mouette" lake-boat straight across to this café.
Dario's
4 Rue de MontchoisyVery good food and welcome.
Great coffee. Nice place. Bus n° 2 drops you outside it. Across from Musée d'Ethnographie
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Paradiso
21 Rue des BainsGreat coffee. Nice place. Bus n° 2 drops you outside it. Across from Musée d'Ethnographie
OU BIEN ENCORE
61 Rue des BainsSans gluten. Bus n° 2 from apartment.
Cafés, bar, snacks. Outside terrasse in Summer which is very pretty. By the river which leads to a very nice walk.
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L'Ethno Bar
2 Rue des Deux-PontsCafés, bar, snacks. Outside terrasse in Summer which is very pretty. By the river which leads to a very nice walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
Small and cosy. Good wines and food. Homemade pasta.
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Restaurant Le Décanteur
63 Rue des Eaux-VivesSmall and cosy. Good wines and food. Homemade pasta.
Some of the best cocktails in town! And also, there a some other excellent wine bars on that street and around the corner. Great atmosphere.
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Atelier Cocktail Club
11 Rue Henri-BlanvaletSome of the best cocktails in town! And also, there a some other excellent wine bars on that street and around the corner. Great atmosphere.
Great wines and great atmosphere.
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Soleil Rouge - Bar à vins espagnols
32 Bd HelvétiqueGreat wines and great atmosphere.
Mi Food Mi Raisin Sarl
4 Chem. NeufJust great! Very cosy.
The setting on the islet on the lake, sitting under the trees. Run by Hotel des Bergues. All is good quality. Ice creams are the best in Geneva and surprisingly inexpensive.
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Ile Rousseau
The setting on the islet on the lake, sitting under the trees. Run by Hotel des Bergues. All is good quality. Ice creams are the best in Geneva and surprisingly inexpensive.
On of my favourite places in Geneva. Thursday afterwork is the best.
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Boulevard Wine
3 Bd Georges-FavonOn of my favourite places in Geneva. Thursday afterwork is the best.
Essentials
Migros
17-19 Rue des Eaux-VivesSupermarket
Small supermarket store. Good products especially organic range and brand names.
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Coop Supermarché Genève Montchoisy
35 Rue de MontchoisySmall supermarket store. Good products especially organic range and brand names.
Denner Discount
10 Rue du LacGood for drinks - wines, spirits, sodas.
Everything Else
Cinéma Les Scala
23 Rue des Eaux-VivesIndependent cinema.
Shopping, promenade, culture, cafés. Sardinian quarter of Geneva, officially on the outskirts of the city. But not very far away! Take tram 12.
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Carouge
Shopping, promenade, culture, cafés. Sardinian quarter of Geneva, officially on the outskirts of the city. But not very far away! Take tram 12.
Shopping
Le Verre en Cave
27 Rue des Eaux-VivesGreat selection of wines. Friendly and well-advised.
Vom Fass
45 Rue des Eaux-VivesSpecialists in vinegars and oils.
Peter Kammermann Genève
20 Rue Saint-VictorJust to look!
Marché de Plainpalais
27 Av. du MailFlea market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Lovely handmade jewellery in exquisite materials (Japanese kimono silks) shoes, ceramics.
Galerie h objets et stylistes contemporains
21 Rue Saint-VictorLovely handmade jewellery in exquisite materials (Japanese kimono silks) shoes, ceramics.
Sightseeing
Lovely area to walk and sit out with views across the lake. Leads on to Parc des Eaux-Vives.
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Parc La Grange
Quai Gustave-AdorLovely area to walk and sit out with views across the lake. Leads on to Parc des Eaux-Vives.
I-Geneva Water Fountain
Quai Gustave-AdorMost well-known image of Geneva!
Sightseeing, museums, cafés, shops, architecture.
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Place Bourg du Four
Place du Bourg-de-FourSightseeing, museums, cafés, shops, architecture.
Parks & Nature
Parc des Eaux-Vives
Access as for Parc de la Grange