Guidebook for Chamonix
Food Scene
Open for summer and winter seasons, a good local menu and friendly owners. Walking distance from the flat.
14 locals recommend
Restaurant Le Tremplin
11 Rte du TremplinOpen for summer and winter seasons, a good local menu and friendly owners. Walking distance from the flat.
nearby hotel with a great restaurant and in summer an outdoor swimming pool accessible for restauant customers.
23 locals recommend
Aiguille du Midi - Hôtel & Restaurant
479 Chem. Napoléonnearby hotel with a great restaurant and in summer an outdoor swimming pool accessible for restauant customers.
Best restaurant in Chamonix! You need book in advance. Swedish owned the menu is Asian-fusion.
100 locals recommend
Munchie
87 Rue des MoulinsBest restaurant in Chamonix! You need book in advance. Swedish owned the menu is Asian-fusion.
Great place for lunch or for a beer in the evening. Relaxed atmosphere and lively. Burgers on the menu in the evening - strongly reccommend! Best to book for the evening - lunch is served till 15h.
58 locals recommend
MOÖ bar cuisine
239 Av. Michel CrozGreat place for lunch or for a beer in the evening. Relaxed atmosphere and lively. Burgers on the menu in the evening - strongly reccommend! Best to book for the evening - lunch is served till 15h.
fantastic views and great food. You can buy Sylvie's homemade jam which is the best. Hike up following my instructions from the glacier des Bossons or in July and August get the chairlift. The chalet is perched beneath the glacier. ( Chemin de la Para is not the location - this is a mountain hut )
7 locals recommend
Chalet du Glacier des Bossons
1 Chem. du Glacierfantastic views and great food. You can buy Sylvie's homemade jam which is the best. Hike up following my instructions from the glacier des Bossons or in July and August get the chairlift. The chalet is perched beneath the glacier. ( Chemin de la Para is not the location - this is a mountain hut )
La Télécabine
27 Rue de la TourFriendly service and good food and tapas.
La Calèche
18 Rue du Dr PaccardLocal food and a great atmosphere, best place for fondue.
Casa Valerio
90 Rue du LyretBest pizza and open late.
Aux Petits Gourmands
168 Rue du Dr PaccardGreat patisserie ( cakes and sweets ) and a café.
This is a great restaurant for bar food - burgers, nachos or salads etc but also a great bar. Matt, the Canadian owner brews his own beer on site - a must! Book a table if you want to eat.
89 locals recommend
Micro-Brasserie de Chamonix, MBC
350 Rte du BouchetThis is a great restaurant for bar food - burgers, nachos or salads etc but also a great bar. Matt, the Canadian owner brews his own beer on site - a must! Book a table if you want to eat.
Drinks & Nightlife
Le Vert is a 15/20 minute walk away near Les Gaillands. There is a restaurant and the food is good and the bar is lively - in the summer you can sit outside.
40 locals recommend
Le Vert Hôtel
964 Rte des GaillandsLe Vert is a 15/20 minute walk away near Les Gaillands. There is a restaurant and the food is good and the bar is lively - in the summer you can sit outside.
A new hotel that is nearby. The bar is a great place for drink and there is a restaurant that serves burgers and pizzas etc
27 locals recommend
RockyPop Hotel
1476 Av. des AlpagesA new hotel that is nearby. The bar is a great place for drink and there is a restaurant that serves burgers and pizzas etc
Don't miss the live music in winter on week days from 17h30 - best après ski in Chamonix.
59 locals recommend
Chambre Neuf
272 Av. Michel CrozDon't miss the live music in winter on week days from 17h30 - best après ski in Chamonix.
Amnesia Club Chamonix
200 Av. de l'Aiguille du MidiA lively nightclub if you want a late drink or dance.
Started by a famous French jazz musician André Manoukian - the concept is a bar / jazz club. There are concerts from time to time, check out the programme.
90 locals recommend
Maison des Artistes
84 Chem. de la TournetteStarted by a famous French jazz musician André Manoukian - the concept is a bar / jazz club. There are concerts from time to time, check out the programme.
Nice bar in the best neigbourhood for a night out in Chamonix.
19 locals recommend
Le Chamonix Social Club
90 Rue des MoulinsNice bar in the best neigbourhood for a night out in Chamonix.
Sightseeing
The aiguille du midi is Worth the money ( 50 Euros approx per person) on a clear day, the views are incredible - a one off experience. Have your photo taken in the glass cage - Le pas dans le vide.
389 locals recommend
Aiguille du Midi
100 Pl. de l'Aiguille du MidiThe aiguille du midi is Worth the money ( 50 Euros approx per person) on a clear day, the views are incredible - a one off experience. Have your photo taken in the glass cage - Le pas dans le vide.
Take the train to 2000metres and you have a view of the mer de Glace, the surrounding mountains and you can visit a hotel that is an important part of Chamonix's history, one of the first tourist sites.
138 locals recommend
Gare de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station
Rue des AllobrogesTake the train to 2000metres and you have a view of the mer de Glace, the surrounding mountains and you can visit a hotel that is an important part of Chamonix's history, one of the first tourist sites.
Parks & Nature
As soon as the good weather starts this is one of my favorite places. There is a sandy beach or grass and you can swim in the lake. Take a picnic or you can choose from 2 huts that sell food and drink. There are bbq pits for summer evenings but get there early enough to grab one. Great place with kids.
88 locals recommend
Lac de Passy
As soon as the good weather starts this is one of my favorite places. There is a sandy beach or grass and you can swim in the lake. Take a picnic or you can choose from 2 huts that sell food and drink. There are bbq pits for summer evenings but get there early enough to grab one. Great place with kids.
an idyllic setting in the woods with nearby water. You can eat and drink at the hut and kids can play in the park or take a pony ride in summer.
8 locals recommend
Promenade du Paradis des Praz
Promenade du Paradis des Prazan idyllic setting in the woods with nearby water. You can eat and drink at the hut and kids can play in the park or take a pony ride in summer.
In the summer / spring and autumn you can take the trail at the top of the route des montquarts and walk up to the hut - buvette du glacier and have lunch or a drink underneath the glacier. The owners have made a fascinating trail explaining the evolution of the glacier and the finds within it, including a famous aeroplane crash. July and August there is a chairlift at the top of the road. If you are fit you can continue up to Les pyramides or even la Jonction - a difficult hike not for the faint hearted but amazing views and a unique site of the junction between 2 glaciers.
28 locals recommend
Bossons Glacier
In the summer / spring and autumn you can take the trail at the top of the route des montquarts and walk up to the hut - buvette du glacier and have lunch or a drink underneath the glacier. The owners have made a fascinating trail explaining the evolution of the glacier and the finds within it, including a famous aeroplane crash. July and August there is a chairlift at the top of the road. If you are fit you can continue up to Les pyramides or even la Jonction - a difficult hike not for the faint hearted but amazing views and a unique site of the junction between 2 glaciers.
The building is a historical site and the compagnie des guides offer all sorts of activities. You can hire a guide for the vallée Blanche in winter or for mountaineering, you can join a group to hike on a glacier or climb - go and have a look at what they offer you may suprise yourself with an experience you will never forget. There is cham kids and cham ado that offer group activities for Young ones in summer. They also offer paragliding, rafting, canyoning and mountain biking.
40 locals recommend
Company Des Guides Of Chamonix
190 Pl. de l'ÉgliseThe building is a historical site and the compagnie des guides offer all sorts of activities. You can hire a guide for the vallée Blanche in winter or for mountaineering, you can join a group to hike on a glacier or climb - go and have a look at what they offer you may suprise yourself with an experience you will never forget. There is cham kids and cham ado that offer group activities for Young ones in summer. They also offer paragliding, rafting, canyoning and mountain biking.
This office is above the compagnie des guides - here is the only place where they can give you sound advice on the state or condition of trails or routes for climbers.
Office de Haute Montagne
190 Pl. de l'ÉgliseThis office is above the compagnie des guides - here is the only place where they can give you sound advice on the state or condition of trails or routes for climbers.
Stunning views in this valley just through the Mont Blanc tunnel and site for many hikes and in winter cross country skiing. Visit one of the many huts for traditional polenta.
8 locals recommend
Chalet Val Ferret
Stunning views in this valley just through the Mont Blanc tunnel and site for many hikes and in winter cross country skiing. Visit one of the many huts for traditional polenta.
Arts & Culture
Go and discover the history of Chamonix - a fascinating story of the pioneers of mountaineering. Jérôme ( my husband) is a descendant of Dr Michel Gabriel Paccard - the doctor that made the first ascension of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat. Their story is in the museum along with some of Paccard's old notebooks as he was a passionate physician and botanist.
113 locals recommend
Musée Alpin Chamonix
89 Av. Michel CrozGo and discover the history of Chamonix - a fascinating story of the pioneers of mountaineering. Jérôme ( my husband) is a descendant of Dr Michel Gabriel Paccard - the doctor that made the first ascension of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat. Their story is in the museum along with some of Paccard's old notebooks as he was a passionate physician and botanist.
My friend mariedelamontagne organises balconytv Chamonix - in summer she is regularly filming bands live playing music with a view. She has some great musicians and the view is amazing - at the top of the telecabine plan praz. Check out the line up on the website balconytv Chamonix and join Marie for bands like 'the pedestrians' or 'Tom James'. There is a bar up there for drink.
82 locals recommend
Le Brévent
My friend mariedelamontagne organises balconytv Chamonix - in summer she is regularly filming bands live playing music with a view. She has some great musicians and the view is amazing - at the top of the telecabine plan praz. Check out the line up on the website balconytv Chamonix and join Marie for bands like 'the pedestrians' or 'Tom James'. There is a bar up there for drink.
Essentials
Super U et Drive
956 Av. des AlpagesThe nearest supermarket to the flat.
The cheapest and biggest super-market in Chamonix. Although for better prices you have to go down the valley to Sallanches or Le Fayet.
76 locals recommend
Carrefour Market Chamonix
339 Rte BlancheThe cheapest and biggest super-market in Chamonix. Although for better prices you have to go down the valley to Sallanches or Le Fayet.
Shopping
Le Refuge Payot
166 Rue Joseph Vallotlocal cheeses - sausage - honey- wine.