Recommended Restaurants

Twinroom brings to you a selection of some of the most popular and good value restaurants and eateries in Geneva.

Brasserie Lipp
Rue de la Confédération 8
Geneva

The Brasserie Lipp is located on the second floor of a shopping centre. This restaurant is French in style with a typical brasserie atmosphere. Specialities include oysters and cassoulet.

Bleunuit
Rue du Vieux-Billard 4
Geneva

This is a good value rustic restaurant that attracts a young and trendy crowd.
Located close to the Place du Cirque the Bleunuit offers French cusine during the week and Mexican on the weekends.

Le Mortimer
Place du Bourg-de-Forg 2
Geneva

Le Mortimer is situated in a building dating from 1580 and offers a terrace during the summer months. The menu offers traditional French food and excellent coffee.

La Perle du Lac
Rue de Lausanne 128
Geneva

La Perle du Lac is located in the Mon-Repos park overlooking the lake. This restaurant opened in 1930 and has a beautiful terrace and garden. The cusine is French with the speciality being fish, seafood and an extensive wine list.

Le Comptoir
Rue Richemont 9
Geneva

Le Comptoir is a minimalist bar/restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere. The food is has an Eastern influence with Chinese and Malaysian theme and offers a good range of vegetarian dishes.

Mañana at The Cactus Club
Rue Chaponnière 3
Geneva

Tex-Mex food and music. Hot food served until 11.30 at night.

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Recommended Bars and Nightlife.

Twinroom suggests the following bars in and around Geneva.

Café Cuba
Place du Cirque 1
Geneva

Café Cuba is a Latin style restaurant-bar covering three floors. The cocktail list is extensive and popular with people of all ages. Tapas are on offer as well as a Mexican themed menu including dishes such as fajitas. The Café Cuba also has a dance floor playing salsa music.

Les Brasseurs
20, place de Cornavin
Geneva 1201

This is the only brewery pub in the city and as a result is very popular. Prices are very good here and the bar allows you to order beer in anything from a sample tray to a 5 litre jug!

Café Marius
9, place des Augustins
Geneva 1205

Before becoming a wine bar, the Cafe Marius was a butchers shop. The bar has an art-deco theme and serves a good variety of wine and tapas. Staff are friendly and helpful and are happy to help you choose from the extensive list of wines and tapas dishes.

Le Studio Club
63, route de Thonon
Geneva 1222

Located outside the city centre Le Studio Club is a cocktail bar, restaurant and nightclub. Tables are served by cocktail waitresses serving a wide variety ranging from snacks to gourmet dinners. There is a separate dance floor area with a DJ for dancing.

L'Usine
4, place des Volontaires
Geneva CH, 1204

L'Usine offers something different every night. This venue can be host to anything from poetry readings to concerts and the shows are in a variety of languages depending on the act.

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Shopping

The exclusive shops, jewellers and department stores of Geneva are located around the Rue du Rhône, Rue de la Confédération, Rue du Marché and Rue de la Croix-d'Or.
The antiques quarter and art galleries are in the Old Town and Pâquis and St-Gervais districts.

The city has a number of markets to browse. Amongst them are the flea markets at the Plaine de Plainpalais (Wednesday and Saturday), this is also the location for the fruit and vegetable market on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
The flower, clothes and book markets are open daily and for souvenirs the Place de la Fusterie holds a craft market on Thursdays.

Other Useful Information.

Getting Around
Trams and buses are the main methods of public transport, with a few boats linking the two lakeshores. Trams and buses are efficient and safe and will take you everywhere you want to go, the entire city including the airport is covered by a Zone 10 ticket. A full city pass can be purchased for 1 hour, 1 day or 3 days, tickets must be validated before boarding by punching them in the ticket machine.
Visitors should be aware that taxis are incredibly expensive in Geneva and also charge for luggage.

Renting a bike is a great way to get around the city and to explore the generally flat countryside around.

Where to stay in Geneva

Around Cornavin train station
This is a popular location that is handy for arrivals and departures, and offers some of the cheapest hotels in the city, which is not known for it's cheapness! Some of the streets are seedier than others, but most of the hotels directly in front of the station are of good quality and the area is safe unless you plan to wander around alone at 3am. Everywhere is within easy walking distance of this part of town, and there are loads of trams and buses on offer outside the station.

Lakeside hotels
You'll pay a premium for these prestigious locations but they do offer fantastic views and ease of access to all the major sights in Geneva.

Airport hotels
For the short stay or the budget-conscious visitor, airport hotels represent a very economical option. Travel into the main station from the airport is cheap and only takes 6 mins by train, as it's really not far at all. Most hotels offer free shuttles to and from the airport, so you don't need to worry about arriving with bulky luggage.

For a great selection of good value hotels in all categories and locations in Geneva, follow this link