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Best fondue in Tignes

The guide to must visit restaurants for cheese lovers

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By Tracy Wise, Updated

A highlight of any winter holiday in the Alps is the classic Savoyard cuisine.

One of which is a traditional fondue and if you're heading to Tignes, you'll be happy to hear the resort is littered with great spots to feed yourself into a cheese coma.

Top Fondue Spots

L'Arti Restaurant, Tignes - Le Lac / Lavachet exterior

L'Arti Restaurant

Location
Tignes

Dine in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, in a restaurant that evokes mountain charm mixed with a touch of the seventies. 

There are two dining areas with a total capacity of 50 people; one with stools and high tables and one with more traditional mountain tables.

Diners can enjoy gastronomic cuisine made with passion from quality local products. Every evening you can choose from five different menus offering a selection of entrees, mains, Savoyard specialties and desserts. Plus if there are enough of you then they can create a personalised menu.

The restaurant is open every evening for dinner from 18:45 until 22:30 in winter, they close in summer.

L'Alpage Restaurant, Tignes exterior

L'Alpage des Chaudannes Restaurant

Location
Tignes

This cosy restaurant is located on the massif de L'Aiguille Percée, between Tignes le Lac and Tignes les Boisses.

This fantastic mountain restaurant has a wonderful sun terrace for those beautiful blue bird days or alternatively has a cosy and warm interior for those days when the snow comes in. Enjoy fantastic Savoyard gourmet dishes accompanied by a wonderful selection of Savoie wines.

The restaurant is open daily from December to May, dependent on lift access. Accessible from the top of the Chaudannes chairlift from Tignes Le Lac and Tignes Le Lavachet for both skiers and pedestrians.

Le Brasero Restaurant, Tignes Le Lavachet

Le Brasero Restaurant

Location
Tignes

A cosy and warm interior greet you at this restaurant, where you can choose from a large menu of traditional food.

The friendly staff will serve you delicious, simple dishes and the calm ambience will make you feel welcome and looked after. French Savoyard kitchen, crispy fries, juicy steaks with a choice of chef sauces, seafood, poultry, seasonal vegetables, plenty of desserts, and great wine to wash it all down with

With a bar as well as a restaurant you can have an aperitif on one of the comfy sofas before your meal or choose from great wines and beers to accompany your dishes.

Open daily from 10:00 to 02:00.

Brasserie L'Escale Blanche Restaurant, Tignes exterior

Brasserie L'Escale Blanche Restaurant

Savoyard specialities, pizzas, burgers and much more are on the menu at this restaurant in Tignes Le Lac.

Located right next to the Maison de Tignes in Le Lac, not only can you enjoy a fondue and raclette, but they also do excellent pizzas and burgers and a whole range of main meals to suit everyone’s needs. Serving great food for lunch and dinner and boasting a terrace outside, you can sit in the sun and enjoy your meal or retreat to the warmth inside and warm up with delicious Savoyard food. With a snack bar as well as a restaurant, you can stop for a quick bite to eat whilst out on the mountain or you can have a long leisurely meal.

Booking is recommended during peak season.

La Ferme des 3 Capucines Restaurant, Tignes style of cuisine

La Ferme des Trois Capucines Restaurant

Location
Tignes

It's not hard to see why this is often recognised as one of the best restaurants in Tignes with their own farm produce shop next door the food is as traditional and fresh as humanly possible!

With a logo featuring a cow’s head, you can expect tasty meaty dishes made from fresh ingredients here. Their menu includes Savoyard specialities and a great burger topped with locally produced raclette cheese. It’s a cosy spot perfect for a meal with friends, family or a romantic night out. 

Serving fondue, tartiflettes and many more traditional dishes, you can treat your taste buds at this restaurant. With friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere, it's definitely worth a visit whilst in Tignes.

You should definitely book as La Ferme always gets booked up quickly so hurry to secure your place (by phone only).

O 1800 Restaurant, Les Boisses interior

O 1800 Restaurant

Location
Tignes

Smart but cosy, decorated in wood with soft lighting.

Serving a combination of contemporary French cuisine and traditional Alpine dishes, there is bound to be plenty on the menu to suit all tastes.

They also do special events such as wine tastings throughout the season, enquire for details.

Open daily from December through to April, from 09:00 to 22:00.

L'Armoise Restaurant, Tignes interior

L'Armoise Restaurant

Location
Tignes

Small friendly restaurant that is popular with families for its non-fussy menu and reasonable prices. Traditional French cuisine such as "Coq au Vin" and "Steak Tartare" sit alongside the Savoyard classics of fondue and raclette at this cosy restaurant. Pizzas, pastas and salads are also on the menu - making it a popular choice for families and groups with mixed tastes.

The restaurant is in the centre of Val Claret and is open for lunch and dinner in summer and winter.

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