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Mediterranean Restaurants in Tignes — 4 of Our Favourites

Find your perfect Tignes restaurant, shortlisted by our local experts

There's a wide range of restaurants in Tignes to suit all tastes and budgets.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Tignes Where to Eat Guide.

La Folie Douce - La Cucucina Restaurant, Val d'Isere

1. La Cucùcina Restaurant

Italian cuisine at the famous La Folie Douce mountain après-ski hotspot

Location
Val d’Isere

Located at the top of the Daille bubble, within the celebrated La Folie Douce hotspot, enjoy gourmet Italian cuisine prepared by a renowned chef and his Italian team.

The restaurant name is two Italian words combined, La Cucina (food in Italian) and Cucù (crazy in Italian). Representing both craziness and Italian cuisine, it's the perfect name for La Folie Douce!

The menu includes traditional dishes with a modern twist, such as:

  • Carpaccio di Sicilia: a gamberoni (shrimp) carpaccio with coral juice and black garlic
  • Pollo alla diavola: a superb spatchcock chicken dish, served with creamy polenta mosto cotto (cooked grape must) and grapes
  • Profiterole di Cucùcina: vanilla cream, a salted caramel centre and hot chocolate coulis.

The restaurant decor is inspired by the works of Italian Renaissance artists and pays particular hommage to Leonardo DeVinci. It's the perfect setting to enjoy your delicious Italian meal.

The restaurant is open for lunch every day from 12:30 to 16:30.

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Jam Bar & Restaurant,

2. Jam Bar & Restaurant

Popular restaurant serving simple Italian food at the bottom of the Palafour lift

A well-rated Italian restaurant serving popular pasta dishes and desserts.

After a hard day on the mountain, what's more warming and welcoming than simple, good, home-made Italian cooking?

At Jam bar, you'll find delicious traditional Italian pasta dishes, including ravioli, carbonara, and tomato-basil, or opt for their generously-topped bruschetta or paninis. If you fancy a lighter bite, they offer Italian anti-pasti of cold meat and cheeses.

Follow it up with traditional Italian coffee, hot chocolate, or the Italian favourite - Bombardino! A selection of ice creams are also available.

Eat in the restaurant, on the terrace, or get it to take-away.

Live music and bands at the bar offer the perfect apres-ski, right at the bottom of the Plafour lift.

Appetizing pizza topped with prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, arugula, and parmesan on a golden, bubbly crust.

3. Pizzeria La Pignatta Restaurant

Italian cuisine in the heart of Val Claret with a wide and varied menu on offer

Location
Tignes

This restaurant in Tignes Val Claret is an excellent little Italian joint, serving a large range of pizzas and delicious dishes that everyone can enjoy. The pizza menu has something for everyone and, if pizza doesn't tickle your fancy you can enjoy pasta, steak, Savoyard dishes and fantastic desserts. They also offer a takeaway menu for those who would like to enjoy their dishes in the comfort of their chalet or apartment.

The pizza menu has something for everyone and, if pizza doesn't tickle your fancy you can enjoy pasta, steak, Savoyard dishes and fantastic desserts. Also you'll find a whole section of dishes that are suitable for vegetarians, including pastas and pizzas, a Josper oven roasted whole cauliflower dish, plus a veggie tartiflette, a mushroom tartiflette, and of course some special fondues.They also offer a takeaway menu for those who would like to enjoy their dishes in the comfort of their chalet or apartment.

Open every day from 11:30 to 22:00.

Tummy Gourmet Restaurant, Tignes - Val Claret restaurant terrasse

4. Tummy Gourmet Restaurant

Artisan pizzas and posh burgers to eat in or take away at the foot of the pistes

Location
Tignes

This piste-side restaurant is ideal for a quick and tasty break during your ski day. Expect artisan pizzas, hearty pasta dishes and a few indulgent burgers all made with quality regional produce. You can eat in or take away and if you’re in Tignes, they’ll even deliver. Serving quality regional produce from the surrounding valleys and just over the mountains in Italy, the menu is bursting with delicious dishes, sumptuous burgers and homemade fries.

If you find yourself in need of a sugar boost in the afternoon, then try one of their famous Belgian waffles and hot chocolate (15:00 to 18:00).

Open daily from 09:00 to 22:00 (during the season), you can eat in or grab something to take away with you.

Pizza delivery service also available throughout Tignes.

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There's a wide range of restaurants in Tignes to suit all tastes and budgets. Read our guide on all the best places and where to find your favourite style of cuisine.

Worth noting is that at lunchtime most restaurants will offer a well-priced 'Plat du Jour' (dish of the day), normally consisting of locally-sourced meat, potatoes and a salad or seasonal vegetables. 

Most, if not all of the restaurants in resort are child friendly, evening meals are normally served from 19:00, and the restaurants are usually quieter at this time than later on.