Restaurants in Chamonix — 5 of Our Favourites

Whether it's for a beer or cocktail in the sunny beer garden you're after, or an easy and laid-back dinner of Asian-inspired tapas snacking food, everyone will enjoy the buzzing and lively atmosphere at the Shack. The limited menu is carefully selected and still manages to offer something to please everyone. Vegetarian options available.

Live music in the form of local solo artists, bands and DJs play regularly throughout the warm summer evenings, making it hard to walk past without stopping in to listen and have a tipple or a bite.

Seating is on shared benches and lounge chairs on the street-side terrace, offering a communal, bohemian feel.

Open in summer only. No reservations.

Located on Rue des Moulins, one of the oldest streets in Chamonix, take the stairs up from street level and you will find the restaurant on the upper floors of this entirely renovated building. The main dining area is split-level, bright and spacious with a high vaulted ceiling and modern alpine feel. When the weather warms up, French doors open out onto a perfectly positioned terrace overlooking the river and the Aiguilles du Mont Blanc mountains.

The menu takes you on a culinary journey of modern French cuisine intertwined with Asian influences and flavours. They also have a very popular sushi menu that you can order from in the main restaurant, or enjoy with an apéro in the bar below.

In total, this restaurant can accommodate around 250-300 diners, but the multi-level layout with mezzanine, separate dining room and lounge area creates intimate corners and a cosy ambience throughout in a modern alpine setting. Great for large groups, parts of the restaurant can also be separated off for private dinners or parties.

If you feel like continuing the night after your meal, then you just need to head downstairs to Les Caves, the late night bar area, where DJs will keep you dancing until you are ready to call it a night.

Owners, Wim Robberse and Laurence Claret-Tournier, are also the duo responsible for perennial favourites, La Caleche, offering traditional Savoyard food, La Cabane, the restaurant at the golf club in Les Praz and Le Castel, beside the Les Praz chapel.

Mumma is designed with sharing in mind; the space, the menu, the saké. With everyone in the same room, it's bustling, a little noisy, and full of life.

Born in Stockholm, cooking since he was five years old, resident and chef in Chamonix since 2005, chef David serves a tasty cuisine in a non-pretentious bistrot atmosphere.

The restaurant is small and very popular, so reservation recommended, but some tables are held back for walk-ins, so you can still try your luck if they're fully booked.

Open summer and winter for dinner from 18:30 to 23:00. Closed during interseason periods.

Their concise menu includes different varieties of ramen, curry rice and typical Japanese appetisers such as gyoza or seaweed salad, as well as desserts like mochi.

Compact and bijou inside with only a handful of tables and a few more outside on the pavement. Their menu is also available to take away.

Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30 to 14:00 and from 18:30 to 21:00.

Offering a small dining room, a recently built wooden-decked terrace and takeaway service, this is a great choice if you want to escape from the traditional Savoyard fare. Their set menus, ranging from 26€ to 38€ are great value.

Specialities, apart from a wide variety of sushi and sashimi, include miso soup, tempura, yakitori, udon and soba noodles and mochi for dessert.

Open every day from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 18:30 to 22:00.