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RESTAURANTS
There has been huge improvement in food on the slopes over the last few years, which is good news for our guests, who only dine out once per week, but eat lunch every day. Val d’Isère is now considered to have some of the best mountain restaurants in the Alps, including the Fruitière, Edelweiss, Signal (named best in Europe in one guide), Trifollet and Tanière. And at valley level are lots of other excellent piste-side restaurants, such as the Grande Ourse, Arolay, Atelier d’Edmond or Clochetons.
None of these was cheap last year, and they’ll seem a lot worse now! But you don’t always have to pummel the platinum to buy lunch. The Brasserie des Sports, the Sun Bar, the barbecue at the Bar de l’Ouillette, The Marmottes self-service or the unlimited buffet at Les Tufs are all surprisingly cheap. And if you really don’t want to waste time or money, a quick slice of tartiflette at Les Clarines or a panino from La Tartine will hit the spot for next to nothing.
In the evening there are some seventy restaurants to choose from, with a similar price range. At the top end are the Michelin-starred Table de l’Ours in the Barmes de l’Ours hotel and several other hotel dining rooms, as well as the piste-side restaurants above. There are literally dozens of perfectly adequate mid-range restaurants, including the Alsace, Belle Etoile, Becca and Vieille Maison, and a few which are really cheap: Chez Marie, for example.
If you can discipline yourself not to feel hungry between noon and 2pm, that’s when the snow is best, the lifts are empty and the pistes deserted. And after that, the restaurants empty out.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings tend to be busy, so if you’d rather eat out on another night, YSE staff will always change their weekly day off (or split it into an evening and the next morning).
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