There is a wide choice of good restaurants in Val Thorens.
You can find the local Savoyarde specialities - fondue, raclette and
pierrade - but there are many other options too. They include French
cuisine, steak and pizza. The quality of restaurants in Val
Thorens is excellent.
Restaurants in Val Thorens: Rue de Gébroulaz/Galerie Péclet
There are restaurants in the Rue de Gébroulaz/Galerie Péclet area of
Val Thorens, towards the top of resort. The restaurants are listed
starting at the top of the hill, and working down through the Péclet
shopping centre, then further down the road.
Val Thorens Restaurants: John's Scandinavian
John's
Scandinavian is a friendly place, owned and staffed by Swedes
and Danes. There's a cosy atmosphere, and the food is excellent. They
have a varied menu, but specialize in fish and seafood. There is also
steak. It's not only a restaurant, there's a small and
convivial bar too.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 43
Val Thorens Restaurants: les Clarines
Next door to John's, Les Clarines is a French
restaurant that offers a reasonably priced set menu, as well as dishes
à la carte, including the
Savoyarde specialities (fondue, raclette, tartiflette). A friendly
welcome and good service.
Tel: +33 479 00 03 53
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Crewzer
Le Crewzer is run by two young Valthorinois. It does burgers and
beer, and is popular with locals and seasonaires - always a good sign.
Tel: +33 679 05 79 34
Val Thorens Restaurants: Club 72 Steak House
As you might guess, beef steak features prominently on the menu at
the Club
72 Steak House. It's nicely decorated inside, with modern
touches in a traditional wooden Alpine setting.
Tel: +33 479 01 31 19
Val Thorens Restaurants: Belleville Diner
The Belleville
Diner is in the Péclet Centre, and offers all-day breakfast and
cocktails and beers at après-ski time.
Tel: +33 479 41 18 25
Val Thorens Restaurants: Favela
Favela is a Latin
American kitchen and a lively bar. It's been here a long time in
one guise or another - it was Val Thorens' first restaurant, le
Gloulou, and more recently it was called El Gringos, Pandora, then le
Panda.
Tel: +33 976 86 82 91
Val Thorens Restaurants: les Saints-Pères
In the Galerie Péclet, Les Saint-Pères is a nice, unpretentious,
French-run restaurant, which is popular with locals and season
workers, and serves reliably good food. They do French cuisine,
pizzas, and Savoyarde specialities. It has a sunny terrace outside.
Café Péclet has become a firm favourite in Val Thorens. It is a
restaurant which is open lunchtime and evenings, with a relaxed,
friendly atmosphere.
Tel: +33 479 04 18 40
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Portillo
Just down from place Péclet, Le Portillo 's
restaurant is called La Pause de Pierrette. It won the status of
Maître Restaurateur from the Guide Michelin in 2015. There's a nice
terrace with a great view hidden around the back of le Portillo.
Tel: +33 479 00 00 88
Val Thorens Restaurants: John's American
The sister (or brother, really) restaurant to John's Scandinavian, John's
American is located next to estate agents Val Thorens
Immobilier, and is a Danish-owned Tex-Mex. They serve home-made
burgers, spare ribs, steaks, fajitas, nachos, and more. Also open for
lunch.
Tel: +33 479 00 05 15
Restaurants in Val Thorens: Place de Caron and Rue Piétonne de Caron
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Fondue
A cosy Savoyarde specialities restaurant, La Fondue belongs to the Hotel
Val Thorens, and is therefore well-run and professional. Opposite the
church.
Tel: +33 479 00 04 33
Val Thorens Restaurants: Alpen Art
An upmarket and comfortable tea room and restaurant, Alpen Art is run by local
snowboarder and artist Aurélie Rey.
Tel: +33 479 07 45 64
Val Thorens Restaurants: Café Face West
One of the most popular restaurants in Val Thorens, the Face West Café is in an excellent
location, in the centre of resort; the décor is stylish; and the food
is consistently excellent.
The other big restaurant in the place de Caron, la Maison (formerly le Galoubet),
has a large terrace too. It is very smart outside and in, with amazing
fluffy chandeliers. In 2015, they became maîtres
restaurateurs. The menu has fondue, entrecote, as well as
different types of pasta and pizza.
Tel: +33 479 00 00 48
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Tivoli
In the former premises of the Chantaco bar, le Tivoli is a reasonably-priced
and popular pizza restaurant.
Tel: +33 479 23 42 06
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Chaumière
Open lunchtime and evening, La Chaumière has some good
value specials - the plat du jour
and the menu skieur (main
course and dessert of the day). Savoyarde specialities and beef
feature on the menu.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 13
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Blanchot
A Val Thorens favourite, which should be on your lists of restaurants
to try during a stay in Val Thores, the Blanchot serves French and
Savoyarde cuisine.
It has an intimate atmosphere, part wine bar, part restaurant. The
Blanchot is distinctive, and provides reliably good food, wine, and
service.
Tel: +33 479 00 05 91
Val Thorens Restaurants: au Mazot
Right down at the end of the rue piétonne de Caron, au
Mazot (formerly au Village) specialises in recipes from the
local area, in an Alpine setting.
It's a little bit out of the way. Prices are modest.
Tel: +33 479 08 63 95
Restaurants in Val Thorens: Galerie Caron
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Paillote
On two levels, the Paillote has a nice ambience, and reasonable
prices. A varied menu includes pizzas. Service is generally very good.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 02
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Piscine
As it opens onto the shopping centre, la Piscine lacks a
little atmosphere, but over the years it has served reliably good
pizzas. It also has a crêpe/waffle concession at the front, and free
wifi.
Tel: +33 479 00 09 63
Val Thorens Restaurants: Pizz'burger
Also open to the shopping centre, the unromantically-named
Pizz'burger attracts clients with cheap prices, free wifi, and big
screen TVs that show music videos and sporting events. This could be
the right place to eat throughout the winter, but perhaps not the
place to take your partner on 14th February.
Tel: +33 479 01 04 21
Restaurants in Val Thorens: Arolles Sector
Val Thorens Restaurants: Il Gusto at Oxalys
The restaurant at the Oxalys complex is Il Gusto, new in winter 2017-18.
Previously, the Michelin-starred chef Jean Sulpice made the Oxalys
the most prestigious establishment in Val Thorens. Sulpice has taken
over the Père Bise restaurant in Talloires as his new venture.
Tel: +33 479 23 26 58
Restaurants in Val Thorens: Rue du Soleil
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Chamois d'Or
A bar, brasserie and pizzeria, the Chamois
d'Or is by the piste and on the rue du Soleil. It has a sunny
terrace, and a large rustic-style restaurant inside. It serves
Savoyarde specialities, steak, duck, and more.
Tel: +33 479 00 08 79
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Rendez-Vous
Le
Rendez-Vous has a large terrace for lunch, and a smart and
modern restaurant for dinner. Risotto, pasta, steak, Savoyarde
specialities, burgers, and pizzas are all available. This restaurant
has a very warm, welcoming feel to it.
Tel: +33 479 00 10 40
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Petite Ferme
Part of a big group (Restoleil), La
Petite
Ferme is a nice pizza restaurant, which is convenient for the
self-catering accommodation in the rue du Soleil.
Tel: +33 479 00 05 12
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Joyeuse Fondue
Next door to La Petite Ferme, and part of the same group, La
Joyeuse Fondue specializes in fondue, pierrade and raclette.
Tel: +33 479 00 03 88
Val Thorens Restaurants: le Vieux Chalet
Le Vieux Chalet has a
touch of class in its décor and food. It's owned and run by Belleville
valley locals (Hudry is the most common surname here).
Tel: +33 479 00 07 93
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Grange
La Grange is a
big restaurant in the Residence Temples du Soleil, that serves people
on half-board there (but is also open to anyone else).
Tel: +33 479 00 05 19
Restaurants in Val Thorens: the Balcons Area
Val Thorens Restaurants: l'Auberge des Balcons
The Auberge has a small bar and
pool table by the entrance. The large restaurant serves Savoyarde and
Italian food. It caters for clients in the Balcons apartments on
half-board, and for anyone else. The food is reliably good, and the
service friendly and efficient. The downstairs section can be hot when
the restaurant is busy.
Tel: +33 479 00 91 91
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Cabane
Also in the Balcons de Val Thorens complex, La
Cabane is more expensive than l'Auberge, and seeks to create
high class, innovative meals.
Tel: +33 479 00 83 84
Val Thorens Restaurants: la Ferme de Rosalie
Part of the Chalets du Soleil résidence,
la
Ferme de Rosalie offers Savoyarde specialities.