An independent guide to Val Thorens
There is a wide choice of 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.
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Thorens restaurants map.Restaurants in the Rue de Gébroulaz/Galerie Péclet area of Val Thorens, starting at the top of the hill and working down through the Péclet shopping centre then further down the road.
Scandinavian Brasserie and Wine Bar (formerly John's Scandinavian) is a friendly brasserie, owned and staffed by Swedes and Danes.
There's a cosy atmosphere, and the food is excellent. They have a varied menu, but specialise in fish and seafood. It's not only a restaurant, there's a small and convivial wine bar too.
Their website highlights their homemade Danish ryebread.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 43
Next door to John's, Les Clarines was a French restaurant offering a reasonably priced set menu, as well as dishes à la carte, including the Savoyarde specialities (fondue, raclette, tartiflette).
The website says the owners have sold it, and I will update this entry when I know about the new business.
Tel: +33 479 00 03 53
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
As you might guess, beef steak features prominently on the menu at the Club 72 Steak House. They also do fish and vegetarian dishes.
It's nicely decorated inside, with modern touches in a traditional wooden Alpine setting.
Tel: +33 479 01 31 19
The Belleville Diner is in the Péclet Centre, and offers all-day breakfast and cocktails and beers at après-ski time. The prices are quite reasonable.
There's a tattoo parlour within the Belleville Diner.
Tel: +33 983 87 21 52
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
In the Galerie Péclet, Les Saint-Pères is a nice, unpretentious, French-run restaurant. It 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.
Tel: +33 479 00 02 92
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.
'Friendly staff,good food and affordable wines. Very good desserts!' - Tripadvisor review.
Tel: +33 479 04 18 40
Just down from place Péclet, Le Portillo's restaurant is called La Pause de Pierrette.
The Portillo says its restaurant has a warm and intimate atmosphere. There's a nice terrace hidden around the back of Le Portillo, with a great view of the mountains.
Tel: +33 479 00 00 88
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
Yuki Yama is the dining part of Jackie Kitchen & Club.
The food served is Asian Fusion, with shared dishes. The menu includes sushi.
From 9pm, a DJ starts to build up the atmosphere, and at 10pm the tables are removed so that the venue can turn into a nightclub.
Tel: +33 636 17 10 95
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A cosy Savoyarde specialities restaurant, La Fondue belongs to the Hotel Val Thorens, and is well-run and professional. Opposite the church.
It promises timeless, high-altitude classics - with extra cheese.
Tel: +33 479 00 04 33
An upmarket and comfortable tea room, cocktail bar and restaurant, Alpen Art is run by local snowboarder and artist Aurélie Rey.
Alpine dishes that use local and seasonal products.
Sunny terrace with a view of the Cime de Caron.
Tel: +33 479 07 45 64
One of the most popular restaurants and pizzerias in Val Thorens, the La Face Ouest is in an excellent location in place Caron in the centre of resort. It used to be called Le Scapin.
The décor is stylish; and the food is consistently excellent.
Tel: +33 479 00 05 94
The other big restaurant in the place de Caron, La Maison (formerly le Galoubet), has a large sunny terrace. It is very smart inside too, with amazing fluffy chandeliers.
They are maîtres restaurateurs.
The menu has fondue, raclette, tartiflette, steak, pizza and much
more.
Tel: +33 479 00 00 48
In the former premises of the Chantaco bar, Le Tivoli is a reasonably-priced and popular brasserie and pizza restaurant.
Chef Laurent uses fresh regional ingredients, and makes the pizzas by hand.
Tel: +33 479 23 42 06
Open lunchtime and evening, La Chaumière has some good value specials - the plat du jour, or the menu skieur (main course and dessert of the day).
Savoyarde specialities and beef feature on the menu.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 13
A Val Thorens favourite, which should be on your list 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
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
On two levels and with a large rooftop terrace, Le Rooftop replaces La Paillote which was in the premises for many years.
The menu includes pizzas, burgers, salads and Savoyarde specialities.
Tel: +33 479 00 01 02
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.
It may be going to change decor and name in the 2025/26 Winter season - details to follow.
Tel: +33 479 00 09 63
Also open to the shopping centre, the unromantically-named Pizz'burger attracts clients with its 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
The restaurant at the Oxalys complex is Il Gusto.
Until 2017, 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.
Il Gusto does pizzas, Savoyarde specialities, and Japanese cuisine.
Tel: +33 479 23 26 58
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
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
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
Next door to La Petite Ferme, and part of the same group, La Joyeuse Fondue specialises in fondue, pierrade and raclette.
Tel: +33 479 00 03 88
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
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
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
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
Part of the Chalets du Soleil résidence, La Ferme de Rosalie offers Savoyarde specialities and pizzas.
Tel: +33 479 08 07 29
Bon appétit at the restaurants in Val Thorens!
