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Best fondue in Les 2 Alpes

Where to go for the best cheese feast in resort

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By Ian Huyton, Updated

You'll find you're unable to resist the urge to eat half a kilo of molten local cheese.

Cheese fondue is an Alpine classic, widely available in Les Deux Alpes. It involves dipping bread into melted cheese and wine, with variations in ingredients and accompaniments. Though often linked to Switzerland, fondue has broader Alpine roots. Its origins are debated, but today it remains a hearty, iconic mountain meal enjoyed after skiing.

Make your own fondue

an image of a cheese fondue

Hosting your own fondue night can be fun, if you're in self-catered accommodation everything you need is readily available in town. Most supermarkets and épiceries - shops selling local farm produce - will loan you a fondue set if you buy the cheese from them. The supermarkets are cheaper but the specialist épiceries and cheese shops will offer a better choice of good-quality, local cheese. You can find plenty of recipes online but the method is fairly simple and yummy.

Top Fondue Spots

La Porte d'a Cote Restaurant, 2 Alpes style of cuisine

La Porte d'à Côte Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Traditional regional cuisine made with local produce all year. 

Lunch and dinner, indoor or on the terrace, they serve specialities such as salads, frogs' legs, snails, rib steak, Savoyard fondue, Bourguignonne fondue (meat fondue), pierrade using Charolais beef, raclette and baked Saint Felicien cheese with genepi.

Open all year. Closed on Monday except during school holidays.

Le Paellou Restaurant, Les 2 Alpes interior

Le Paellou Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Known for its simple, but great, traditional French cuisine and reasonable prices, Le Paellou restaurant is also organiser of the unofficial "World Championship for raclette eaters".

Eat as much fondue or raclette as you can without succumbing to a cheese induced coma - now there's a challenge. Particularly popular with both families (children's menu available) and groups, booking in advance is strongly advised.

Le Trappeur Restaurant, Les Deux Alpes exterior

Le Trappeur Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

This restaurant, open all year, serves local fish, Charolais beef or duck, as well as salads, pastas, and vegetables.

A justifiably popular restaurant which oozes authentic mountain charm. The fondues are excellent, amongst a menu filled with traditional mountain favourites and wild game dishes. Among the very few restaurants which allow fondues and raclettes to be ordered individually. This saves you from having to pressure(!) a friend to share with you when the group all want to order something different. 

They also have special dishes for children such as burgers, ham and chips, ice cream and fruit purée.

The restaurant is usually busy, with a buzzing atmosphere and friendly staff.

Open all year round from 11:30 to 14:30 and from 18:30 to 23:00.

L'Alisier Restaurant, 2 Alpes restaurant terrasse

L'Alisier Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

This restaurant serves Montagnard specialities as well as traditional French gourmet dishes with contemporary touches.

Everything is made with fresh, seasonal produce. The restaurant also has a long and carefully curated wine list, and they offer a children's menu.

Open in summer and winter, from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 19:00 to 22:30.

Le Cellier Restaurant, Les Deux Alpes interior

Le Cellier Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

This restaurant has been in Deux Alpes since 1975.

Specialities include fondue Savoyarde and Bourguignonne (meat foundue), raclette, crozets and meat grilled on the open log fire, all in generous portions.

Open in winter from 12:00 to 22:30, and in summer from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 19:00 to 22:30.

Crepes a Go Go Restaurant, Les Deux Alpes exterior

Crêpes a Go Go Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Serving crêpes, salads and enormous ice creams, this restaurant a good spot to bring the whole family.

A warm and welcoming setting decorated with vintage bric-a-brac, jazz and classical music, a roaring fire, a nice selection of beers and traditional Breton crêpes await you at this restaurant. Towards the Venosc end of town, there is plenty more on offer than crepes,including a very good fondue. They serve up a great range of Montagnard specialties in a setting that fuses rustic appeal with classic French style. 

With seats around an open fireplace, in cosy alcoves, or on the terrace, this is a great location to celebrate a special occasion as a couple or as a group, and a wonderful place to share a fondue with good friends.

Open from Sunday to Tuesday from 10:00 to 17:00, and Wednesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 23:00.

Le Rouge et Noir Restaurant, Les Deux Alpes interior

Le Rouge et Noir Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Refined local montagnard specialities, with age old favourites like tartiflette, raclette and fondue.

Great dishes at excellent value, with a warm and cosy interior and open fire it is a great spot to spend an evening with friends, family or loved ones. Apart from mountain recipes, you can try their duck breast with honey, home-made foie-gras, beef fillet, scallops and prawns. There are also special dishes for children.

Booking is recommended during peak season.  Open from 19:00 to 02:00 except Mondays.

Le Rustique Restaurant, Les 2 Alpes restaurant terrasse

Le Rustique Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Located in the centre of Les Deux Alpes, this small and cosy restaurant serves excellent Savoyard dishes, pizzas and much more.

Choose from the traditional Savoyard food and relax in the friendly atmosphere. With a children's menu, this restaurant is perfect for families or for a cosy romantic meal.

Reservations are required for group bookings as the restaurant is on the small side. Open Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 19:00 to 22:00. On Sundays, open from 12:00 to 14:30.

A white plate with a casserole and a salad on it

Le Petit Charbon de Bois Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

This restaurant puts a new twist on the traditional Pierrade (hot stone) with an individual indoor charcoal BBQ on your table to grill meats.

The restaurant's speciality is fondue and their original charcoal BBQ for grilling meats, which can also cook raclette cheese below. This is a popular combination for families and groups, as it's an original and fun communal cooking and eating experience at your table.

There are other Savoyard options on the menu, including grilled meat dishes, tartiflettes, charcuterie and cheese boards, as well as an enticing desert menu. There is a good and reasonably-priced wine list to wash down your meal.

The restaurant is cosy inside and had limited tables, but if the weather is nice enough there is outdoor seating and blankets are provided to keep you warm.

Open every day from 11:30 - 14:00 and from 18:00 - 22:30.

Chez le Gaulois Restaurant, Les Deux Alpes interior

Chez le Gaulois Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

They also have a shop selling regional delicatessen, which you can try at their restaurant.

A large selection of cheese, cold meats, sausages, wine and specialities such as the summer Beaufort cheese fondue, raclette or reblochonnade. There are nine different fondues available, including a five-cheese version and the very unusual Super-Gauloise champagne fondue. They also offer set menus.

Open daily from 09:30 to 22:00. Restaurant service available in winter from 11:00 to 21:30, and in summer from 09:00 to 21:30.

Several pieces of cheese are stacked on wooden shelves

La Taverne du Brichon Restaurant

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Knowledge and expertise over three generations of knowledgeable cheesemongers has led to the creation of this unique restaurant, offering high quality local cheese-based dishes in their former dairy. A true traditional mountain experience not to be missed.

The family dairy has evolved over generations into a restaurant, where guests now dine in the ageing cellar where the cows were once housed, and where the cheese is still matured. Try their carefully aged cheeses in the form of fondues or raclettes.

Dining is taverna-style, with long tables and convivial atmosphere. It's great for larger groups.

They offer a simple set menu to showcase these their excellent cheeses via these formats. The menu includes starter or side salad, choice of main from the two cheese options, and choice of desert from fromage frais with blueberry jam, or creme brulée made with their fresh dairy produce.

Alternatively, you can choose their cheese-tasting menu, which includes salad, a selection of their cheeses, charcuterie, soup and desert.

There is no set children's menu, but smaller children's portions are available at a cheaper price.

Open daily from 09:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 19:00.

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