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Restaurants in Montchavin — 7 of Our Favourites

Find your perfect Montchavin restaurant, shortlisted by our local experts

La Plagne isn't really a resort for foodies, but there is a range of restaurants in La Plagne to suit all tastes and budgets.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our La Plagne Where to Eat Guide.

Cocotte & Co Restaurant, Montchavin

1. Cocotte and Co Restaurant

Location
Montchavin

Stop for a coffee or a hearty meal at this friendly local restaurant, serving traditional French and Savoyarde cuisine. 

This cosy retro restaurant and café/bar entices both regulars and holiday-makers alike. Offering an affordable regular menu with a good selection of home-made à la carte starters, mains and desserts, as well as special menus for events around Christmas, New Year, St Valentines day.

For the young ones, children's options are available and a limited menu is also available for pre-order and take-away, between 18:30 and 21:00.

If you're just stopping in for a drink, or to accompany your meal, the bar serves local favourites including Brasserie du Mont Blanc beers.

Open in the summer and winter season. Reservation by phone recommended.

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Le Chaudron Restaurant, Montchavin restaurant

2. Le Chaudron Restaurant

Location
Montchavin

This charming traditional mountain restaurant offers all the local specialities including fondue, raclette, tartiflette and Pierre Chaude.

Situated within the Hotel Bellecôte, this wonderful restaurant offers quality cuisine with large portions alongside a first-class service. It is very popular with the locals and not a place you'll find crammed with tourists.

The interior has been decorated in a traditional style and completely fitted out in wood to create a cosy mountain atmosphere.

Along with local specialities, the menu also includes a number of other options from oysters to wild boar casserole to burgers. There is also a special 'little chef' two-course menu for children with options such as chicken nuggets, fish fingers, beef burger and tartiflette followed by ice cream or yoghurt.

The restaurant is open daily for dinner from 19:00.

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L'Origan Restaurant, Les Coches interior

3. L'Origan Restaurant

Location
Les Coches

This restaurant serves a wide menu including pizzas cooked in a wood fire and authentic mountain specialities such as baked Reblochon cheese. They serve wood-fired pizzas, fast lunches, traditional Savoyard dishes for dinner and crepes, hot chocolate and vin chaud in the afternoon. Children are welcome and have their own special menu. The restaurant is located at the foot of the ski pistes in the centre of Les Coches village, easily accessible by skis or on foot.

The owner Chris was formerly a professional sommelier so you can be sure there's good wine to choose from and his wife Odile is known for her authentic Savoyard homecooking.

Open every day in summer and winter, it has a bar and terrace. Open also for breakfast on Saturdays from 07:30.

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La Ferme de Cesar Restaurant, Montchavin restaurant terrasse

4. La Ferme de César Restaurant

Location
Montchavin

La Ferme de César is a charming, traditional restaurant in the old village of Montchavin-les-Coches at the foot of the La Plagne ski slopes. Housed in an authentic restored farmhouse with a large sunny terrace and wood-burning stove inside, it serves hearty Savoyard and French classics alongside homemade pizzas, brasserie-style dishes and sweet crêpes. It’s ideal for lunch, après-ski or dinner in a cosy Alpine setting with friendly service and regional flavours.

Open for lunch it's in an ideal location at the foot of the ski slopes, so can be accessed easily. It has a bar and terrace for après-ski and children are welcome. Specialities include raclette, fondue, reblochonnade, pizzas, Potée Savoyarde and diots with polenta.

Open in winter from 08:00 and in summer from 10:00. They also serve breakfast in winter.

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La Zaccota Restaurant, Montchavin interior

5. La Zaccota Restaurant

Location
Montchavin

An Italian restaurant in Montchavin serving typical Italian dishes and pizzas as well as Savoyard specialities. It is a cosy farmhouse style restaurant at the foot of the Montchavin ski slopes with a terrace. Childrens' dishes and takeaway menus are available.

Open daily throughout the summer and winter seasons from 11:30 to 22:30.

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An image of a ski resort restaurant terrace with snowy mountains in Montchavin Les Coches, La Plagne Paradiski

6. Le Chalet du Carroley Restaurant

Location
Montchavin

Le Carroley is ideally situated at 2,100m on the Carroley piste near to the Salla chairlift.

They serve a selection of hearty local dishes and snacks from 09:00 to 17:00 daily throughout the winter season, their home-made mulled wine comes well recommended.

 

 

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La Taverne du Monchu Restaurant, Les Coches interior

7. La Taverne du Monchu Restaurant

Location
Les Coches

Enjoy the terrace at this Les Coches restaurant, which serves local Savoyard dishes such as cheese fondue, raclette and tartiflette.

Many of the dishes are made with local ingredients such as Alpine cheese and wild mushrooms, freshly prepared seasonal produce.

Open every day from 08:00 to 01:00. Great place to enjoy lunch, apres-ski or dinner.

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About choosing a restaurant in La Plagne

La Plagne isn't really a resort for foodies, but there is a range of restaurants in La Plagne to suit all tastes and budgets. Read our guide on all the best places to eat in La Plagne and where to find your favourite style of cuisine.

At lunchtime you’ll find that most restaurants offer a well-priced plat du jour or dish of the day, usually with locally sourced meat, potatoes and a salad or seasonal vegetables. Almost every restaurant is child friendly, evening meals usually begin at 19:00 and if you arrive then, you’ll enjoy a quieter atmosphere before the restaurant gets busier later on.