Keyann Cuisine
Fresh and flavorful Lebanese cuisine with a beautiful interior, wonderful for a date night or a family lunch or dinner.
Restaurants + Cafés
The Lacustre | Lausanne
Panoramic lakeside views with a funky vibe, delicious food, and casual laid back atmosphere.
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Le Perroquet
Move over minimalism. This Lausanne resto-bar is flamboyant, eclectic, and utterly fabulous.
Le Contretemps: A Summer with LoveChick
Le Contretemps is one of those special places, where every single time we take a seat on its lovely terrace, watch our kids run across the perfectly manicured green lawn towards the playground, and gaze out onto the turquoise green waters of the Lake while sipping our sparkling rosé, we look at one another and
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Ça Passe Crème
With a shared history in Lausanne, Steeve and Davide knew that they had an obligation, a duty, to bring the art of coffee to this city. We are so glad they did.
La Table du Beau-Rivage Palace, Croisière Gourmande
Each summer, we set off with the goal of discovering that perfect terrace – the one with the wide open view, uninterrupted by noise, and ideally positioned to glimpse the best of the sunset. Undoubtedly there are lots of great places in the area to eat, drink, and enjoy life al fresco, but this year
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Hoi An BBQ
You know that feeling when you find a little gem hiding in plain sight? That simultaneous how lucky! and but, of course! One Friday nearly six weeks ago, we were moseying along the quais of Ouchy as one does on those optimistic May evenings when daylight stretches into night and the soaring temperatures inspire hours
Bamee Bistrot
Hidden in the St Francois Galleries, there’s a new little spot that seems to be on just about everyone’s radar. We arrived almost exactly at noon and the place was exploding with people waiting patiently to get their hands on this highly sought after lunch. All fresh, all made-to-order, and all packed with authentic Vietnamese flavors. If
Atelier des Gourmands
The best version of feasting with your eyes is the kind where you can then tangibly feast–and savor every bite. Friends, we’ve found a mini-mecca of all that is home-made and delicious.
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Mexicana
When it comes to tacos, Lausanne is such a tease. After years of mediocre Mexican food, Amigo Taco arrived. It was an adorable family operation with tortillas so good they brought tears to our eyes. Our hearts were broken a year later when it shut down. But then a couple weeks ago, we got word
Street Kitchen Café
We met Emma years ago when we couldn’t help but engage her in conversation about her summery “salad” called The Skinny Bitch. She’s fiesty and loving and knows how to handle the heat in the kitchen.
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Chez Tof
Last weekend, while it was pouring down rain we attempted to walk around the morning market, navigating our strollers through the cobble-stoned streets one-handed while the other held an umbrella…a lost cause really. We ended up soaked, grumpy, and longing for an enclosed space in the city where one can unwind with children present. We know:
L’Instant B
At L’Instant B, street food basically means casual dining with an inventive twist. The menu offers several small plates that are great for sharing over cocktails.
La Grappe d’Or
This restaurant is more than its beautiful facade, it’s the setting for stories of romance and intrigue, a vessel of Lausanne history.
Chalet-des-Enfants
A restaurant that specializes not only in locally-sourced food from the neighborhood’s petits producteurs but also in the idyllic manifestation of Swiss country living and perhaps of childhood itself.
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Donutime
There’s not much better in life than a fresh donut (ok, maybe a few things, but it’s pretty high up there). And for the past eight years of our living in Switzerland, we’ve had to rely on our travels abroad to satiate our cravings. But then we caught wind of a newly opened Donut shop
The Coffee Project
Coffeephiles rejoice! A few years ago, if you would have told us that Lausanne would have its fair share of good coffee we would have totally laughed it off. Coffee just wasn’t a priority here, and it left many of us “settling” for an average cup of joe. But alas, Lausanne continues to surprise us in
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Le ContreTemps
There’s a scene in a movie called Big Fish, where after the protagonist has traveled down many harrowing paths, stringing the audience along in several suspenseful encounters, he finally stumbles upon this little idyllic town with soft grassy knolls and warm bulbed lights strung just above the main street. The town provides some much needed
Sky Lounge | Hotel Royal Savoy
THE SKY LOUNGE IS OPEN!! THE SKY LOUNGE IS OPEN!! THE SKY LOUNGE IS OPEN!! Forgive us while we take a moment to collect ourselves… …breathe… …breathe… Ever since we first heard from friends at the Royal Savoy that they wanted to turn the roof top of one of Lausanne’s most venerable old hotels into
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Secret Garden Restaurants & Cafés of Lausanne
The iron grip of winter is slowly lifting, and between now and September, the city will be transformed. Here are our favorite secret garden restaurants and cafes, perfect for sipping Apérol Spritz in the lazy summer sun.
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Au Chat Noir
Last week we got a recommendation from a pretty reliable source (more on that to come) to check out Au Chat Noir–a restaurant we pass by on a regular basis but have never actually entered. Au Chat Noir boasts an authentic French brasserie feel–wood-paneled walls and burgundy leather seats line the perimeter, the decor dated, the