Aurélie Chappuis
Aurélie grew up in Carouge, in a family of watch regulators, and has followed the watch fair since it moved to Palexpo. She knows which days the streets of Plainpalais empty out, and at what time the lakeside hotels are fully booked. She only recommends a place if she has walked in through the public entrance.
Bistrot du Bœuf Rouge: the Lyon bouchon of Les Pâquis
On Rue Docteur-Alfred-Vincent in Les Pâquis, the Bœuf Rouge serves Lyon bouchon cooking in a bistro setting. A Google ra…
Holy Cow! Cornavin: the Swiss burger opposite the station
On Place de Cornavin, the Lausanne chain Holy Cow! serves burgers made with Swiss meat at gentle prices, from 11am to 11…
Le Relais de l'Entrecôte: the single menu near Rive
On Rue Pierre-Fatio near Rive, the Relais de l'Entrecôte serves just one menu: walnut salad, entrecôte with the house sa…
Halles de l'Île: the brasserie in the middle of the Rhône
On the island in the middle of the Rhône, the Halles de l'Île occupy a former slaughterhouse with a terrace right on the…
Auberge de Savièse: Valais on your plate, in Les Pâquis
On Rue des Pâquis, the Auberge de Savièse serves fondues, raclettes and Valais dishes in a chalet-style room. More than …
Chez ma Cousine: roast chicken on the Bourg-de-Four
On Place du Bourg-de-Four, Chez ma Cousine serves roast chicken, fries and salads at low prices. The simplest way to eat…
La Clémence: the café on Place du Bourg-de-Four
On Geneva's oldest square, La Clémence is the Old Town's terrace café, from breakfast to midnight. It is named after the…
Café de Paris: the steak with the legendary sauce, since 1930
Two minutes from Cornavin station, the Café de Paris has served a single dish since 1930: entrecôte steak, its Café de P…
Giardino Romano: the Saint-Jean trattoria
On Rue de Saint-Jean, in a residential district on the right bank, Giardino Romano serves Italian cooking to a clientele…
Le Shogun: a neighbourhood Japanese in Eaux-Vives
On Rue du 31-Décembre in Eaux-Vives, Le Shogun serves sushi and Japanese dishes in a small neighbourhood dining room. A …
Chez Philippe: the steakhouse on Rue du Rhône
On Rue du Rhône, in the heart of the watch district, Chez Philippe is the most sought-after meat restaurant in Geneva. A…
Luigia Geneva: the Italian everyone looks for
On Rue Adrien-Lachenal in Eaux-Vives, Luigia is the best-known Italian name in Geneva: Neapolitan pizzas, fresh pasta an…
Restaurant Les Armures: the Old Town's fondue
Opposite the Arsenal in the Old Town, Les Armures serves fondues, raclettes and rösti in a dining room hung with old arm…
Café du Soleil: the Genevans' fondue in Petit-Saconnex
On Place du Petit-Saconnex, away from the quays, the Café du Soleil is the fondue address Genevans recommend to their fr…
Buvette des Bains des Pâquis: the canteen on the lake
On the Bains des Pâquis jetty, the buvette serves a dish of the day at canteen prices and a crémant fondue facing the ha…
Geneva Watch Days, GPHG, Time to Watches: Geneva's other watchmaking events
Watches and Wonders is not Geneva's only watchmaking event. A fair in a villa the same week, a festival in town after th…
The Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva: opening hours, prices and what you will see
It is neither a shop nor a manufacture, but one of the finest watch museums in the world, for ten francs. What you reall…
Fondue in Geneva and Geneva specialities: where to eat it, at what price, and what is local
Fondue is not from Geneva, but Geneva serves it well, and not necessarily at a high price. Three ways to eat it dependin…
Where to eat in Geneva without breaking the bank: real prices, districts and good addresses
Geneva is not expensive everywhere: it is expensive by the lake and near the big hotels. Prices found in 2026 by type of…
Watchmaking in Geneva: museums, manufactures, Rue du Rhône and fairs
Geneva is the capital of watches, but watchmaking is not something you visit like a monument. The museums worth the deto…
Where to stay in Geneva during Watches and Wonders: prices, districts and when to book
One week a year, Geneva's rooms disappear months ahead and their prices double. For Watches and Wonders 2027: the period…
Watches and Wonders 2027 in Geneva: dates, tickets, venues and what the public can see
The world's biggest watch fair returns to Geneva from 5 to 11 April 2027. What the organiser has confirmed, what is not …
The Geneva Motor Show: where does it stand, and what is left at Palexpo?
For more than a century, Geneva was the world capital of car premieres. Not any more: GIMS left the city after a scaled-…
Geneva's palace and grand hotels: which one suits your stay?
In Geneva, the right palace hotel is not the one with the most stars, it is the one that matches your week: the harbour …