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 Paris butter sauce and fries. Nearly 4,000 Google reviews.
The verdict
The Café de Paris is a Geneva institution, and one of the houses that claim to have invented the famous Café de Paris butter. Since 1930 the menu has been a single dish: entrecôte steak topped with its herb and spice butter sauce, with fries and salad.
Its Google rating of 4.4 from nearly 4,000 reviews proves the formula has not aged.
On the menu
The entrecôte, served in two rounds so it stays hot, and that is all or nearly all. The sauce recipe remains a house secret.
Our advice
It is the ideal address for a first or last meal in Geneva, two minutes from the train. Book in the evening, the room is often full.
Read on: Where to eat in Geneva without breaking the bank and Fondue in Geneva and Geneva specialities.
Sources: the establishment's website, Geneva Tourism, Google Maps (address, rating and reviews checked on 23 October 2026). Distances are walking estimates.
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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.
