About choosing a restaurant in Val Thorens

Featured in: Where to Eat
Updated: 26 August 2025

There's a wide range of restaurants in Val Thorens to suit all tastes and budgets. Read our guide on all the best places to eat and where to find your favourite style of cuisine.

Worth noting is that at lunchtime, most restaurants will offer a well-priced 'Plat du Jour' (dish of the day), normally consisting of locally sourced meat, potatoes and a salad or seasonal vegetables. Most, if not all of the restaurants in resort are child friendly, especially if you let them know in advance. Evening meals are normally served from 19:00, and the restaurants are quieter at this time than later on.

Asian Fusion restaurants

There are a few fine dining establishments here with a few Asian Fusion dishes on their menus, from sushi to noodles and much more. Certainly a change from fondue!

2Mille3 Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Stop off for lunch or dinner at this restaurant which is part of the five star Altapura hotel in resort. Enjoy lunch on the large terrace looking over the Caron summit.
Jacks Restaurant

Where?
Les Menuires

Restaurant and bar in Les Menuires. A place for locals, tourists and seasonaires alike.

Cafes and bakeries

Whether you fancy an all-day breakfast with bacon butties or a simple continental start, there’s plenty to choose from in resort. Or why not dive into French culture with fresh croissants and pain au chocolat from the local boulangerie? Like any French village or town, you’re never far from a bakery offering amazing cakes, pastries, or a morning baguette.

The Creperie and Breakfast

Open for breakfast, snacks, coffee, lunch and dinner daily from 07:30 to 22:00
Le Bel Air Restaurant

Where?
Courchevel 1650

An on the piste restaurant above 1650. Right outside the top of the Ariondaz bubble, this place is an institution in Courchevel.
Rendez-Vous Bar Cafe

Where?
Val Thorens

The Rendez-Vous restaurant has a nice little cosy bar and a terrace right at the bottom of the slopes, for you to enjoy a cup of coffee or an apres ski beer.
Winter Cafe

Where?
Val Thorens
Sucré Salé

Where?
Val Thorens

An independent bakery in the heart of Val Thorens, baking products on site daily.

French restaurants

Throughout the resort you'll easily find a French restaurant to suit both your taste buds and your budget, whether it's homemade Savoyarde specials in a cosy rustic bolthole, or a light airy modern gourmet experience with a wine list and dessert menu to die for.

La Soucoupe Restaurant

Where?
Courchevel 1850

Located at the top of La Loze, this romantically rustic restaurant serves up quality cuisine with meats cooked on the open fire. A very warm and friendly atmosphere.
Le Chalet de Pierres Restaurant

Where?
Courchevel 1850

This authentic Savoyard restaurant welcomes you with a variety of fine-dining possibilities for your lunch break in the Courchevel Valley.
L'Adray Telebar Restaurant

Where?
Meribel

Immerse yourself in the warm and authentic world of their restaurant Le Télébar, a true tribute to traditional Savoyard cuisine. Here, they invite you to discover homemade dishes, carefully prepared using local and quality ingredients.
Chez Pepe Nicolas Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Serving typical Savoyard and Bellevilloise food, this is a real little gem of a multi-generational run mountain restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner, you must book in advance.
Le Blanchot Mountain Restaurant

Where?
Meribel

Le Blanchot has long been considered one of the finest restaurants in the Méribel valley, with a loyal clientele who return year after year to enjoy superior gastronomy in beautiful surroundings.
Bagatelle Restaurant

Where?
Courchevel 1850

Part of the prestigious Bagatelle Bistrot brand, with branches in New York, Ibiza, St Barth, Dubai and London, this mountain restaurant brings yet more luxury to the Courchevel slopes.
La Fondue Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Hotel Le Val Thorens invites you to sample some delicious Savoyard cuisine at this restaurant, located on the side of the pistes in the heart of resort.
La Maison Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

With something on the menu to suit everyone and a good range of cocktails, spirits, wines and beers this is a good spot for some lunch, an afternoon coffee, apres drinks and dinner.
Le Bistrot Gourmand Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

At this restaurant you will find a warm, welcoming atmosphere and fine Savoyard cuisine using local ingredients and traditional recipes.
La Laiterie Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Truffle fondue with champagne, anyone? You can choose from a few different flavours of fondue in this restaurant, each of which harks back to a different region.

Mediterranean restaurants

As with most places, in Val Thorens you don't have to look too far to find a good pizza. Plus many of the French restaurants will also have either a decent pizza and pasta on their menus.

Bagatelle Restaurant

Where?
Courchevel 1850

Part of the prestigious Bagatelle Bistrot brand, with branches in New York, Ibiza, St Barth, Dubai and London, this mountain restaurant brings yet more luxury to the Courchevel slopes.
Il Gusto Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

This Italian restaurant offers gourmet Italian cuisine in the heart of Val Thorens.
La Rotisserie

Where?
Val Thorens

Located in the Fahrenheit Seven Hotel in Val Thorens, it offers an array of dishes for everyone.
Les Saints Peres Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

This recently modernised restaurant in the centre of town serves breakfast, lunch, drinks or dinner and has a lovely sunny terrace for when the weather is fine.

Michelin starred restaurants

Val Thorens currently only has one restaurant with a Michelin star, and it's open for dinner only. Make sure you book well in advance of your planned visit to avoid disappointment.

And if you fancy travelling further out of town, in between Les Menuires and St Martin down the valley from Val Thorens, you will find a tiny village called St Marcel where you'll find a famous three Michelin star restaurant has its home. As you would expect from a restaurant with such a rating the service is impeccable and it is certainly a dining experience. Also if you need somewhere for the helicopter to park, you’re in luck - there’s a spot just across from the restaurant.

Le Diamant Noir Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Gourmet restaurant in a fabulous location with a Michelin starred chef.
La Bouitte Restaurant

Where?
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

Working hand in hand with their loyal staff, day after day, the duo René, Marie-Louise, Maxime and Sophie Meilleur compose subtle gastronomic scores in the idyllic setting of their Savoyard chalet.

Pubs and gastropubs

If you're looking for traditional pub grub there are a number of places in town that offer a good menu, whether it's a quick bite during après, live music, live sports or a hearty meal, these spots can provide all you need.

Le Zinc

Where?
Val Thorens

Le Zinc is the iconic bar at the Hotel Fahrenheit Seven offers a cosy wooden décor and a festive atmosphere with regular live bands and DJs playing.
Rendez-Vous Bar Cafe

Where?
Val Thorens

The Rendez-Vous restaurant has a nice little cosy bar and a terrace right at the bottom of the slopes, for you to enjoy a cup of coffee or an apres ski beer.
La Folie Douce Bar

Where?
Val Thorens

This renowned après-ski venue styles itself as 'the dance floor at the top of the world'. They can't be far wrong when they are situated at a height of 2600m.

Steaks, burgers, grills and BBQs

In Val Thorens, you’ll be spoiled for choice with grill restaurants serving up everything from tender steaks to towering burgers, all with that satisfying, straight-from-the-fire flavour. It’s the perfect way to warm up and recharge, with a laid-back vibe that makes you want to linger a little longer.

Club 72 Steakhouse Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Enjoy an evening in this friendly restaurant and bar located in a busy street in Val Thorens.
Le Monchu Restaurant

Where?
Meribel

Located on the Rhodos piste, this little chalet offers a bistro restaurant and a cosy lounge area.
John's American Restaurant

Where?
Val Thorens

Get ready for a mighty feast, American-style at this Danish-owned Tex-Mex restaurant in Val Thorens.

Takeaway restaurants

Whether it's a takeaway hole in the wall serving up hot sandwiches and a punnet of chips or take away crêpes, you'll find something here. There's even some takeaways that open late to feed you on the way home from the pub.

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