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Café / Brasserie Restaurants in Val Thorens — 7 of Our Favourites

Find your perfect Val Thorens restaurant, shortlisted by our local experts

There's a wide range of restaurants in Val Thorens to suit all tastes and budgets.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Val Thorens Where to Eat Guide.

Il Gusto Restaurant, Val Thorens style of cuisine

1. Il Gusto Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

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

On the menu alongside delicious pizzas, you'll find all your favourite Italian classics such as antipasti, minestrone, panna cotta and tiramisu plus some new takes on Italian dishes, all served with a gourmet flair.

They're open for lunch to cater for hungry skiers and for dinner service all through the ski season.

You can find the restaurant and bar in the Oxalys residence, which you can reach easily from the slopes or on foot from the centre of resort.

Open daily from 09:00 to 23:00

Chalet de la Marine Restaurant, Val Thorens restaurant terrasse

2. Chalet de la Marine Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

This restaurant in Val Thorens is located at the top of the Cascades chairlift on the Dailles piste. In a great location with an excellent terrace and wonderful views you can enjoy a lunch time meal in the sunshine.

The traditional restaurant with log fires and wooden beams serves traditional Savoyard cuisine and gourmet French cuisine with a dessert buffet! Downstairs, there is a self-service bistro where you can get pizzas, sandwiches, soups, pastas and local specialities.

In the evening, you can access the restaurant on a snow mobile or hike up and enjoy a traditional mountain menu of Savoyard delights, caviar or oysters in the warm and cosy restaurant or inside a Mongolian yurt. At the end of your meal, you can pop your skis back on and make your way down the mountain with a torch-lit descent.

A dining room with tables and chairs and a wooden wall

3. L'Auberge des Balcons Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

The L'Auberge des Balcons restaurant is part of the Balcons de Val Thorens apart-hotel. Located in the resort, but close to the piste that runs through the centre of resort, it's an easy option for a lunchtime ski stop, as well as an evening meal.

The restaurant deco is authentic Alpine style, and you'll feel like you're dining in a cosy mountain chalet. Settle into the comfy interior, or enjoy your lunch on the south-facing terrace overlooking the Val Thorens ski area.

On the menu you'll find classic Savoyarde dishes, as well as a gourmet Italian dishes including raviole, risotte, pizzas, and a good selection of meat and fish dishes.

Large, and spacious, it's able to accommodate up to 250 people over two floors, so it's a great option for larger group bookings. 

Open for breakfast 07:30 - 10:00, lunch 12:00 - 14:00, and dinner 18:30 - 21:30.

John's Scandinavian Restaurant, Val Thorens interior

4. Scandinavian Brasserie and wine bar

Location
Val Thorens

A wine bar and restaurant serving all the Scandinavian classics such as salmon gravlax and salted cod.

Scandinavian dishes featuring freshly baked Danish breads, sit alongside local Savoyard specialities. Other dishes include roasted pork belly, fillet steak, fish and shellfish soup with vegetables and crème fraîche, grilled tuna steak on avocado, herring fillets or John's classic slow cook. There is also a daily chef's special menu as well as a children's menu.

Open every day in the winter season. Bar opens at 17:00 and kitchen opens at 18:00

La Face Ouest Restaurant, Val Thorens restaurant terrasse

5. La Face Ouest Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

Right at the bottom of the slopes, next to the tourist office, with a glorious sunny terrace for those days when the sun shines and a lovely cosy interior for bad weather days and evenings. Serving delicious pizzas, burgers, seafood, pastas, sandwiches, Savoyard specialities and grills there is a wide selection for everyone to choose from. Service is friendly and speedy during lunchtime when the skiers rush hits and more leisurely in the evenings.

The warm and welcoming interior caters for the evening guests and local Savoyard dishes are among the evening dishes you can enjoy, along with some good french wines.

Open every day in winter, all day until late in the evening.

Fahrenheit Seven Terrace Restaurant, Val Thorens restaurant

6. Fahrenheit Seven Terrace Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

This restaurant is located within hotel Fahrenheit Seven in Val Thorens and is an ideal spot to enjoy lunch with stunning views.

Offering good flavoursome dishes and uninterrupted views over the whole ski area, this restaurant will amaze you.

There's seating available inside and outside and the restaurant focuses on preparing simple but tasty dishes with high quality ingredients sourced locally.

open every day for lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and après-ski from 14:30

John's American Restaurant, Val Thorens interior

7. John's American Restaurant

Location
Val Thorens

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

Serving home-made burgers, BBQ spare ribs, steaks, Mexican fajitas, nachos and more. For a meat-heavy menu they actually have a decent number of vegetarian dishes to choose from including veggie burger, fajitas, salad, side dishes, etc.

Open daily from 11:00 until around 23:00 and early opening on Saturdays at 09:00. They have a classic American brunch menu every day.