The Lausanners' best places for a scrumptious meal

The Café du Simplon, located near the Lausanne train station, invites you to savour a cuisine with French, Balkan and Greek flavours. They also serve coffee, loose teas, freshly squeezed orange juice and breakfast formulas for early risers or travellers waiting for their train. During evenings, explore the brand-new bar next to the restaurant that serves a variety of cocktails and a large selection of beers for aperitif.

Delicious Indian dishes at Chavannes-près-Renens

Moroccan and Lebanese flavours prepared in a traditional way

The world on small plates: lovely tapas served coming from all over the world. Bar and restaurant in the heart of Lausanne.

A grocery store where you will find all your favourite Japanese products.

A Vietnamese restaurant offering fragrant family cuisine.

Organic farm products within the city limits.

An extensive menu which carries us off to Italy.

Located at Rue du Tunnel, La Parada is a Latino American restaurant with a vintage, colourful and warm décor. There, you can savour a selection of typical Latin American dishes such as ceviche, guacamole, quesadilla and tacos while sipping a chilled margarita, mezcal-based cocktail or homemade agua fresca.

A Thai restaurant that takes you on a journey.

The realm of the sweet-toothed and foodies.

Artisan ice cream recipes handed down from generation to generation

Located in the very heart of Lausanne, the Green Gorilla Café serves a variety of refreshing drinks, such as coffees, teas, freshly pressed fruit juices and smoothies. As for food, you’ll find acai bowls, salads packed with superfoods, a homemade granola as well as poke bowls to create yourself.

This shop specialises in products from organic agriculture.

Discover the Café de Prélaz, the ideal place to sip cocktails with friends or savour a delicious meal.

This pretty Belle Époque kiosk now houses a café full of charm. There are a few tables inside and many more outside, at the foot of the church. Don’t leave without admiring the floor mosaic!
That little extra from the food insider "Cuisine Helvetica": Do you see the famous clock? The Lausanne History Museum stored it for 14 years to prevent it from being damaged and put it back up when the café – refurbished in 2012 – reopened.
Favourite snack: The hazelnut tart

Located in the area under the train station, this gelateria offers a large choice of artisan ice creams and sorbets with audacious and seasonal flavours, such as fig, gingerbread or the must-try black sesame.
That little extra from the food insider "ChicandSwiss": You can order tubs of ice cream
Favourite snack: The iced tiramisu

In the heart of Lausanne, this typical tearoom is the perfect place to savour a coffee with a croissant, sandwich or carac before carrying on with your errands in town or shopping at the farmers’ market.
That little extra from the food insider "ChicandSwiss": The breakfast menu.
Favourite snack: The carac

A restaurant dedicated to “fast & casual” eating right in the centre of Lausanne.

In the heart of Lausanne, this legendary address offers local, seasonal dishes, local artistic events and an eco-responsible approach. A friendly place where eating, drinking and chatting go hand in hand.
That little extra from the food insider "Cannelle Rebelle": Marta, the former manager of the café, created a hot chocolate that became famous: an unctuous delight to be discovered!
Favourite drink: The Marta hot chocolate

Discover the Trigo Bakery where they prepare every day quality bread and delicious pastries that draw inspiration from Italian flavours.

Are you tempted by a matcha prepared in the authentic way, a light pastry or hiyoko manju shortbread? Then head to this Japanese patisserie, set up in a former safe factory and with a tearoom!
That little extra from the food insider "¿Quand est-ce qu’on mange?: The so cute hiyoko manju treats shaped like animal heads, to be savoured on the mezzanine tatamis
Favourite snack: The black sesame shortbreads

Discover the Mosto wine shop that offers local wine, cider and beer that are respectful of nature.

Vietnamese specialities in the heart of Lausanne

Ice cream of sorbet? Chocolate or strawberry? To make her ice creams, Malou Zryd uses only selected ingredients and fruits harvested when fully ripe. Whether with classic or lesser-known flavours, her gelati are all very moreish.
That little extra from the food insider "Jennifer Segui": As well as the traditional flavours and some very Sicilian ones such as pistachio and almond, Malou Zryd offers many unusual flavours such as her delicious black sesame.
Favourite snack: The black sesame ice cream

Furniture gleaned from antique markets, books, tables decorated with flowers and placemats … and most of all, a fresh and delicate cuisine that delights both eyes and palate. An address we’d love to keep to ourselves.
That little extra from the food insider "Tania Brasseur": In the evening, chef Fatima Ribeiro regularly organises gourmet meals that blend literature and gastronomy (advance booking only).
Favourite dish: Every daily special!

A five-minute walk from the train station, you’ll find here delicious Indian dishes such as butter chicken and palak paneer. This bright and colourful restaurant also has a large, very pleasant terrace.
That little extra from the food insider "Cuisine Helvetica": When you arrive at your table, poppadum shards and a fragrant chutney await you.
Favourite dish: The lamb biryani

Poke bowls prepared with fresh local ingredients.

Are you looking for a nice restaurant right by the Lausanne train station? Head to the Hungry Bear Kitchen.

Bagels made from fresh produce that transport you directly to the United States

Tasty burgers made with local ingredients

Classed as one of the best hotels in Europe, the Beau-Rivage Palace is blessed with an idyllic location on the shores of Lake Geneva, in Lausanne-Ouchy. This hotel has a longstanding tradition of luxury holidays, but also private meetings and big public conferences.

Delicious sandwiches prepared on demand.

A traditional bakery using time-honoured recipes

Feeling like focaccia or tiramisu? This Italian deli is packed full of charcuterie, cheese, antipasti, fresh pasta and tasty desserts. Hence the queue of famished students from neighbouring schools at lunchtime.
That little extra from the food insider "¿Quand est-ce qu’on mange?": The garnished focaccia with the lovely taste of olive oil.
Favourite dish: The tiramisu

A restaurant which take you on a trip both by its setting and its delicious food.

Delicious dishes that taste of Italy

Renowned for its mouth-watering bánh mì (Vietnamese sandwich) made with crispy baguette, this eatery also serves a variety of authentic soups that will take you on a trip to South-East Asia.
That little extra from the food insider "¿Quand est-ce qu’on mange?": A taste journey across Vietnam with three soups, from the North (phở bò), Centre (bún bò Huế) and South (hủ tiếu).
Favourite dish: The chef’s bánh mì

A pâtisserie-chocolaterie selecting its ingredients wherever possible from the neighbouring region or from further afield in Switzerland.

Perched on the roof of the Conservatory, this art-deco café serves a brasserie-style cuisine, with generous helpings. In the afternoon, the lunch menu gives way to a selection of sharing dishes, salads, burgers and some sweet treats.
Le truc en + de la food insider "Jennifer Segui": When the weather is fair, the rooftop terrace is the dream location to make time stand still, as you’re lulled by the scales escaping from the Conservatory.
Favourite dish: The chicken liver salad

From breakfast to apéro to weekend brunch, this café cum art gallery attracts a semi-arty, semi-student and family clientele. Works by local artists are displayed on the walls and change regularly.
That little extra from the food insider "¿Quand est-ce qu’on mange?": The terrace, with its holiday atmosphere.
Favourite snack: The slice of homemade cake

Ideally located at the train station, this vegetarian and vegan restaurant offers a large buffet of tasty dishes with flavours from near and far. You can enjoy a nutritious meal to eat in or as a takeaway.
That little extra from the food insider "Cuisine Helvetica": In the former Buffet de la Gare, this restaurant is decorated with mural paintings dating from the beginning of the 20th century that represent Swiss tourist spots.
Favourite dish: The “Power Greens”

Awarded the title of Best Worker in France, baker Thomas Marie offers, near the train station, his all-butter pastries and sourdough bread baked using traditional techniques. Resistance is futile!
That little extra from the food insider "Guidegastronomique.ch": Two tables if you’d like to eat in.
Favourite snack: The all-butter croissant

A Japanese tearoom that will take you on a journey

Are you in search of a scrumptious brunch? At the weekend, this restaurant serves a sumptuous all-you-can-eat buffet. During the week, you can eat breakfast there, why not before visiting the museum!
That little extra from the food insider "Cuisine Helvetica": When the weather is fair, enjoy the beautiful terrace that offers an outstanding view over Lake Geneva and the Alps.
Favourite dish: The brunch

As a select meeting place for the people of Lausanne since 1992, this arty bistro and its little underground sister, La Cave du Bleu, are a local institution: eclectic, welcoming, relaxed and atmospheric.

Dishes drawing their inspiration from all over Latin America and served in a welcoming atmosphere.

This bar-restaurant is located just a stone's throw from the Collection de l'Art Brut and the Palais de Beaulieu.

With its abundant natural light, lovely indoor space and pretty terrace, it’s the ideal spot whatever the time of day, particularly in the afternoon for cakes and homemade iced tea.
That little extra from the food insider "The Lausanne Guide": The weekend brunches are incredible and always very popular. You can also enjoy them during the week.
Favourite dish: The sweet and savoury pancakes

Located in the area under the station, the Café de Grancy serves, in an art-deco atmosphere, a tasty, locavore brasserie cuisine that allows itself a few creative, exotically inspired dishes.
That little extra from the food insider "Guidegastronomique.ch": When the weather is fair, book one of the tables on top of the metro line, with a view over the lake.
Favourite dish: The trio of tartare

Traditional yet contemporary, elegant yet friendly, the “BM” serves a bistro-style cuisine based on local products. The magnificent terrace sheltered by a pergola is a must to make the most of long summer evenings!
That little extra from the food insider "The Lausanne Guide": The continuous food service at the weekend, from noon to 10.30 pm!
Favourite dish: The beef tartare

Delicious pizzas to be eaten in, delivered or taken away