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“La Place de l’Octroi” is a quite famous snack place on the week-ends! Do not come too early as it opens at about 01:00 only. At about 02:00 – 03:00, you’ll see a queue of quite drunk people waiting in front of the window.

You might even see some people that have fallen asleep on the green bench. It happened to a good friend of mine who woke up in the following morning without his glasses and with one shoe only! Do not sleep on this bench…

I always eat “Le Mexicain”, a chicken sandwich. You can also eat pizza, croissants… Delicious for the 03:00 standards!

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Place de l’Octroi | Snacks | Sandwich mexicain CHF 8.00
Rue du Pont-Neuf 2 | Carouge | +41223420715
Fri – Sat 01:00 – 05:00

Image by Luc Berthoud

Do you know the “marchand de vin”(wine merchant) drink? This is a mix of beer – white wine and lemon syrup. Sweet but strong! Le Marchand de Sable has made the marchand de vin its own speciality. It used to be crowded with loud high school students. But the place has changed in 2009. It is brighter and more colourful.

I do not go often to this bar, nevertheless it has to be known as it is a legend in Carouge! If you do not like it, you’ll find plenty other typical bars on the same street as La plage, le Chat Noir, La Forge…

The type of costumers changes depending of the time you go. I found the staff really nice and welcoming!

You can also eat in this bar: meat, tart or empanadas.

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Le Marchand de Sable | Bars, Snacks | Marchand de vin CHF 5.00
Rue Vautier 4 | Carouge | +41223421075
Sun – Thu until 01:00, Fri – Sat until 02:00