This tea room is located right in the middle of les Eaux-Vives, one of the most popular neighborhoods of Geneva. You can either have breakfast when you wake up, with delicious slice of bread or home-made cakes and tea selected among plenty, a big salad at lunch or some amazing tapas at night, with a good red wine.

If you go there in winter, you need to taste their home made hot chocolate, a real delight! I love their home made pies, especially their “apple upside-down”, as the slice is warmed and is served with some sugar cane syrup…

In the summer, a little terrace will welcome you, but you should definitely have a look inside, as the decor worth it. Indeed, couches, lamps, magazines, old radio, a big giraffe in one corner, make this spot a very intimate place where you will definitely feel like you’re in your grandparents’ living-room.

The staff is really great and the beautiful owner is always smiling! The music is always nice and from time to time, a singer comes when the night falls.

Enjoy!

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Le Coup de Girafe | Bars, Coffee & tea | Home-made cake CHF 7.00
18 rue Maunoir | Eaux-Vives | +41227009632
Tue – Thu 07:45 – 00:00, Fri 07:45 – 01:00, Sat 10:00 – 01:00, Sun 10:00 – 17:00

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This is my local tearoom. It’s quite small and very popular among people in the neighborhood so it gets full very fast. I usually take something to go for lunch. They make the best salads and sandwiches.

I think they have about 20 small sandwiches to choose from and they are all at the same price. They even have one with foie gras and fig. My favorite is the goat cheese one. They also have a different kind of fresh soup everyday.

The prices are the lowest I have seen in Geneva. For instance, a menu with a small salad, a sandwich and a drink or a dessert is less than CHF 10.00.

It is originally a pastry shop, so try their little cakes. I think the strawberry pie is my favorite. They also have good chocolate and still make their own creations for special events like Easter, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, etc.

The owners and the team are super friendly and always have a smile on their faces, even when they are super busy, which adds to the charm of this little place as it’s not the case in a lot of places in Geneva…

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Celine et Sebastien | Coffee & tea, Restaurants (Salad/Sandwich) | Soup of the day CHF 5
rue des Eaux-Vives 7 | Eaux-Vives | +41227367804
Mon – Fri 04:30 – 18:30, Sat 04:30 – 14:00

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I often go there for lunch. The food is simply delicious. They cook with fresh products of the season. I love having fish when it’s on the menu but any of their dish of the day is yummy. They do breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer good brunches on Sunday. They also have tapas and if you don’t feel like eating, you can just have a drink.

Chez La Voisine means “At the neighbor’s” and the name fits this place perfectly: simple, pretty, and warm. I really feel at home there. I also love the way they have decorated the place, with colorful Chinese lanterns on the terrace.

The location of the bistro is also wonderful. It is located on the street that I like to call the Champs-Elysées of Geneva as if you take it from the top and go down, you have the best view on the big fountain (Jet d’Eau). Even though it is so close to one of Geneva’s main attractions, you won’t see a lot of tourists there. I also often stop by after I have been on a walk along the lake. It’s nice to just have a coffee there after being in the cold wind.

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Chez La Voisine | Coffee & tea, Restaurants (Intern.) | Dishes from CHF 18.00
rue du 31 Décembre 8 | Eaux-Vives | +41227351498
Mon – Thu 07:30 – 23:00, Fri 07:30 – 02:00, Sat 09:00 – 02:00, Sun 09:00 – 23:00

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