LA CALÈCHE
Historic restaurant in Chamonix
The museum restaurant in Chamonix: an experience not to be missed!
Decor rich in history
- Since 1946, la Calèche has probably been the most unusual restaurant in Chamonix.
- Created by the famous Pépé Luc, this extraordinary place takes you on a journey through time
- The restaurant is a veritable museum of Chamonix, where some items were even coveted by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (the authentic 1924 hockey scoreboard).
A family history
- Four generations later, memories of the hotelier family adorn the restaurant walls.
- Objects, photos, copper pots, bobsleighs, and horse-drawn carriages capture our attention with curiosity and wonder.
A culinary journey
- La Calèche is not just an extraordinary place. It is also a very good mountain restaurant.
- The menu of Savoyard specialties and traditional French cuisine has something for everyone: it's a real treat!
- Homemade dishes reign supreme and set the tone for the quality of the flavors and local products.
To name just a few dishes, La Calèche offers:
- Essential Savoyard specialties
- Tartiflette (including a vegetarian version),
- Raclette
- Moelleux du Revard
- Fondues (including truffle fondue and even Swiss fondue or Comté fondue.
- Casseroles like the ones we loved at our grandmothers' houses and signature dishes
Seminars, groups, and private hire
La Calèche can accommodate up to 315 people.
The spaces can be hired privately or semi-privately.
Main room: 140 seats, Mezzanine: 65 seats, Grand Blue: 70 seats, and Petit Blue: 40 seats.
La Calèche is the ultimate experience in Chamonix. This unique and authentic restaurant offers a unique culinary and temporal journey. We love the atmosphere steeped in history and the traditional mountain dishes.
La Calèche, Chamonix's historic restaurant!
Looking for something unique, authentic, and unusual in Chamonix? 🤩
A meal at the historic restaurant @lacalechechamonix is the experience to have! 👌
More than just a Savoyard restaurant, it's a veritable museum with a thousand objects from the past.
The story of a family who, generation after generation, have kept their passion for restaurateurs and hoteliers alive.
At La Calèche, we love:
🫕 Its various fondues
🧀 Its Savoyard specialties
🥘 Its traditional casseroles
And of course, its unique and magical setting! 😍
What a pleasure it was to have lunch at La Calèche dressed in period costume. It transported and moved me, truly!
Especially because the first time I came to Chamonix, in 1995, it was the first restaurant where I dined.
I remember, I tasted a farçon back then.
A memory that, as you can see, remains etched in my mind 🫶🏻
So it's one of the must-do experiences in Chamonix!
