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RUSTIC RETREAT
CHEZ PEPE NICHOLAS
1,904M
We’re not sure what the biggest
draw is at this converted barn on
a hillside by Menuires. Is it the St
Bernard called Happy? The warm
welcome offered by owner Eric
Suchet? Or simply snuggling on a
sheepskin-lined chair, enjoying
the cosy, traditional ambience
and hearty Savoie food, from
homemade sausages with
polenta to delicious charcuterie?
chezpepenicolas.com
GO CLASSIC
CHALET DE LA MARINE
2,560M
The Savoie region is home to
some of the Alps’ most hearty
fare and after a cold morning on
the slopes, there are few more
welcome pleasures than a long
lunch in a cosy Alpine lodge, fire
blazing beside you. The
tartiflette
(potatoes cooked in the oven with
bacon, onion, cream and cheese)
is particularly good here.
chalet-val-thorens.com
HIGH TIMES
CARON FREERIDE CAFÉ
3,200M
Giving new meaning to the term
haute cuisine, the Caron Freeride
Café is surely the highest place in
the world where you’ll find
delicious, freshly ground bison
burgers. Sitting atop the Cime de
Caron mountain, one of the
highest points in the Trois Vallées,
the view is more than a match for
the food, though the chips are
pretty darn good too.
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