Guidebook for Genève

Avril
Guidebook for Genève

Food Scene

Relaxed bistro across the street.
25 locals recommend
Restaurant Les 5 Portes
8 Rue de Zurich
25 locals recommend
Relaxed bistro across the street.
Antique-filled coffee shop with pastries and other treats. The perfect place to read or meet a friend.
8 locals recommend
La Vouivre
21 Rue des Pâquis
8 locals recommend
Antique-filled coffee shop with pastries and other treats. The perfect place to read or meet a friend.
Relaxed coffee shop, bar and restaurant with a bookish and artsy decor. Mostly sandwiches and salads.
24 locals recommend
Café Art's
17 Rue des Pâquis
24 locals recommend
Relaxed coffee shop, bar and restaurant with a bookish and artsy decor. Mostly sandwiches and salads.
Lively tapas joint and bar. Great place to meet friends.
17 locals recommend
Olé-Olé
11 Rue de Fribourg
17 locals recommend
Lively tapas joint and bar. Great place to meet friends.
A popular spot for young professionals and singles. There's a dancefloor in the basement.
31 locals recommend
Scandale
24 Rue de Lausanne
31 locals recommend
A popular spot for young professionals and singles. There's a dancefloor in the basement.
Delicious French food, especially if you like steak.
12 locals recommend
Restaurant Entrecôte Couronnée
5 Rue des Pâquis
12 locals recommend
Delicious French food, especially if you like steak.
Affordable and fantastic food in a plain setting. This is a social enterprise helping those with addictions to gain experience in the restaurant sector. Open Mon-Fri 7:30 AM to 4 PM. Food is great (no alcohol served).
Maison de l'Ancre
34 Rue de Lausanne
Affordable and fantastic food in a plain setting. This is a social enterprise helping those with addictions to gain experience in the restaurant sector. Open Mon-Fri 7:30 AM to 4 PM. Food is great (no alcohol served).
Just burgers and beer, but at least they do them well.
49 locals recommend
The Hamburger Foundation - Paquis
37 Rue Philippe-Plantamour
49 locals recommend
Just burgers and beer, but at least they do them well.
Thai restaurant that's pretty tasty.
Pad Thaï
50 Rue de Monthoux
Thai restaurant that's pretty tasty.
Warm and exotic decor. The food's not very spicy.
8 locals recommend
Café Gandhi
37 Rue de Neuchâtel
8 locals recommend
Warm and exotic decor. The food's not very spicy.
Tucked away in an alleyway near Rue de Lausanne. Cozy and family run.
Café Népal Geneva
38BIS Rue de Zurich
Tucked away in an alleyway near Rue de Lausanne. Cozy and family run.
Romantic trattoria whose chef explores new ways with old classics.
CIRO Trattoria Gourmet
61 Rue de Berne
Romantic trattoria whose chef explores new ways with old classics.

Getting Around

This is where you'll find underground parking closest to my flat.
Hotel Novotel Genève Centre
19 Rue de Zurich
This is where you'll find underground parking closest to my flat.
The bus station for inter-city travel throughout Europe. Where you catch Ski Bus to Chamonix.
22 locals recommend
Gare Routiere station
Place Dorcière
22 locals recommend
The bus station for inter-city travel throughout Europe. Where you catch Ski Bus to Chamonix.
The main train station.
28 locals recommend
Cornavin
28 locals recommend
The main train station.

Parks & Nature

A festive fondue place, with a patio overlooking the lake. Also good for swimming & sauna, etc. This is the most casual and affordable lakefront dining you'll find. Operating as a non-profit, it's a great place to swim in the summer, and enjoy cheese fondue in the winter.
365 locals recommend
Bains des Paquis
30 Quai du Mont-Blanc
365 locals recommend
A festive fondue place, with a patio overlooking the lake. Also good for swimming & sauna, etc. This is the most casual and affordable lakefront dining you'll find. Operating as a non-profit, it's a great place to swim in the summer, and enjoy cheese fondue in the winter.

Essentials

Big grocery store in a mall. Take the escalators to the lower level. Big selection of affordable Swiss chocolate.
21 locals recommend
Migros Les Cygnes
18-20 Rue de Lausanne
21 locals recommend
Big grocery store in a mall. Take the escalators to the lower level. Big selection of affordable Swiss chocolate.
Coin laundry (Laverie) since no washing machine in the apartment.
Best Laundry Geneva Laverie Geneve Salon Lavoir Lavseul SA
29 Rue de Monthoux
Coin laundry (Laverie) since no washing machine in the apartment.
Dry cleaning and repairs.
Pressing des Pâquis
18 Rue des Pâquis
Dry cleaning and repairs.

Drinks & Nightlife

Quirky bar in an old house. Popular with students.
25 locals recommend
La Petite Reine
15 Pl. de Montbrillant
25 locals recommend
Quirky bar in an old house. Popular with students.
British pub that often plays the big sports matches on the TV.
Grand Duke Pub
8 Rue de Monthoux
British pub that often plays the big sports matches on the TV.
Best place to watch live sports on TV.
11 locals recommend
The Clubhouse Geneva
25 Rue Philippe-Plantamour
11 locals recommend
Best place to watch live sports on TV.
This is the new hangout in the neighbourhood, a bright and spacious coffee shop that turns into a bar at night. Closed Sundays.
18 locals recommend
Qafé Guidoline
24 Rue des Pâquis
18 locals recommend
This is the new hangout in the neighbourhood, a bright and spacious coffee shop that turns into a bar at night. Closed Sundays.

Sightseeing

The tourism office hours: Hours: Hours: Monday 10AM–6PM Tuesday 9AM–6PM Wednesday 9AM–6PM Thursday 9AM–6PM Friday 9AM–6PM Saturday 9AM–6PM Sunday 10AM–4PM
Geneva Tourist Information Office
2 Quai du Mont-Blanc
The tourism office hours: Hours: Hours: Monday 10AM–6PM Tuesday 9AM–6PM Wednesday 9AM–6PM Thursday 9AM–6PM Friday 9AM–6PM Saturday 9AM–6PM Sunday 10AM–4PM
The ferry boats leave from here.
9 locals recommend
Quai du Mont-Blanc
Quai du Mont-Blanc
9 locals recommend
The ferry boats leave from here.

Shopping

Japanese grocer
Uchino
45 Rue de Zurich
Japanese grocer
Thu Hang is an Asian grocery store with take-out food (Banh Mi sandwiches, etc.)
Rue de Monthoux 52
52 Rue de Monthoux
Thu Hang is an Asian grocery store with take-out food (Banh Mi sandwiches, etc.)
Every Thursday evening until 8:30 PM, a convivial neighbourhood gathering with wine and cheese. Popular with aid workers and university students. Also a farmer's market.
Marché des Grottes
1 Pl. des Grottes
Every Thursday evening until 8:30 PM, a convivial neighbourhood gathering with wine and cheese. Popular with aid workers and university students. Also a farmer's market.