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Village restaurants

Perhaps nowhere is Les Gets’ low-key sophistication more apparent than in its quietly cosmopolitan dining scene. Purveyors of predictable, hearty Savoyard classics are present and correct, not to mention delicious: Les Copeaux (www.lescopeauxrestaurant.com) dishes up toothsome tartiflette, raclette and legendary steaks in log cabin surroundings, while La Fruitière des Perrières’ (www.fruitiere-lesgets.com) fondues are fromageophile heaven. Modern fine and fine-adjacent dining are also plentiful, as is well-executed international cuisine. Sush’ski (www.sushski-lesgets.com) slings great East Asian fusion food for a palate-cleansing change, while Christiana Restaurant and Bar (www.hotelchristiana.com) makes artworks of its outstanding European and British dishes. 

Artisan pizza and burgers are also in bountiful supply at Les Gets, the former notably at Primo (www.prino-lesgets.com) and the latter at Les Notes Gourmandes (www.lesnotesgourmandes.fr) whose pulled duck and fig burger is the stuff of legend. In the fast-food category, our top honours go to Tartif (www.tartif.com), a takeaway and delivery business serving various restaurant-quality tartiflette varieties and desserts, including through the 24-hour vending machine beside their store. If you’re up for a white-tablecloth splurge, the charming Ferme de Montagne (www.fermedemontagne.com), long a local gourmand magnet, is still our top choice. Meanwhile, La Piste Noire (www.hotel-marmotte.com), one of three restaurants at Hotel Marmotte, has launched a polished, almost exclusively plant-based menu as of winter 2023.

Mountain restaurants

Whether you venture into the Portes du Soleil to sample the restaurants overlooking Morzine and Avoriaz or keep it local on Les Gets’ slopes, you’ve plenty of choices from quick tasty snacks to a three-course déjeuner download. Miniature whipped cream mountains float on the sumptuous hot chocolates served at Mont Chéry’s friendly, busy snack star Le Yéti (00 33 4 50 79 72 92), while La Grande Ourse serves more ambitious cuisine (www.lagrandeourse.eu), at 1725m Les Gets’ highest table. Signature dishes include an unforgettable lobster and scallop tartiflette, tandoori chicken pizza and, on Sundays, a full hog roast. La Grand Ourse also hosts five-course fine dining evenings reached by private piste basher. Barbecue buffs should try La Paika (www.restaurant-lapaika.com) in the La Turche area, where steaks, chicken and fish sizzle with exquisite classic tarts and cakes on standby. Finally, Le Vaffieu (00 33 4 50 79 09 43) supplements Savoyard staples with a range of French classics—their grilled duck with wild mushrooms and oysters and scallops being our succulent standouts. 

Après-ski and nightlife

Your typical Les Gets bon viveur is more dining than disco. While Folie Douce-style decibels don’t tend to trouble the tranquil village ambience, you’ll find enough cosy, convivial bars to tipple somewhere new every day of your stay. L’Igloo (www.igloo-chaletclub.com), Les Gets’ sole disco, keeps its venerable dancefloor open till 6 am with themed nights ranging from 80s to foam parties. Crychar Hotel-Spa’s elegant Le Bacchus stocks over 180 wines (www.crychar.com), and swanky cocktails shine at the sleek Christiania Bar (www.hotelchristiania.com). If it’s more of a just-off-the-slopes beer vibe you seek, L’AprèSki Bar (www.bellevue-lesgets.com) and Le Barbylone (00 33 4 80 00 43 94) will see you right.