FAVORITE PLACES
A few good tips / Favorite places in Chamonix-Les Houches
We are delighted to share here a few good tips, good addresses in Chamonix – Les Houches.
Don’t hesitate though to enrich this list or to share your experience in these places
Super Markets
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Super-U Les Houches - Avenue des Alpages, Les Houches : the closest supermarket with :
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reasonably good baguette there … 😊
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gas station as well
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Carrefour Contact Les Houches - 32 Pl. de la Mairie, Les Houches :
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a bit further, but on the way back when skiing in Les Houches
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Carrefour Market Chamonix - 339 Rte Blanche, Chamonix :
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the biggest, and convenient free parking.
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Super-U Chamonix - 117 Rue Joseph Vallot, Chamonix
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Good meat there
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Parking in the backyard of the store. Free with anything bought at the store (therefore an easy free parking in Chamonix 😉 - however, parking there might turn into a nightmare during days of heavy traffic)
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Fresh Food
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Market days:
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Chamonix : on Saturday’s morning (excellent fish there)
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Les Houches : on Monday’s morning
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Down the valley, you also have Grand Frais in Domancy , a supermarket open daily for fresh food
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Meat :
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you can go to Super U Chamonix (see above)
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or to Boucherie du Val d'Arly –156 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix
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Cheese : the best is La Cooperative Fruitière du Val d’Arly - 93 Rue Whymper, Chamonix -
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Ham and Cheese: Le Refuge Payot – 166 Rue Joseph Vallot- Chamonix (or second store at Le Refuge Payot 2 - 255 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix). This is your best place for Raclette supplies ….
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Cakes and Chocolates : Aux Petits Gourmands- 168 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix : real good pastries (as we know how to cook them in France), macarons … and excellent 4810 chocolates (a nice souvenir to bring back, molded per Aiguille du Midi shape)
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Fresh Bread :
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Chez Richard - 21 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix. Best place to buy bread (ask for “baguette tradition”). Good sandwiches there as well (but not always left, as people go there early to buy sandwiches…). And good pastries.
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La Panière - 118 Rue Whymper, Chamonix –sandwiches always available there)
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Ice Creams :
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Chamon'Ice - 84 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix : the best place to have Ice Cream in Chamonix … and then to wander along Chamonix main pedestrian street. 🍦🍦🍦
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Amorino Gelato - 258 Rue du Dr Paccard, Chamonix : ice cream becoming an art .... give it a try !
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Drinks and Restaurants
There are plenty of restaurants in Chamonix. A couple of our favorites are below, knowing that many others can be found (a real good one sits in Le Lavancher but not tested yet …).
Beware however that restaurants on the main city-square / along the main street of Chamonix (Rue du Docteur Paccard) are a bit “tourists traps”…
Booking is strongly advised …!!!! You might have difficult time to get a table otherwise…
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Brasserie de L’M - 81 Rue Joseph Vallot, Chamonix: the place where to go for a drink after a day of skiing, waiting for the sunset facing the Mont-Blanc landscape …
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Elevation 1904 : 259 Av. Michel Croz, Chamonix - https://www.elevation1904.com/ : Fun place after ski for a drink with raw and real mountaineers … American food, mountain videos and live music as well.
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Rocky Pop Hotel - 1476 Avenue des Alpages, Les Houches - Tel : +33485300000 https://www.rockypop.com/chamonix/ : it is next door. Real cozy bar to have a drink (lot of cocktails) and then to have diner (chef is really good this year). Good live music on some evenings (to be checked at the front desk)
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Joia Pizzeria des Moulins - 95 Rue des Moulins, Chamonix – Tel : +33450538947 - https://www.joiachamonix.fr/ : real good Italian food. Very generous portions. It’s a bargain. Real nice waiters. Lively street. Restaurant room on the second floor is quite noisy.. so when booking there, prefer the 1st floor
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Tanpopo - 242 Av. Michel Croz, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Tel : +33450938704 - https://www.facebook.com/tanpopochamonix : a real japanese restaurant with real Ramen...
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Le Shack - 31 Rue Whymper, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Tel : +33450530508- : a cool outdoor place with live DJ some days. Nice place to have a drink and food after skiing.
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Le Monchu - 1 Rue du Lyret, Chamonix – Tel : +33 450530480 - https://lemonchu-chamonix.fr/ : excellent Raclette, Fondue, and grilled meat on hot stones in a nice chalet atmosphere. When booking, ask for a table on the upper floor (not underground…)
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La Cabane des Praz - 23 Rte du Golf, Chamonix – Tel : +33450532327 - https://www.restaurant-cabane-chamonix.com/ : Next to Flégère main Gondola. This is the restaurant of Chamonix Golf Club. Real nice atmosphere. Good food. But somewhat expensive.
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La Folie Douce : 823 Allée Recteur Payot, Chamonix – Tel : +33450551000 - https://lafoliedoucehotels.com/fr/hotel-chamonix/ Never tested, but the place to go for young crowd, music and …. more …. You’ll tell us how it was 😇😈
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The Movie Theater in Chamonix (called the “Vox Cinema”) is all right although a bit outdated, but being progressively renovated - 22 Cr du Bartavel, Chamonix https://www.cinemavox-chamonix.com/. To be noted: by showing your parking ticket you get free parking with your movie.
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Alternatively, a real nice theater can be found is in Sallanches. Ciné Mont-Blanc. 561 Av. de Genève, Sallanches. The place there is brand new with real large screens. It is only 20mn away by car (going back towards Geneva). Free parking https://www.cinemontblanc.fr/
Movies
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You can practice ice skating in les Houches or in Chamonix.
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In Chamonix there is as well a Casino, a Swimming pool, Indoor squash and tennis , ….
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There is also a Bowling in Sallanches (the one in Chamonix provides only 2 lanes ...).
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You will get real nice Spas as well. We can recommend QC Terme – Park the car at the tennis parking and then walk to 480 Promenade du Fori, Chamonix - Tel : +33458380110 - https://www.qcterme.com/fr/chamonix-mont-blanc/qc-terme-chamonix
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And 1 hour away by car you have Annecy and Genève to for nice sightseeing if you have not enough 😊