€€€ · Contemporary alpine
Chetzeron
Homemade alpine cuisine from a former gondola station at 2112m, ski-in
Eating on the slopes
Mountain restaurants, sector by sector
A break in the sun between runs: the guide's mountain restaurants, grouped by sector of the ski area.
In high season, book your table, especially at weekends and during the Worlds. Off season, check they are open before you go up: they follow the lifts' schedule.
Cry d'Er and Chetzeron
€€ · Valais brasserie
Merbe
Bone-aged grilled meats and Croute Merbe on two sun terraces at 1947m
€ · Swiss mountain fare
Restaurant Plumachit
Fondue and mushroom dishes with panoramic Valais Alps views on a hikers' terrace
€€ · Valais alpine and Italian
Cry d'Er Self / l'Atelier Gourmand
Self-service plus a la carte Valaisan-Italian dining at 2200m above the cable car
€€ · Valais alpine
Chez Erwin
Raclette, fondue and Valais platters in a tiny tavern with a panoramic wooden terrace
€€ · Casual mountain fare: burgers & snacks
Le 2006
Ski-in burgers under an opening-roof tent with 4000m-peak panoramas at 2006m
Violettes and Plaine Morte
€€ · Valais alpine
Cabane des Violettes
Fondue and rosti on a panoramic Alps terrace at 2208m, co-owned by Franck Reynaud
€€ · Valais trattoria
Restaurant Les Violettes
Valaisan rosti and beef cheek at the Violettes gondola with a 250-seat sun terrace
€€ · Swiss mountain fare
Plaine Morte
Glacier-top fondue dining at nearly 3000m with 360-degree Mont-Blanc-to-Simplon views
Bella Lui
€€ · Swiss mountain fare
Bella-Lui
Mountain hut with a sun terrace called among the most beautiful in Valais
Aminona
€€ · Valais alpine and Italian
Arnouva
Family-friendly mountain restaurant with pizzas and Valais fare by the Arnouva cable car
€€ · Swiss mountain fare
La Vache Noire
Slope-side grills and Valais platters at 2400m with a 300-seat sun terrace
Elsewhere on the mountain
€€ · Valais alpine
Mayen de la Cure
Rosti, fondue and Valais cheese platters served on a sunny mountain-view terrace
€€ · Traditional Valais cuisine
Le Relais de Colombire
Hearty traditional Valais fare in a restored alpine hamlet with museum and animal park
€€ · Swiss mountain fare
Cabane de la Tieche
Raclette and cheese fondue at a remote alpine hut with breathtaking mountain views