Author: Gideon

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Les Sapins

Always a warm welcome, no visit to our apartment goes without a trip to Les Sapins, whether its a lunch in the sun on the terrace watching the skiiers decend into Praz or a cosy evening inside.

Les Sapins is a stalwart of the hamlet of Praz-sur-Arly, one of a handful of great restaurants right on our doorstep. 

The place is very family friendly and  despite feeling very traditional Savoyard, it’s menu is pretty progressive with some interesting additions – even a vegetarian tartiflette – alongside the local favourites. I recommend the hamburger and the duck or, for an event, try the Pierre – where you can cook a variety of meats yourself on a hot griddle at your table. Fondue is top-notch too.

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Pizz’Mountain

While it has a little seating inside and out, most get pizza takeout from family-run Pizz’ Mountain. And what amazing pizza it is. Believe it or not, my kids reckon this is the best pizza in the World! Not in Town, or in France, but the World.

Their pizza’s are made-to-order, ultra thin and the local reblochon cheese joins more traditional pizza ingredients to make these super-yummy. There is a massive variety available on the menus but my advice is to go safe and familiar, some of the more unusual toppings are VERY unusual.

This is often the source of our first meal, when we arrive late with no time to shop. But beware, it can get very busy in season – Winter and Summer – and there can be a long wait and they’ve even run out of dough by 9pm!

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Mountain Restaurant La Montagnette

Perhaps it was the beautiful setting after a dump of snow turned the gentle track at the top of the ski into Flumet from Praz into a Winter wonderland (see here). Or maybe it was the home-made raspberry liqueur we took to warm us up alongside a coffee (and smuggled Twix) but this place totally charmed the pants off us.

Even before we have had the the chance to sample the food, we can’t wait to return to this little chalet in this pocket of pine forest with it’s nooks and gingham table cloths, nestling at the junction of the Dahu and Bellette pistes.

It’s just what you’d imagine the perfect, unspoilt Alpine piste-stop would be but is hard to find in the big resorts. Great service and inexpensive