Serre Chevalier Bars & Restaurants

Villeneuve’s is full of quaint French restaurants and L’Eau du Ponts, Le Refuge, L Marmotte and Mojo in La Salle les Alpes are recommended. Chantemerle is reputed to have some of the best restaurants in the valley and some of the more popular establishments include Le Loup Blanc, La Cabassa, Le Tryptyche and Le Bruno in Hotel le Plein Sud. Le Cairn in Monetier and Resto Duo in Briancon are also recommended.

Restaurants and bars in Villeneuve (La Salle-les-Alpes)

L’Eau du Ponts is an authentic French restaurant located by the bridge in the old part of Villeneuve and is recommended for French cuisine with both a set menu and a la carte and a sun terrace for lunch outside beside a rushing river. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 88 06.

Le Refuge serves traditional mountain dishes including raclettes, fondues and French specialty ‘la cloche’, a hot medieval bell on which you cook your own meat. The restaurant has a relaxed pleasant environment and offers good food and an interesting eating experience using equipment brought to the table with which to cook your meal. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 78 08.

La Marmotte is an adorable little restaurant in a fairytale house catering for up to twenty covers. The three-course set menu features traditional French mountain cuisine with a home cooked feel. Starters include snails and charcuterie. Desserts are chosen from a selection of huge cakes and tarts on display. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 77 23.

Mojo restaurant has a good atmosphere and offers a great selection of food including salads, steaks, pasta and Thai dishes and a choice of plat du jour and a la Carte menus. Mojo is a great place to dine with friends and includes a very sociable bar, which serves a wide selection of cocktails and has a busy happy hour. The restaurant is open every evening and also at lunchtimes on Saturdays when Mojo’s outdoor terrace by the river is a popular place for lunch on sunny days. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 83 93.

Restaurants and bars in Chantemerle (Saint Chaffrey)

Loup Blanc at the bottom of the Luc Alphan piste in the heart of Chantemerle is an excellent restaurant with a log fire, cozy ambience and top-notch food. The cuisine is influenced by Savoyard and Burgundian culture, creating mountain food with a difference. Loup Blanc is highly regarded and recommended for a classy evening meal with room for 100 guests inside and 70 outside on the terrace. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 14 27.

La Cabassa pizzeria is a lively place to dine on Italian food, crepes and pizzas and is located in the Allee des Boutiques, a parade of shops and restaurants close to the main road. Tel: + 33 (0)4 92 24 06 83.

Le Tryptyche, located in an arcade of shops by the main road, is a restaurant with a difference and offering a choice of dishes with strong Mediterranean influences which are a tasty alternative to the traditional mountain foods served by most restaurants in the valley. Tel: +33 (0) 92 24 14 94.

Hotel Plein Sud is home to the walk-in Le Bruno restaurant which has a welcoming Anglo French ambience and is great value for money with a three-course menu offering a choice of starter, main course and dessert every day. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 17 01.

Restaurant Thai is a small friendly restaurant close to the base area in Chantemerle serving classic Thai dishes to eat in or take away. It’s convenient for a quick meal rather than a restaurant for more leisurely wining and dining. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 50 22 14.

Restaurants and bars in Le Monetier-les-Bains

Le Cairn is a fabulous restaurant specializing in Pizzas but also offers traditional French food al la carte. Located in an old farmhouse building in a narrow street behind the church in Monetier, Le Cairn is typical of the old farmhouse restaurants in the Serre Chevalier valley and offers relaxed dining and pleasant surroundings. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 44 09 91.

Restaurants and bars in Briancon

Resto Duo at the foot of the old town is one of the best restaurants in Briancon with a first rate a la carte menu and is a fabulous place for lunch or dinner. The restaurant has a terrace with one of the prettiest views in the whole valley including panoramic views of La Valle de la Durance on one side and the Serre Chevalier ski area on the other. Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 21 09 18.

Serre Chevalier Restaurant Directory

L’ Eau du Ponts
30 Rue de la Guisane
La Salle les Alpes
05240 Villeneuve
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 88 06
Web: www.eau-petit-pont.com

Le Refuge
45 Rue de la Guisane
La Salle les Alpes 
05240 Villeneuve
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 78 08

La Marmotte
Rue de la Guisane
La Salle les Alpes
05240 Villeneuve
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 77 23

Mojo
Rue de la Guisane
La Salle les Alpes
05240 Villeneuve 
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 83 93
Web: www.mojoserrechevalier.com

Le Loup Blanc
Le Clos Place Telepherique 
Chantemerle Serre Chevalier
05330 Saint Chaffrey
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 14 27

La Cabassa
Allee des Boutiques
Chantemerle Serre Chevalier 
05330 Saint Chaffrey
Tel: + 33 (0)4 92 24 06 83

Le Tryptyche
19 Rue du Centre
Chantemerle Serre Chevalier 
05330 Saint Chaffrey
Tel: +33 (0) 92 24 14 94

Hotel le Plein Sud
Chantemerle Serre Chevalier 
05330 Saint Chaffrey
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 17 01

Restaurant Thai
22 Rue du Centre
Chantemerle Serre Chevalier 
05330 Saint Chaffrey
Tel: +33 (0)4 92 50 22 14

Le Cairn
248 Route de Grenoble
05220 Le Monetier Les Bains
Tel: +33 (0)4 92 44 09 91

Resto Duo
8 Place General Eberle Cote 
Remparts
05100 Briancon
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 21 09 18

Serre Chevalier Apres Ski

Serre Chevalier has a small yet lively apres ski scene and while none of the three village resorts are renowned for late night partying, the bars that offer evening entertainment are full of festive tourists and locals enjoying a variety of vibrant soirees with a friendly ambience.

The free night bus service makes an evening visit to any of the ski resort’s bars possible. The shuttle bus runs every 30 minutes and bus times are written on timetables at the bus stops. 

Apres-ski in Villeneuve (La Salle-les-Alpes)

Villeneuve’s bars are eventful and fun for partygoers. Situated at the base of the mountain in the Place de Aravet, La Grotte is unmissable thanks to its logo painted in enormous Hollywood style letters. By day La Grotte is a busy mountain restaurant serving bar food at reasonable prices with a big outdoor terrace that catches the last of the sunshine, a lively venue with a different apres ski event for Happy Hour every afternoon. By night Le Grotte becomes the valley’s most popular nightspot providing entertainment of all kinds with a different theme each evening, usually packed full of party animals and drinkers. 

Le Per et Noelle is another bar in the Place de Aravet, but which has a more continental ambience and is a popular après ski bar for locals and visitors alike. In between Place de Aravet and the commercial center Le Frog is an inviting bar with a good selection of local draught ales and the relaxed feel of an English pub.

The old part of Villeneuve is home to Mojo, possibly one of the best apres ski bars in the French Alps. Built underneath the arches in a classic old French building, bar Mojo’s has a hearty and decorative interior and is best visited for the two for one cocktail happy hour. The cocktail menu is vast thanks to the impressive knowledge of Mojo’s British owners who have brought years of worldwide bar tending experience to the Serre Chevalier valley and make amazing cocktails. Choose a Beverly Hills, Rusty Nail or an Espresso Martini and enjoy unforgettable evenings of cocktail extravaganza!

Other bars worth mentioning are the LB Bar in the LB hotel which is lovely traditional French building with classic interior including a massive open log fire and an ideal place for a relaxing drink. Further up the street is the Swedish bar at La Vieille Ferme, which is famed for its live music and where evenings usually end packed full of partygoers dancing on the tables; a night not to be missed. 

Apres ski in Chantemerle

Chantlemerle’s best situated bar is The Station, at the foot of the Luc Alphand black run. The terrace offers great views of skiers tearing down the mountain making it a great place to après ski. The bar has a different event every day and night and is lively in the evenings. The recently renovated Piano Bar in Chantemerle with its swanky interior and pianist is a more sophisticated place for a relaxing apres ski drink.

Chantemerle is also home to L’Escapade, Serre Chevalier’s only nightclub. This small nightclub is fairly tacky and expensive with a poor sound system. It’s really only worth visiting for those determined to drink beyond 2am, however, Serre Chevalier’s lively bar scene should offer ample entertainment beforehand and L’Escapade can easily be missed. 

Apres-ski in Le Monetier-les-Bains

Bar Alpen is by far the best après ski bar in Monetier. Located in the centre of the village in a square that has benches for drinkers to soak up the last of the afternoon sun, Bar Alpen is a small hospitable place that offers local draught beers, live bands and Sky sports. A true mountain bar set apart from the hustle and bustle of the ski resort and a great place to spend a few hours in a comfortable atmosphere.

Apres ski in Briancon

Briançon’s best bars are in the old town. Le Choose has a fabulous location next to the Cathedral at the pinnacle of the historic town with views of the enormous cathedral doors directly opposite and echoes of centuries past and knights in shining armor.

Serre Chevalier Apres Ski Bar Listings

Bar Alpen
Rue des Glaciers
05220 Monetier-les-Bains
Serre Chevalier
Tel: + 33 (0) 4 92 24 43 49 
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.baralpen.com

La Grotte
Place de l’Aravet
05240 La Salle Les Alpes
Serre Chevalier
Tel: + 33 (0) 4 92 24 90 19

Le Per et Noelle
Place de l’Aravet
05240 La Salle Les Alpes
Serre Chevalier
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 23 49 71

Le Frog
05240 La Salle Les Alpes
Serre Chevalier
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 71 51
Web: www.le-frog.f

Mojo
Rue de la Guisane
La Salle les Alpes
Serre Chevalier
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 24 83 93
Web: www.mojoserrechevalier.com

The Station
Serre Chevalier
www.stationserrechevalier.com

Piano Bar
14 Allee des Boutiques
Chantelmerle
Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 20 34 30