Nendaz Bars & Restaurants
Nendaz has a couple of apres ski hotspots as well as a variety of themed bars, a nightclub and plenty of restaurant for rarified cuisine to traditional Swiss favourites done well as well as Mexican, Italian and Thai food options.Nendaz Apres Ski
Straight off the slopes you don’t have to go far to the après ski terraces of Les Etagnes and Lime It’s Up for your first vin chaud or beer of the evening. These terraces have a welcoming and convivial atmosphere, but if you prefer something indoors, try Tchin-Tchin, a sophisticated and cosy piano bar with a log fire adjoining L’Arôm’ Antique pizzeria.
There’s a host of friendly and relaxed themed bars in Nendaz, including the Mexican-style Cactus saloon which attracts a chilled, young crowd, Le Malabar (which also has a tiny restaurant in the basement, phone: +41 (0) 27 288 13 68), with a Morrocan-themed interior and serving decent-priced beer and the Canadian Pub, which is a disco-cum-pub decorated with stuffed a moose head on the wall and other paraphernalia.
For those that want to party on into the night, there’s L’Oxygène, a disco that has free entry.
Nendaz Restaurants
There are 30 restaurants in Nendaz, so there is plenty of choice, including the Mont-Rouge Restaurant with a 13-star Gault et Millau rating (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 1166). Gastronomic main are not cheap, but the food is special and is served in elegant surroundings.
Other recommendations are the Trattoria Dei Savi (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 12 68), which has a loyal following for its delectable Italian antipasti, pastas and seafood, L’Arôm’ Antique (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 2510) with its wood-fired pizzas and cozy atmosphere, La Cabane (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 2011) for its generous servings of modern Swiss cuisine in a cute timber chalet, La Poya at Hotel Mont Fort (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 2616), for modern brasserie-style French and Le Chant du Torrent (Tel: +41 (0) 27 288 2446) which serves local specialities such as fondue in an informal atmosphere and is good value.