Via Lattea (Milky Way) – Apres Ski Bars & Restaurants
All Via Lattea ski resorts offer a choice of several good bars and a selection of reasonably priced restaurants. In most villages apres ski is family friendly and relatively a laid back opportunity to relax before dinner.After a hard day on the slopes of Claviere, relax with a drink on the sunny terrace of the Ski Lodge at the bottom of the piste. Many of the local bars serve the famous Italian aperitivo, where you will be offered an assortment of snacks with your pre dinner drink. Sauze d’Oulx is most lively for apres ski and offers a choice of numerous bars and good nightlife as well as plenty of restaurants.
In comparison with other ski resorts, eating out in the Via Lattea is still reasonably priced. There are plenty of pizzerias as well as some good restaurants. Popular pizzerias include Lo Scoiattolo in Sestriere (Tel: +39 0122 750811), The Kilt in Claviere (Tel: +39 0122 878051) and La Lambretta in Fenils (Tel: +39 0122 897257)
Sauze d’Oulx has a number of good restaurants including Il Cantun (Tel: +39 0122 858593), the Old Inn (Tel: +39 0122 858541) and the Chalet del Sole. In Jouvenceaux both the Etoile des Neiges (Tel: +39 0122 858422) and La Fontaine (Tel: +39 0122 858150) offer good home cooked food at reasonable prices.
Rist. da Sandro in Claviere (Tel: +39 0122 897884) provides good quality cooking in a relaxed restaurant close to the ice skating rink. You may also like to visit the Golf Club in Claviere (Tel: +39 0122 878917) for good food in a pleasant environment. Lunch on their sunny terrace overlooking the cross country ski tracks, is enjoyable if you fancy a break from the skiing or boarding.
Cesana has a very pleasant wine bar La Nata, on the central main street where snacks and simple meals are served alongside a good glass of wine. The hotel La Ginestra (Tel: +39 0122 897884) also has a restaurant which serves traditional home cooked food.
Some of the historic villages in the Via Lattea area have some excellent restaurants and if you have your own transport you may like to visit La Selvaggia in Mollieres (Tel: +39 0122 89290), La Locanda di Colomb in Champlas Seguin (Tel: +39 0122 832944), or La Gerla in Fenils (Tel: +39 0122 90400). Booking is advised.