3 Best Restaurants in Geneva, Switzerland

The Hamburger Foundation

$ | Les Pâquis Fodor's choice

Launched as a food truck, the Hamburger Foundation expanded to a classic, American-style burger joint decorated with simple black-and-white tile and red-umbrella-shaded picnic tables on the patio. The menu features three items—a burger, cheeseburger, and bacon cheeseburger, all made from locally sourced Swiss ingredients, including beef that is ground each morning by the in-house butcher. Burgers are served with a green salad, crispy fries, and lightly dressed coleslaw, and a full bar pours cocktails, beer, wine, homemade lemonade, sodas, and milk shakes.

Chez Ma Cousine

$ | Vieille Ville

There are four of these appealingly decorated restaurants around town: this one in Vieille Ville, as well as one on Rue Lissignol in Centre Ville Rive Droite, one in Plainpalais, and one in the International Area. The idea is basic: lunch and dinner, you get half a roast chicken, Provençal-style potatoes, and green salad for SF16.90. Sauce for the chicken is optional (and a bit extra); there are a few additional salads as mains in the same price range. Chez Ma Cousine is understandably popular, not only because the food's cheap and good, but also because sitting outside in the Vieille Ville and International Area is great for people-watching.

Gelateria Arlecchino

$ | Eaux-Vives

The ice-cream maestros at Gelateria Arlecchino, across the street from the Jet d'Eau, crank out some 50 homemade flavors, including ginger-lime, tiramisu, pineapple mint, green tea, licorice, and several sugar-free options.

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