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Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville
Crissier, Switzerland · Independent · Accessible Luxury
This Crissier restaurant has held three Michelin stars under three consecutive head chefs since 1975, a continuity essentially unique in the guide's history: Fredy Girardet, Philippe Rochat, Benoit Violier, and now Franck Giovannini. Gault Millau named Girardet Cook of the Century in 1989 alongside Paul Bocuse and Joel Robuchon, and La Liste ranked Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville the best restaurant in the world in 2016, all inside what was literally Crissier's town hall.
- Opened 1951
About Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville
- Gault Millau named Fredy Girardet Cook of the Century in 1989, alongside only Paul Bocuse and Joel Robuchon, for work that helped found modern French fine dining.
- La Liste, the aggregated global restaurant ranking compiled from over 500 guides, named it the best restaurant in the world in 2016.
- The restaurant occupies Crissier's actual town hall, the Hôtel de Ville, a municipal building rather than a grand hotel address.
History
The Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, near Lausanne, is a celebrated fine-dining restaurant rather than a lodging hotel. Established around 1951, its building was purchased in 1955, and it has since become one of Switzerland's most storied gastronomic addresses.
The restaurant is defined by an unusually stable lineage of just five chefs: Benjamin Girardet, Fredy Girardet, Philippe Rochat, Benoît Violier, and current chef Franck Giovannini, each of whom has upheld its reputation at the pinnacle of Swiss cuisine.
The setting
6 km from Parc du Bourget on the shores of Lake Geneva. 9 km from Olympic Museum.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville de Crissier — Restaurant · Classic cuisine with local specialties, later refined gourme · Chef Franck Giovannini
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