Tignes

Tignes Resort Restaurants

La Ferme situated close to the base of the Chaudannes chair lift is a gem and it's possible to eat here for lunch too tucked away on the piste and below the chalets. Tignes most rated restaurant is a modern yet traditional restaurant serving delicious local food. The livestock share the building and can be seen through the glass partition. The Campanules is reportedly very good and the Hotel Arbina in the centre of Le Lac provides no nonsense good food, value and service. In Tignes Val Claret the Caveau is great for a treat.

Tignes Mountain Restaurants

For a modern French resort the mountain restaurants in the Tignes (and Val d'Isere) area are pretty good. The Alpage (self service) and Lo Soli (table service) at the top of the Chaudannes chair from Tignes Le Lac are good. The restaurant at the top of Toviere is a good mid morning/afternoon pit stop (crowded at lunchtime). The Panoramic restaurant at the foot of the Grand Motte cable car is lovely especially in warmer, sunnier weather when the large deck comes into its own. The restaurant under the Montana hotel is a good find, serving traditional Savoyarde food. In Tignes Les Brevieres the restaurants in the village (not those at the foot of the slopes) are well worth the ski down: Sachette and Etoile des Neiges.

Tignes Apres Ski

The apres ski scene gets better and better in Tignes every year. Tignes is split into 3 main areas - In Le Lac we recommend the Loop Bar which is always lively, Embuscade, The Alpaka Lodge Bar, Bagus Bar and finally Jacks Club (located inside the bowling alley). In Val Claret bars to look out for include, Cocorico for dancing on tables, Grizzly's (with cow hide lounging areas), Crowded House, The Drop Zone, Saloon Bar, The Couloir later on the nightclubs Blue Girl and Melting Pot are always rocking. With quite a few chalets in Tignes Le Lavachet you will find convenient bars such as Scotty's, TC's Bar, Brasero, Le Lavachet Lounge and if you want to mix with some locals then the friendly Le Bouchon is the place to go.

Tignes Nightlife

Jacks in Le Lac is great for dancing and the Blue Girl in Val Claret are two venues that are particularly recommended. The Hotel Alpaka (Le Lac) bar has plenty of atmosphere but is dimly lit for a reason. The Loop Bar, Grizzly's and Couloir all double up as good after dinner bars that go on late into the night before heading back for a good night's sleep back at your hotel or ski chalet.