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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Annecy from the En Primeur Club guide.

Accolades in Annecy

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Annecy, France
Our guide to Annecy holds three Michelin-starred restaurants and four Michelin stars. The two-star room is Maison Benoît Vidal in Annecy-le-Vieux, a Savoie fine dining kitchen at the forest's edge that serves a tasting menu and keeps an exceptional, extensive wine list. The other starred rooms are L'Esquisse in Old Town (Vieille Ville), where chef Stéphane Dattrino serves surprise tasting menus from seasonal local ingredients, with a sommelier leading the list, and La Rotonde des Trésoms on the Corniche, a glass rotonde with panoramic views over Lake Annecy, a tasting menu, and an exceptional sommelier-led list. Five restaurants in our guide carry an exceptional wine program. Les Parcellaires in Pré Carré keeps over 700 references, including 200 Champagnes, and holds a Star Wine List award. Sommelier-led natural wine sits at Mazette ! in Faubourg Sainte-Claire and at Bloomer, Near Annecy Train Station. Annecy-le-Vieux holds the most venues in our guide.

Michelin-starred restaurants

Three restaurants in our guide hold Michelin stars, for four Michelin stars in total. Each serves a tasting menu, and two of them keep an exceptional wine program.

  • Maison Benoît Vidal

    Maison Benoît Vidal in Annecy-le-Vieux holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 guide and cooks Savoie fine dining at the forest's edge from rigorously sourced local ingredients. The restaurant serves a tasting menu. The wine program is exceptional, and the list is extensive. Gault & Millau names it a Remarkable Restaurant.

  • L'Esquisse

    L'Esquisse in Old Town (Vieille Ville) holds one Michelin star (2026). Chef Stéphane Dattrino runs a 22-seat room for modern French Alpine cooking, with surprise tasting menus drawn from seasonal local ingredients and a prix fixe alongside. A sommelier leads the wine list. Gault & Millau lists the restaurant as Remarkable.

  • La Rotonde des Trésoms

    La Rotonde des Trésoms on the Corniche holds one Michelin star (2026). The room is a glass-enclosed rotonde in Art Nouveau and Deco, with panoramic 180-degree views over Lake Annecy. Cooking is modern French fine dining with local Savoie influences, offered as a tasting menu and à la carte. The wine program is exceptional: an extensive list led by a sommelier.

Exceptional wine programs

Five restaurants in our guide have an exceptional wine program. Three of them are Les Parcellaires in Pré Carré, Mazette ! in Faubourg Sainte-Claire, and Bloomer, Near Annecy Train Station.

  • Les Parcellaires

    Les Parcellaires in Pré Carré works as a French wine bar, with small plates and an à la carte menu. The wine program is exceptional: over 700 references, including 200 Champagnes, chosen by a sommelier with a Michelin-starred background. It holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.

  • Mazette !

    Mazette ! in Faubourg Sainte-Claire is a small traditional bistro from Alsatian chef Maximilien and pastry chef Laura, cooking French classics with Alsatian influences. The wine program is exceptional: an extensive list, natural wine, and a sommelier. Service covers à la carte and a set menu. The latest Michelin award is a Plate for 2025.

  • Bloomer

    Bloomer, Near Annecy Train Station, is a modern French neo-bistro that pairs bistro cooking with a street-food approach. It serves creative small plates and an à la carte menu. The wine program is exceptional: an extensive list, natural wine, and craft cocktails, selected by a sommelier.

Planning FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Annecy have in your guide?

Our guide counts three Michelin-starred restaurants in Annecy, with four Michelin stars in total. Maison Benoît Vidal in Annecy-le-Vieux holds the two-star award. L'Esquisse in Old Town (Vieille Ville) and La Rotonde des Trésoms on the Corniche hold the remaining stars. Vidal cooks Savoie fine dining, L'Esquisse modern French Alpine, and La Rotonde modern French fine dining with local Savoie influences.

Which neighborhood has the most venues in your guide?

Annecy-le-Vieux has the most venues of any neighborhood in our guide, five in total. They are Maison Benoît Vidal, Le Clos des Sens, Le Binôme, Café Brunet, and Le Brazé. Maison Benoît Vidal is the two-star restaurant, and Le Clos des Sens is a hotel with a Star Wine List award and a Michelin Key.

Where are the tasting menus in Annecy?

Tasting menus in our guide appear at six restaurants: Maison Benoît Vidal in Annecy-le-Vieux, La Rotonde des Trésoms on the Corniche, L'Esquisse in Old Town (Vieille Ville), Cozna in Vieille Ville, Saba in Faubourg Sainte-Claire, Old Town, and Choral in Romains.

What wine list styles are strongest in Annecy?

The strongest lists in our guide are the five exceptional wine programs. Extensive lists are the common thread. Les Parcellaires in Pré Carré adds over 700 references, including 200 Champagnes. Mazette ! in Faubourg Sainte-Claire and Bloomer, Near Annecy Train Station, add natural wine under a sommelier.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Café Brunet restaurant in Annecy

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Café Brunet

On Place Gabriel Fauré, one of Annecy's most storied squares, Café Brunet occupies a corner of the city's traditional café culture that has largely held its ground against the tourist trade. The address places it firmly in the civic heart of the old town, where the rhythm of the meal matters as much as what arrives on the table. For visitors orienting themselves in Annecy's wider dining scene, it serves as a useful baseline for understanding the city's everyday register.

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