Geneva is located in the south west corner of Switzerland, Close to the French border and surrounded by the Swiss Alps. A modern, affluent city split in two by the Rhône, Geneva is home to the European headquarters of the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the International Red Cross.

Dining Out — With more than a thousand restaurants in the city, you can eat and drink your way around the world in Geneva – at a price. The most visible establishments might give you the impression that you could afford nothing more adventurous than a baguette, but Genevois café culture is alive and well, and inexpensive diners do exist.

If you’re prepared to splash, you could dine as grandly in Geneva as in Paris, London or New York. Be sure to try...

• L’Ange du Dix Vins - 31 Rue Jacques Dalphin, Carouge (022/342 03 18). Much-loved little place, with warm Provençale ochre-and-sky-blue decor and cuisine to match. A convivial atmosphere in both the restaurant and less formal bistro adjacent fits precisely the relaxed appreciation of good food and wine, overseen by a chef “qui oppose au snobisme de la gastro les magies chaleureuses du restau”. Daily specials around Fr.23, full menu Fr.60, truffle menu Fr.110. Closed Sat & Sun.
• Le Béarn - 4 Quai de la Poste (022/321 00 28). Geneva’s premier establishment, supremely elegant and with lavish and inventive cuisine earning plaudits from those in the know. Menus are from Fr.50, but most meals probably won’t remain in mere double figures. Closed Sat & Sun & mid-July–Aug.
• L’Esquire - 7 Rue du Lac (022/786 50 44). Gourmet French cuisine in the unlikely surroundings of an Eaux-Vives backstreet. The place is also a gallery for local artists, and pleasant decor and respectful service aids peaceful digestion of the foie gras and filet mignon de veau. Lunch is Fr.35, evening menus Fr.65–85. Closed Sat lunch & Sun.

Nightlife -Geneva’s nightlife is unlikely to set your pulse racing. As far as popular culture goes, the city suffers from a major image problem both abroad and inside Switzerland, and few bands or DJs come visiting. There are endless venues catering to visiting businesspeople and wealthy locals – formal dinner-dance, yawn worthy cabaret, and vast quantities of strip-shows and hostess bars – but aside from checking out the handful of alternative arts venues, it’s not easy to find what young Genevois get up to … often because they’ve vanished up the road to the cutting-edge clubs in and around Lausanne instead."

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