The wonderful culinary history of Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville in Crissier close to Lausanne in Switzerland starts in 1953 when the legendary Frédy Girardet and Benjamin Girardet founded the restaurant. Frédy Girardet soon became a gastronomic star and his protégé Philippe Rochat became Switzerland’s most prominent chef. Benoît Violier worked closely with Rochat for about 16 years before he in April 2012 took over the helm as the new Chef Patron. Unfortunately for all of us, he died in January 2016.

Let us just make one thing clear right away – Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville is one of the very best restaurants in the world, period. The overall impression will stay in your mind for a long time after your visit and you wish to come back over and over again. The majority of the restaurant’s guests are regulars, and few restaurants in the world manage to keep the same high level of hospitality as this masterpiece manages to do. You will have some of the best French cuisine in the world with some of the most exclusive ingredients available, all executed by a team with competence far beyond most restaurants. The perfect texture of everything you have, the spot-on balance between the flavours and the incredibly high level of consistency are key factors for this restaurant’s success formula.

The cooking is focused on simplicity with few ingredients and with flawless execution, most often with some of the most lavish ingredients available.

Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville was renovated in two major steps, the first step was a complete renovation of the kitchen in 2011 and in August 2012 the new dining room had its opening and a complete transformation of the restaurant was concluded. Hôtel de Ville is already one of the very best restaurants in the world and the new renovation of it secured the gourmet palace to stay amongst the best for a very long time ahead.

Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville have one of the most synchronised and gifted teams in restaurant history so this marvellous gem of a restaurant is a must for everyone.

Written by Andy