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Le Lion d'Or

Address: 5 pl. Pierre-Gautier, Cologny
Phone: 022/7364432
www.liondor.ch

Price range: $$$$
Cuisine: French
Location: Cologny

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Fodor's Review:

The hilltop village of Cologny is Geneva's Beverly Hills with a view, and this sleek, zen, urban-sophisticate takes full advantage of its real estate. Burnished-silk walls and picture windows frame the sun setting over the lake and Jura mountains in the main dining room; the first-floor lounge-bar looks south toward the city; strategically placed orchids soften the enormous portrait in the lobby; and the shaded outdoor patio-terrace floats under a blue sky. The food is modern, light, full of Asian accents, and artfully presented; local celebrity chefs Gilles Dupont and Tommy Byrne roast line-caught sea bass to perfection, serve cardons au gratin with truffles, work magic with shellfish, and grow herbs in the garden below the terrace. The bistro next door shares the restaurant's kitchen, not its prices—grab a cab and come for lunch.

Keep in mind: Reservations essential.
Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
Closed: Closed weekends