AndrewD
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Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge, Geneva
While in Geneva I tried a number of restaurants, most recommended by the locals. While I do try to eat local cuisine and drink regional wine and beer when travelling, it seems that much of the best food and ingredients in Switzerland are imported from surrounding countries, such as France and Italy. At least that was my experience over the few days I was there. And I’m happy to be shown otherwise on my next visit. J
But I would like to share with you a Lyonnaise restaurant near Cornavin Railway Station (and the Red Light District – yes even Geneve has one!) called Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge. It was so good I went back twice. Always busy, friendly staff and food cooked with love. Nothing too pretentious, just tasty bistro food. Give it a try when you are in Geneva.
Andrew
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Bistrot du Boeuf Rouge, Geneva
While in Geneva I tried a number of restaurants, most recommended by the locals. While I do try to eat local cuisine and drink regional wine and beer when travelling, it seems that much of the best food and ingredients in Switzerland are imported from sur...
Dinner One
Salade Lyonnaise (Lettuce hearts with bacon, croutons and soft poached egg) Andouillette moutarde (Tripe sausage in mustard sauce) Dessert au choix ou fromage with coffee And some menus to peruse for my PuristS friends in Geneva for SIHH ... ...
Looks tasty
The sausage and the salad especially. For close up pictures, you are a camera other than m9 I assume? cen@jkt
Salade Lyonnaise
Hi Cen, The salad was a particularly good way to start the meal. The photos are a mixture of the M9 with a 50mm Summilux and the D-Lux-4, my usual camra for watch macros over the last few years. The low lighting and white balance was a real challenge for ...
re: dinner one
Looks good, never tried tripe sausage but I would definite try it ( that and the pate on the menu). -MW
Not as stinky as ...
... its reputation suggested. But absolutely full of flavour. And they give you extra mustard sauce and dipping bread. Delicious. Andrew
Thanks chum!...
Hope to be able to report shortly that 'Dinner 3' lived up to the promise. ;-) Cheers, pplater.
Looking forward to your review ...
... and check in to TO for more dinning recommendations. You have enthused me to get off my cartouche and post some up. :-) Happy eating to everyone. Andrew
Looks like a great place!!
Thanks for the post Andrew! Will keep this awesome place in mind when we go to Geneva next March! You're picking up the rangefinder skill nicely there Andrew! Very sharp photos out of the M9 (and that awesome bokeh from the Summilux). What did you think o...
yum yum, especially like Salade Lyonnaise...
... Andrew, your pics make me so hungry now... but i know i shouldn't eat as now the time here is approaching to mid-night. stefan
Dinner Two
Terrine of duck foie gras with brioche Preparation at the table … Saucisson de Lyon pistache, salad de lentilles, pommes Lyonnaise (Warm Lyon Sausage with lentil salad and Lyonnaise potatoes) Tarte au citron (Lemon tart) And more menus to peruse … ...
Delicious Andrew!
The food looks like great French country fare. I remember a place in Lyon that I went to a very, very long time ago called Ma Mere Jean that had simple, hardy food like this.
That meal made me want to ...
... jump on the next flight to Lyon! I loved the food, particularly the sausages. Even the espresso coffee, which wasn't a strong point around Geneva, was excellent. [I guess Nespresso was 'born' in Lausanne, but it was ubiquitous in Switzerland; c onsist...
Lovely place ...
Andrew, Thank you for the gastronomic tour. The food looks very tasty and I loved the details, like the name of the restaurant on the saucer. Cheers, Nilo
Lovely photos Andrew....
Your photos show the ambience of the Bistro and brings the food to life. I like how you indulge in your passions for food,wine,photography and horology in your travels. Cheers,dreamer
gotta try this place on the next visit
Looks like a nice restaurant to visit in Geneva and the food looks tasty. Thanks Andrew for sharing these pics. Regards, ED-209
Beautiful pics, I like them.
That looks like a very nice place, I think I passed by there on my last visit to Geneva, but we went for a "raclette" instead. We have a restaurant here in Valencia that has the same "savoir", and the food is fantastic. I like the focus in your pics, make...