Spotted by Locals Geneva

  • Want to go where the locals go?
  • Don’t mind missing a tourist “highlight” or two?

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We are Geneva locals. On this cityblog, we write about the spots we visit.
We hope you enjoy them, and Geneva, as much as we do!
Tout de bon!

Luc Berthoud Delphine Rieder Lorcan Meyfarth
    This tea room is right in the middle of les Eaux-Vives, one of the most popular neighborhoods of Geneva. You can either have breakfast when you wake up, with delicious slice of bread or home-made cakes and tea selected among plenty, a big salad at lunch or some amazing tapas at night, with a good red [...]
    There are some places you do not even remember when and why you have started to go. But something is sure; you always have a drink there when you hang out in the neighbourhood. I like its name (the beach), its clients, its correct prices, its location, not too loud, at the corner of a really [...]
    You might ask yourself why there is this huge deserted place, in the heart of the city. Historically, it was the place sick people were brought to - strategically located outside the city to avoid any epidemic. But thanks to modern medicine, it is now used for episodic events, like when circuses are in town, or [...]
    The English football habits contradict the opening hours of the Springbros. What shall one do if the Merseyside derby is played at 1.30 p.m.? You can go to the Lady Godiva, located right in front of the Uni-Mail university building. This new pub, opened last year, is very fancy - a bit expensive and almost too [...]
    You know autumn has come to Geneva, when you smell the hot chestnuts. In fact, autumn in Geneva is all about chestnuts. Chestnuts all over the ground in the Parc des Bastions , chestnuts on the Treille, grilled chestnuts’ shells to crush - that sound, it’s perfect ! - and that famous grilled chestnuts smell [...]