© Chauffe Marcel
Best burgers in La Plagne
Whilst the French may be famed for their haute cuisine, you’ll still find burger and chips on most menus.
Check out all the best burger choices in the resort this winter.
As well as the main station restaurants, look out for on-the-hill options at the numerous chalet eateries dotted around the resort. A word of warning, however, most French burgers are served rare to medium which can seem a bit undercooked to many British palettes (and particularly to children). Consequently, if you prefer your burger a little more on the well-done side, be sure to stipulate how you want it cooked when ordering.
Worth knowing
As you can see, there are many places to consider when going out for a burger in La Plagne.
Spitting Feathers – Plagne Bellecôte
Spitting Feathers wouldn’t claim to be a restaurant but their burgers are still super tasty and very well priced. Granted, the menu here isn’t the most extensive compared to other venues on this list but, if it’s good value pub grub you’re after (including burgers of course), then you won’t go wrong.
Our personal recommendation would be the Premium Savoyard burger served with local cheese. Other alternatives include a simple beef cheeseburger with fries (available as a single or double) or the delicious Shredded Pork Burger – a pulled pork burger with fries and coleslaw.
Spitting Feathers is also one of the livelier bars in La Plagne with entertainment running til late – definitely enough to keep you amused once you’re finished eating.
Well worth a visit, no matter where you happen to be staying in resort. If your accommodation happens to be further afield, give them a call and they’ll come pick you up – plus take you home.
Le Bonnet – Plagne Bellecôte
Le Bonnet is much more of a daytime haunt, it's a unique fast-food, on-the-hill restaurant located just above the centre of Bellecôte. It closes at 19:00 but also doubles as a great bar with entertainment most days (including DJ sets and live bands).
The fare here is typically fast food in nature but don’t let that put you off, the burgers are lovely. Options include beef, chicken and veggie burgers as well as the house special: a double beef, double cheese feast.
La Godille – Plagne Centre
La Godille is a very popular, highly-rated restaurant located in Plagne Centre.
The menu is very varied but includes a good range of burgers at reasonable prices. Options include a basic hamburger (served with pickles, tomato and American sauce), cheeseburger (as above but with cheddar cheese), le Burger du Chef (a double cheeseburger with cheddar cheese, tomato, onion and American sauce), the Belle Plagne burger (goat's cheese, pickles, American sauce) or, our personal recommendation, the Godille burger (served with Reblochon cheese, bacon, tomato and a secret ‘2000’ sauce).
Other options include a tasty chicken burger (served with cheddar cheese, tomato, onions and pepper sauce) as well as a vegetarian burger (tofu steak, tomato, onions, cheddar cheese and pepper sauce). All burgers are served with fries and side salad.
Chauffe Marcel – above Plagne 1800
Chauffe Marcel is another on-hill bar/restaurant specialising in quality fast food and offering a great après ambience. You likely won’t eat here late but, as daytime stops go, it’s hard to beat with unbroken views onto the Mont Blanc massif and frequent live music/DJ sets.
From 15:00, the outside terrace transforms into a nightclub, though you always have the option of staying inside in the more mellow restaurant area if that’s not your thing.
Chauffe Marcel has become known for its excellent burgers, including the Mac Marcel (served with Beaufort cheese, house fries and salad), the Mac Savoie (served with Raclette cheese, house fries and salad), the Mac Margot (a vegetarian option served with house fries and salad) as well as a plain burger (served with fries and salad).
The White Bear – Plagne Montalbert
The White Bear is one of the most popular bar/restaurants in Plagne Montalbert, one of the lower satellite villages in the Paradiski domain.
This restaurant’s burgers have reached near-legendary status online with rave reviews – as has the bar itself. As for the food, prepare to be spoiled for choice with a range of very reasonably priced burgers including The Classic (served with salad, tomato, caramelised onions, gherkins and burger sauce), The Cheese (with cheddar, salad, tomato, caramelised onions, gherkins and burger sauce), The C & B (with cheddar, bacon, salad, tomato, caramelised onions, gherkins and burger sauce), The Savoyard (with Meule de Savoie, ham, salad, tomato, caramelised onions, pickle and burger sauce) and The Bear (with cheddar, bacon, Rosti, salad, tomato, caramelised onions, pickle and burger sauce).
Other options include two different chicken burger dishes as well as a vegetarian burger.
