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                <title>Papillon  - Takeaway Food/Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This place was AWESOME. Home made meat pies and samosas and massive fresh salads made everyday! Great value hearty main meals, curries etc to takeaway too. Probably has Chamonix's best vegetarian food options and by far the best coffee we had in Chamonix.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Rusticana</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's actually in Argentiere, up the valley towards La Tour and from what I can tell, used to be a bit of a dive. But it's been totally overhauled by it's new owners and is rad! Lively with a great menu - the Indonesian pork was lush and a plain spaghetti, tomato and basil was really delicious. There is a back area with a big oak table and blackboards with the daily specials written in chalk. Not overtly English but not all tartiflette and chalet-style either. Worth checking out.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Alpage de Balme</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A small restaurant in La Balme, recently converted from a series of old cow sheds. It's near the bottom of the Aiguilette (a short red run with a button lift). There's a lovely sunny terrace and they do great value lunches for around €10. Try the assiette de pisteurs, a huge plate of salad, rosti, goats cheese on toast and lardons.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Les Vieilles Luges</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A rustic restaurant in Les Houches, just off the Col de Voza run (accessed on a signed track through the trees). It's an old farmhouse lovingly converted by an Australian woman, Julie, and her French husband, Claude. Excellent homemade slow-cooked dishes; about €15 for mains]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le 3842 Restaurant</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It's at 3842 metres in the cable car station at the top of the Aiguille du Midi. Advertised as the highest Savoyard restaurant in the Alps (I'm guessing it's the highest in the whole world!) The food is good and the views of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix Aiguilles are fantastic. You basically get a real taste (albeit very much a lite version) of the experience of high-altitude mountaineering. The downside is that it costs 41 euros to get up there.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Refuge Du Lac Blanc</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a fantastic refuge with a great views of Mont Blanc, at 2352m, a few hours uphill climb from Chamonix.  What makes it so great is the food.  Their speciality is long cooked Pig's Cheeks, marinated in wine overnight and then slowly braised throughout the day with herbs, garlic and more wine. Served with immaculate roast potatoes it's the perfect fare after a long hard day's mountain walking. And their huge chunks of rustic mountain cheese are worth the visit alone, not to mention their red wine and deserts.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Office</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Office is a fantastic bar and restaurant next to the town hall in Argentiere. It has a warm and friendly atmosphere and serves great steaks and a delicious sticky toffee pudding. My family ate there four times during our stay and the service and food was consistently superb. They do lots of tasty vegetarian food as well.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Bergerie de Planpraz</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Two thousand metres up and with blissful views, La Bergerie serves a very good gratin and decent steak. Those who are squeamish about offal will want to avoid the andouillette (tripe sausage), which is large and horrible. <br><br>But if you're willing to wait for service and don't mind paying over the odds for Evian (water has to be hiked up the mountain), it really is a beautiful spot.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Elevation 1904</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Great food and atmosphere with the coolest staff in town.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Rusticana</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A really cool little bar in Argentiere, Undescribably makes the best burger in the valley, I recommend the pineapple, beetroot and egg combo, its ace. Perfect apres riding food!!!!]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Cremerie, Argentiere</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A little part of Chamonix how it probably was, once apon a time. Hidden away in the mountain, with no roads, no people; just a little mountain hut specializing in fondu, croute (cheese on baguette), and red wine. Be warned: it only has cheese dishes! And don't be surprised when everyone turns around when you walk through the door; it's a local place for local people. The walk/ride home is rather interesting too.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le Delice</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This little restaurant and tapas bar in Les Houches has been open scarcely a year, but has already built up a great reputation amongst the locals. The food is excellent and they cater well for vegetarians, but it's popular so you'd best book in advance.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le Sarpe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You'll find this delightfully eccentric restaurant in the sleepy hamlet of Les Bois, just next to Flègere. The decor is odd and the lighting a touch bright, but if you're after authentic French cuisine it's the best bar none. It's also excellent value for money (particularly the set menus) and the wine list is excellent.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Munchies</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[With delicious food, cosy atmosphere and great service, this small Swedish-run restaurant is justifiably popular. It has a well thought out Thai-inspired menu, and the best vegetarian food in Chamonix.]]></description>
                
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