La Favola

Frommer's Review

Don't expect anything large or standardized if you opt for a meal in this supremely ethnic Tuscan-style restaurant. It's the best Italian restaurant in Geneva, and its most devoted habitués hail it as the best restaurant in Geneva, period. Set a few steps from the Cathédrale de St. Pierre, it contains only two cramped dining rooms; the family-managed staff would be a lot more comfortable speaking Italian than the clipped versions of French you're likely to hear in most other restaurants in Geneva. The menu is small but choice, varying with the availability of ingredients and the seasons. Look for such delightful dishes as carpaccio of beef; vitello tonnato (paper-thin veal with a tuna sauce); lobster salad; potato salad with cèpe mushrooms; such pastas as fresh ravioli with either eggplant or bolet mushrooms; and a luscious version of tortellini stuffed with ricotta, meat juices, red wine, and herbs. Meat and fish vary daily. Don't even think of coming here on weekends, as the place is locked tight. It contains seating for only 34 diners at a time, so advance reservations are key.

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