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race, and you get this much-loved local favourite. Check the blackboard outside for the
good-value
plat du jour
(Sfr19.90).
LE MAZOT $$
( 021 921 78 22; Rue du Conseil 7; mains Sfr20-40; lunch & dinner Mon-Tue & Thu-Sat, dinner
Sun)
In the heart of the Old Town, this tiny little restaurant with quintessential striped can-
opy and flower-box pavement terrace is an institution of classic local cooking.
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LE CHÂTEAU $$$
( 021 921 12 10;
www.denismartin.ch
; Rue du Château 2; tasting menu Sfr350; dinner Tue-Sun,
closed 3wks Jul-Aug & 2wks Dec-Jan)
Charismatic and engaging, chef Denis Martin is one of
the country's biggest names in Swiss contemporary cooking. His tasting menu - think two
Michelin stars - is a thrilling succession of 25-odd different bite-sized taste sensations,
served in a traditional 17th-century mansion a block from the lake.
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Shopping
Shopaholics, this is heaven! The tiny but perfect maze of boutique-riddled, Old Town
streets that fan out east of central square Grande Place are pure joy to meander. Don't
miss the one-off pieces of jewellery, ceramics, bags and frilly parasols - all of which ex-
ude a real old-world elegance - at
Ozange
(Rue du Conseil 23),
the quirky knick-knacks for
the home at
Balthazar
(Rue du Lac 32)
and the extraordinary electro-mechanical sculptures
by Vevey's resident British goldsmith Charles Morgan at
Galerie d'Art Morgan
(Rue du
Théâtre 9)
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Information
Tourist Office
( 084 886 84 84;
www.montreux-vevey.com
;
Grande Place; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri,
9am-1pm Sat & Sun May-Sep, 9am-noon & 1-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat & Sun Oct-Apr)
Getting There & Around
Vevey is linked by train to Lausanne (Sfr4.90, 15 to 25 minutes) and Montreux (Sfr3.30,
five to 10 minutes).
Or indulge in a scenic lakeside cycle from Lausanne (19km) or Montreux (6.5km):
Alt-
mann Sports
(
021 921 96 77; Rue de la Madeleine 22)
in Vevey rents bicycles.
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