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Europe's longest black run. Alpe d'Huez also provides one of the most notorious
stages of the Tour de France, with an average slope gradient of 7.9%.
LE GOUTHÉ €
(95 rue des Moulins; menus €9; 9am-6.30pm Fri-Mon; )
Welcome to the
sweetest of tea rooms. Philippe's smooth hot chocolates with pistachio and ginger-
bread infusions, startlingly bright macaroons and crumbly homemade tarts (such as
mirabelle plum with liquorice) are just the sugar fix needed for the slopes.
Tea Room
LE CHAUDRON €€
( 04 50 53 57 64; 79 rue des Moulins; menus €20-23; dinner)
On a cold
winter's day this chic alpine chalet is guaranteed to give you that warm inner glow.
Funky cowskin-clad benches are the backdrop for a feast of Savoyard fondues and
lamb slow-cooked in red wine to melting perfection.
Savoyard Cuisine
Drinking & Entertainment
Chamonix nightlife rocks. Quaint old riverside rue des Moulins touts a line-up of
drinking holes.
CHAMBRE NEUF
(272 av Michel Croz; )
Cover bands, raucous après-ski drinking and Swedish
blondes dancing on the tables make Chambre Neuf one of Chamonix' liveliest party
haunts.
Bar
MBC
(
www.mbchx.com
;
350 rte du Bouchet; 4pm-2am)
This trendy microbrewery run
by four Canadians is fab. Be it with their burgers, cheesecake of the week, live mu-
sic or amazing locally brewed and named beers (Blonde de Chamonix, Stout des
Drus, Blanche des Guides etc), MBC delivers.
Microbrewery
MONKEY BAR
(81 place Edmond Desailloud; 1pm-2am; )
Slightly grungy, very cool, this party
hotspot has live gigs and DJs several times a week.
Music Bar
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