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Quartier des Grottes

An area with interesting shops and most importantly, a series of residential buildings called "les Schtroumpfs" (1982-1984), where the architects tried to avoid all straight lines, leading to an unconventional Gaudi-like appearance.

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Address: Place des Grottes
Getting there: north of Gare Cornavin
Price: Free

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Drink
Saveurs & Couleurs Café
The Grottes neighbourhood of Geneva has long been a centre for creative types, many of whom can be found of an evening enjoying a glass of wine at this comfy little bistro.
Drink
Café de la Gare
Of the two restaurants attached to the Hotel Montbrillant this is the pick. The beautifully decorated but unpretentious Café de la Gare captures the laid-back feel of some of the best sidewalk cafés in Paris. It's a great place for dinner as well, with excellent Swiss, French, and Italian offerings.
Open until 23:00 dailyBeer and wine: Fr. 3-4
Eat
Brasserie Bagatelle
A centrally located restaurant with a varied menu and moderate prices for being in the middle of Geneva. Really good tartar with French fries.
Daily 11:30-22:30main course and glass of wine Fr. 30
Drink
Les Brasseurs
One of the few brew pubs in Geneva, Les Brass serves three flavours of home brew in the usual half pints, pints, and litre glasses or you can go for one of the giant plastic tubes filled with three to five litres. A small menu of pub food and a full restaurant in the back makes it a good spot to waste an evening.
Tue to Sat until 02:00, Sun and Mon until 00:00Beer: Fr. 3.40-7.40