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Best for · Winter 2026-2027

Historic and family-run restaurants in Courchevel

The longest-standing independent houses in Courchevel include Le Cap Horn, a former refuge at 2,100 m turned into a restaurant in 1954 by Jo Claret-Tournier, who arrived in 1948; Le Tremplin, run by the same family for some sixty years at La Croisette; and La Saulire. The Tournier family also founded Le Lana (1958) and Le Saint Joseph.

Winter 2026-2027 · Updated 24 October 2026

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Le Cap Horn

Altitude restaurant · Courchevel 1850 · €€€€

Ski-in, ski-outDaytime party

Le Cap Horn is a restaurant on the slopes beside the Courchevel Altiport, open since 1954 and the oldest altitude restaurant in Courchevel 1850.

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Le Tremplin

Brasserie at the foot of the slopes · Courchevel 1850 · €€€€

Ski-in, ski-outDaytime party

Le Tremplin is a brasserie at the foot of the slopes at La Croisette in Courchevel 1850, run by the same family for around sixty years and by Jean-Jack Bertrand since 1998.

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La Saulire

Traditional restaurant · Courchevel 1850 · €€€€

La Saulire is a traditional restaurant on Place du Rocher in Courchevel 1850, in a wood-panelled room filled with old mountain objects.

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Which restaurants in Courchevel are family-run and historic?

The longest-standing independent houses in Courchevel include Le Cap Horn, a former refuge at 2,100 m turned into a restaurant in 1954 by Jo Claret-Tournier, who arrived in 1948; Le Tremplin, run by the same family for some sixty years at La Croisette; and La Saulire. The Tournier family also founded Le Lana (1958) and Le Saint Joseph.

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