Budget
La Marie Morgane
3 rue frederic taulier, tel +33 4 38 37 03 74. this restaurant serves traditional crepes from the brittany region. both savory and sweet crepes are served, with a plethora of toppings on offer. the restaurant also serves traditional cider. not particularly regional, but very homey and the next-best thing if you're not actually going to britanny.
La Fondue
5 rue brocherie, tel +33 4 76 15 20 72. well known in the southeast of france and western switzerland, fondue is a traditional dish during the wintertime. la fondue restaurant serves traditional fondue emmental and gruyere cheese with mix ins as well as some non-traditional fondues cheddar, for example.
Boulangeries and Patisseries- these little bread and pastry bakeries not only have wonderful tarts and cakes, but they also sell small quiches, panini grilled Italian sandwiches, and cold sandwiches. Grenoble is the walnut capital of France so look for small cakes gateaux with walnut cream, especially during the winter. Other specialties include Chartreuse a herbal liquor traditionally made by the monks of Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the mountains about an hour from Grenoble.
Top end
Restaurant Les Terrasses
Place dã©esse hygie , uriage-les-bains : tã©l. 33 4 76 89 10 80 ; fax. 33 4 76 89 04 62 ; (http://www.grand-hotel-ur...) uriage-les-bains, a small health resort 10 km from town hall of grenoble. this is the only local restaurant with two michelin stars and prices to match, of course.
If you'd like to have an extensive eatery guide with you on your travels, The Guide du Dahu is probably the best restaurant guide to Grenoble. The work of 20 students of Grenoble business school, it includes 300 pages covering restaurants, bars, culture, sport and nightlife. â¬2.50 from tabacs and bookshops in the city. The Petit Futé (http://www.petitfute.com/) series also offers a Grenoble guide, which has an extensive list of restaurants and other businesses.
You can find many good restaurants in the city center, roughly between the Train Station, Place Saint-André and Place Notre Dame. The St-Laurent neighborhood on the northern side of the Isère river has a number of Italian restaurants and pizzerias. There are also a number of restaurants that line the Rue Brocherie and the area surrounding Place aux Herbes. In the winter, try typical Alpine dishes such as fondue, raclette and the legendary tartiflette. La Ferme à Dédé, at 24, rue Barnave, has a menu with many local and regional specialties.