Le Poulailler offers an idyllic outdoor brunch spot in a lush garden filled with picnic tables, beanbags, hammocks, sofas, and patio furniture. Each guest gets a hot drink and a glass of fruit juice, toast with butter, honey, and jams, and granola with yogurt, fruit, and muesli. They can then add one of three savory choices, the ‘Elizabeth II’ (an English muffin with a poached egg, beans, and salad), the ‘Pop Ma Plage’ (pancakes, salmon, scrambled eggs, and salad), or the ‘Clubber for Night’ (a club sandwich with salad and a fried egg).
Address & telephone number: 32 Avenue de Loverchy, Annecy, France, +33 760334360
Stepping into Audrey Bottelier’s delightfully twee tearoom Sur les Pas de la Petite Botte feels just like coming home. From the antique porcelain crockery to the comfy armchairs and homemade cakes (made to Grandmother Bottelier’s recipe), there is a relaxing ambiance here. Brunch consists of fresh fruit juices, eggs, ham, pastries, croissants, toast with jams and organic honey, quiches, coffee, muffins, flans, and brownies. An alternative seating area, flanked with musical instruments and with a coffee table piled high with recipe books and travel magazines, is provided for those wanting a more informal dining experience.
Address & telephone number: 4 Avenue d’Aléry, Annecy, France, +33 4 50 05 81 45
For a taste of America in Annecy, head to Mary’s Corner. Along with hot dogs and nachos, they sell sizable bagels here which can be enjoyed in the diner or taken away if you need your breakfast on-the-go. Each one comes with cream cheese and crudités, with a range of different fillings, like pastrami, pickles and honey mustard for the ‘Manhattan Deli’ and pesto, tomato confit and mozzarella for the ‘Delizioso’. Salad and soup are provided for those on a diet, and cookies, muffins, cheesecake and doughnuts for those wanting to treat themselves.
Address & telephone number: 6 Faubourg des Balmettes, Annecy, France, +33 6 80 53 05 14
Breakfast is served until late afternoon at this trendy café, which has a wide range of beverages for the discerning coffee enthusiast to sample. Frappés, lattes, macchiatos, cappuccinos, mochaccinos, espressos, and every variation on these imaginable can be whipped up by Café Largo’s baristas, as well as smoothies, sodas, and fruit juice. For breakfast, try one of their sandwiches, quiches, soups, pastries, or salads, the ingredients of which change with the seasons. Alternatively, sample their cake of the week or go for a bowl of granola with cottage cheese and fruit.
Address & telephone number: 8 Rue Président Favre, Annecy, France, +33 4 50 52 46 26