Chez Frantz
Chez Frantz: pâté en croûte and weekend brunch
Our take
An easygoing, family-run café-restaurant where people come for tartiflette savoyarde, pâté en croûte and a weekend brunch reviewers keep calling generous. It's a daytime address — lunch here, not dinner.
On rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, a few steps from the canal, Chez Frantz feels more like a neighbourhood café than an old-town restaurant. People come early: breakfast, weekend brunch, a simple lunch — and they’re gone before an evening service that, in practice, doesn’t really exist here.
What to order
Pâté en croûte and tartiflette savoyarde are the two house classics, backed up by a hearty salade savoyarde. On weekends, the brunch is the main event: local cold cuts, cheese, muffins and homemade pastries, served in what most reviews describe as generous portions. On weekdays, quiches and composed salads cover a quick lunch.
A morning address
The relaxed, family feel explains why regulars keep coming back. Above all, this is a place that lives in the morning and early afternoon: plan for lunch or brunch rather than hoping to eat dinner here on a weeknight.