Chez Monique
Chez Monique: Pizza and Franco-Italian Cooking on Rue Sainte-Claire
Our take
A long-running old-town pizzeria, generous and affordable, with some reviews flagging uneven service at busy times — our team has had good evenings on the terrace.
Chez Monique has held its spot on Rue Sainte-Claire since 1981, wedged between the fondue specialists and the souvenir shopfronts. The menu mixes both local traditions: Neapolitan-style pizzas and Savoyard dishes, with a reblochon pizza that reviewers mention often.
What to order
Generous pizzas that come out of the oven fast, homemade lasagne, desserts made in-house — the menu isn’t chasing subtlety, but it delivers for a casual, convivial meal. Several reviews note portions above the neighbourhood average, at prices that stay reasonable.
The terrace
That’s one of the address’s biggest draws: a wide old-town terrace that fills up as soon as the weather turns. The flip side, flagged by several diners: service can get patchy once the room and terrace fill up at the same time.
Our team has eaten here and has good memories of a pizza dinner on the terrace, without pretending every service is equal — online reviews are split on consistency. Take it for what it is: generous, lively, and not a fine-dining table.