Café de l'Hôtel-de-Ville

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Café de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Discover this charming vegetarian café at the Place de la Palud, combining gastronomy and art.

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Address

Café de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Place de la Palud 10
1003 Lausanne

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Schedules

Open
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11:30 - 19:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 19:00
Thursday
11:30 - 19:00
Friday
11:30 - 19:00
Saturday
09:00 - 19:00
Sunday
Closed

Palud square

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In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned with a statue representing justice. Close by, a clock presents the history of Vaud in animated scenes every hour from 9:00 to 19:00. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings this is the site of the country market, which also sets up shop in the neighbouring pedestrian streets. Every first Friday of the month, it plays host to a craft market. Typical cafes, boutiques and large, elegant shops complement what this high-class district, which is completely pedestrianised, has to offer.
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La Cité

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This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.
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Lausanne Cathedral

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At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlooks the city. Seen as one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe, it attracts more than 400,000 visitors every year.
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Created in 1996 by Marie, the Café de l'Hôtel-de-Ville is characterised by its traditional and vegetarian platefuls of food that are as colourful as its paintings and decorations. The delicious dishes are cooked from local products. Located at the Place de la Palud, this restaurant is near a medieval commercial crossroads greatly appreciated by pedestrians and tourists.

This establishment has been awarded the “ Café historique de Lausanne ” label established by the city of Lausanne in 2021. Small establishment at the Place de la Palud that is linked to various clubs at the turn of the 20th century. Beautiful exterior, with wood-frame windows that bring to mind the 1900s. Older items have been preserved inside, among which a lovely vaulted cellar.

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