Lausanne: what to see and where to eat

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Things to see

  • sports museum

    Olympic Museum

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Su 09:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-01

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-01

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Jordils, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • cathedral

    Lausanne Cathedral

    cathedral of the Swiss Reformed Church

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bessières, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • villa

    Le Lac villa

    villa in Corseaux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Corseaux-Cornalles, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • castle

    Vufflens Castle

    castle with outbuildings in Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vufflens-le-Château, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • palace

    Palais de Rumine

    palace in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Mo-Fr 07:00-22:00; Sa 07:00-17:00; Su 10:00-17:00; PH 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-05-11

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2024-05-11

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Riponne - Maurice Béjart, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • library

    Centre international de recherches sur l'anarchisme

    special library in Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Tu-Fr 16:00-19:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-12

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station CHUV, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • art museum

    Collection de l'art brut

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-08-29

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-08-29

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lausanne-Chauderon, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • castle

    Château Saint-Maire

    castle in the centre of Lausanne, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Riponne - Maurice Béjart, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • château

    Château Allaman

    castle in Allaman in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • museum building

    Morges Castle

    castle in Morges in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • synagogue

    Synagogue of Lausanne

    synagogue in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bessières, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • theatre building

    Théâtre du Jorat

    theatre building in Mézières in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • cemetery

    Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery

    cemetery in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Apr-Sep Mo-Su 06:30-20:00; Oct-Mar 07:30-19:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2022-05-22

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Malley, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • art museum

    Photo Elysée

    museum in Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Mo,We,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vigie, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • archaeological site

    Mormont

    hill in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station La Sarraz, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • art museum

    mudac - Cantonal Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts

    museum in Switzerland

    Mo,We,Fr,Sa,Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vigie, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • art museum

    Musée Jenisch

    art museum in Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu, We, Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-03

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-03

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vevey, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • castle

    La Sarraz Castle

    castle in La Sarraz in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-07-23

    Admission Not checked

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • château

    Aubonne Castle

    Castle in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • archaeological museum

    Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History

    archaeological museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Mo off; Tu-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-10

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-10

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Riponne - Maurice Béjart, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • science museum

    Cantonal museum of Zoology, Lausanne

    museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-17:00; PH 11:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-18

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-18

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Riponne - Maurice Béjart, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum collection

    Swiss Museum of Games

    Museum collection in La Tour-de-Peilz in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-15

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-15

    Getting there Nearest stop or station La Tour-de-Peilz, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • manor house

    Manoir de Ban: Manor house and park

    manor house in Corsier-sur-Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-26

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-26

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Russian Orthodox Church

    church building in Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vevey, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • special library

    Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe

    special archive and special library in Ecublens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station UNIL-Chamberonne, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • ruins

    Canal d'Entreroches

    defunct North Sea–Meditteranean Sea waterway

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Eclépens, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • art museum

    Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts

    art museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-15

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lausanne, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • technology museum

    Vevey Photography Museum

    museum in Vevey in the canton of Vaud,, Switzerland

    Tu-Su 11:00-17:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-03

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-03

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • museum building

    Beaulieu Castle

    castle in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lausanne-Chauderon, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • tower

    Tour de Sauvabelin

    tower in Switzerland

    Nov-Mar: 08:00-17:00; Apr 08:00-18:00; May-Sep: 08:00-22:00; Oct 08:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-07-09

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-07-09

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Sallaz, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • tower

    Tower of Gourze

    observation tower in Riex in the Swiss canton of Vaud

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • château

    Château de Glérolles

    Castle in Saint-Saphorin in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00, 13:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2019-05-23

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Rivaz, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • tower

    Sottens transmitter

    broadcasting tower in Sottens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • castle

    Oron Castle with fountain and well

    castle in Oron in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • glacial lake

    Lake Geneva

    lake in Switzerland and France

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • stadium

    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

    stadium

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Union-Prilly, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Venoge

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • concert hall

    Palais de Beaulieu

    event location in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lausanne-Chauderon, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • stadium

    Stade de la Tuilière

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Prilly-Chasseur, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain

    Mont Pèlerin

    mountain of the Swiss Plateau

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • ice hockey arena

    Vaudoise aréna

    Indoor arena in Prilly, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Prilly-Malley, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Dranse

    French river

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Vuachère

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ouchy-Olympique, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • hill group

    Jorat

    natural region of the canton of Vaud

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • movie theater

    Swiss Film Archive

    Swiss film archives and cinematheque in Lausanne, Penthaz (VD) and Zurich, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vigie, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • lake

    Lac de Sauvabelin

    lake in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Sallaz, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Flon

    river in Switzerland, tributary of Lake Geneva

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Fourmi, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • reservoir

    Lac de Bret

    reservoir

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Moreillon, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Mont de Gourze

    mountain of the Swiss Plateau

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • stadium

    Stade Pierre de Coubertin

    outdoor sport stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Malley, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Veyron

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Paudèze

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Pully, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain

    Montagne des Mémises

    mountain in France

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Tétras, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Morges

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Chamberonne

    river in Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Bourdonnette, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • square

    Montbenon

    square in Lausanne, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vigie, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • park

    Parc de Mon-Repos

    park of Lausanne, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Assens, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • square

    Place de la Palud

    square in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lausanne-Flon, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • minor basilica

    Notre-Dame du Valentin

    church building in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Riponne - Maurice Béjart, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    Kashmir

    Food: indian

    Mo-Fr 11:00-14:30, Mo-Fr 18:00-22:30; Sa 18:00-23:00

    Renens

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  • restaurant

    10' dieci

    Food: pizza

    Mo-Sa 11:00-13:30, 17:00-22:00, Su 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00

    Pully

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  • restaurant

    10' dieci

    Food: pizza

    Mo-Th 11:00-13:30,17:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-13:30,17:00-23:00; Sa 11:30-14:00,17:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    :Maison66

    Food: french

    Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00; Sa 18:00-23:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Abyssinia

    Food: ethiopian

    Mo-Su 11:00-24:00

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  • restaurant

    Aki

    Food: japanese, sushi

    Mo-Sa 11:00-14:00,18:00-23:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Al Dente

    Food: italian

    Mo-Sa 10:00-15:00, Mo-Th 18:00-23:00, Fr,Sa 18:00-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Auberge Communale d'Epalinges

    Food: coffee shop, local

    Tu-Sa 08:30-15:00, 18:30-23:00

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  • restaurant

    Aux Trois Tonneaux

    Food: brasserie, regional

    Mo 11:30-14:30; Tu-Fr 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:45; Sa 19:00-23:45

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    BaiBua

    Food: thai

    Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00, 17:30-21:00

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  • restaurant

    Beirut House

    Food: lebanese, mezze, sandwich, burger, shawarma, kafta, soujouk, falafel, baklawa, osmalliyah, mouhalabieh, hommos, moutabbal, labné, fattouch, tabboulé, feuilles de vigne, rkakat, sambousek, kibblé, batata harra

    Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:30; Su 12:00-21:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Bel'Asia

    Food: cambodian, japanese

    We-Su 11:30-22:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Belga

    Food: burger, friture, sandwich

    Mo,Tu 11:30-22:00; We-Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 11:30-22:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Brasserie de Chaudron

    Food: mussels

    Mo-Sa 09:00-23:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Brasserie de Malley

    Food: regional

    Mo-Fr 06:00-23:00, Sa 08:00-23:00, Su 08:00-20:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Cafe du Vieil Ouchy

    Food: regional

    Mo-Fr 10:00-00:00; Sa, Su 09:00-00:00

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  • restaurant

    Café de Prélaz

    Food: french

    Mo 08:00-16:00; Tu-Th 08:00-23:00; Fr 08:00-00:00; Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 09:00-16:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Café des Bouchers

    Food: french

    Mo-Fr 06:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00

    Prilly

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  • restaurant

    Café du Grütli

    Food: regional

    Mo-Fr 10:00-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Sa 10:00-15:00, 18:30-23:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Café du Simplon

    Food: regional

    Mo-Fr 07:00-23:30; Sa 17:00-24:00

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  • restaurant

    Chez Mario

    Food: italian, italian pizza

    Su-Th 11:30-14:00, 18:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:00, 18:30-22:30

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Chez Tof

    Food: french

    Mo 09:00-16:00, Tu-Fr 09:00-24:00, Sa 10:00-24:00

    Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Chez Xu

    Food: chinese

    Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:00-22:30

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  • restaurant

    Cipriano Bar

    Food: italian

    Mo-We 07:30-24:00, Th 07:30-01:00, Fr,Sa 07:30-02:00, Su 11:00-24:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    CrazyWolf

    Food: burger

    Mo-Fr 11:15-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa 11:15-15:00,17:30-22:00; Su 11:00-14:30,17:30-22:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Crêperie d'Ouchy

    Food: crepe, french

    Mo-Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa,Su 11:30-21:00

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  • restaurant

    Crêperie la Chandeleur

    Food: savory pancakes, crepe, pancake, french

    Tu-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr, Sa 11:30-23:30

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Doki Doki

    Food: japanese, ramen

    Mo-Fr 08:30-23:00; Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-17:00

    Lausanne

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  • cafe

    Downtown Lausanne

    Food: burger, coffee shop, diner

    Th,Fr 07:30-24:00; Su 08:30-16:00; Sa 08:30-24:00; Mo 08:30-15:30; Tu,We 08:30-22:30

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Fina Trattoria Italiana

    Food: pizza

    Tu-Sa 11:00-22:30

    Pully

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  • restaurant

    Forbici

    Food: italian, pizza

    Mo-Th 10:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Golden Mango

    Food: thai

    Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30, 18:00-21:30; Sa 18:00-21:00

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  • restaurant

    Happy Days - Longhorn steakhouse

    Food: burger

    Mo-Th 08:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-02:00; Su 08:00-00:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Henan

    Food: chinese

    Mo-Fr 10:00-14:30,17:30-23:30, Sa 10:00-14:30,17:30-24:00, Su closed

    Renens

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  • restaurant

    Hoian

    Food: vietnamese

    Mo-Su 11:00-15:00,18:00-24:00

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  • restaurant

    Homy's Place

    Food: pizza, pasta, burger, salad

    Mo-Fr 09:30-14:30; Mo-Fr 18:00-21:00; Sa 17:30-21:00

    Pully

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  • restaurant

    Hong Yan

    Food: chinese, thai

    Mo,Tu,Fr,Sa 11:00-14:30, Mo-Sa 17:00-22:30, Su 11:00-22:30

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  • restaurant

    Il Gambero

    Food: italian

    Mo-Fr 09:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-15:00,17:30-00:00; Su 10:00-15:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Istanbul

    Food: turkish

    Mo-We 08:00-00:00; Th 08:00-01:00; Fr,Sa 08:00-02:00; Su 08:00-24:00

    Lausanne

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  • restaurant

    Keyann

    Food: lebanese

    Tu-Sa 11:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00

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