The Vieilles Luges mountain restaurant is one of our personal favorites near Les Houches. Full disclosure: lunch at the Vieilles Luge on a ski tour up from Les Houches is one of the winter traditions within our group of friends so maybe we are slightly biased. We dont have much experience eating there in summer but we expect the service and the food to be of equal great quality. The menu is more diverse and elaborate than the typical simpler cheese dish variations that you would find in many other mountain restaurants. Still with a strong local focus but presented in a nicer way. The interios are cozy and show the history of the place dating all the way back to 1750! The restaurant is open both in winter and summer and you can make reservations directly through their website

The Vieilles Luges restaurant is located along the main 4x4 track leading up from Maisson Neuve above Les Houches towards the Col de Voza mountain pass. We got a nice hiking and running trail taking you from Lac Chavants to Charousse, over the Prarion summit and back down via Les Vieilles Luges restaurant. A fun fact: the annual UTMB race passes by the Vieilles Luges and makes an excellent location to cheer on the trail heroes taking on this challenge.