- Restaurant
- Shop
- Alpine farm
- Garden
- The 3 Vallées
- Val Thorens
- Les Menuires
- Restaurant
- Shop
- Alpine farm
- Garden
- The 3 Vallées
- Val Thorens
- Les Menuires
A mountain restaurant in the heart of the 3 Vallées
Chez Pépé Nicolas is a high-altitude bistronomic restaurant with a farm, cheese dairy, permaculture garden, and shop, located at 2,000 meters between Les Menuires and Val Thorens in the Belleville Valley. Open in both summer and winter, it offers mountain cuisine featuring, in particular, cheeses made on-site, herbs and vegetables from the garden, and local products.
At Pépé Nicolas, it’s a family story—that of Nicolas JAY, an alpine herder from Saint-Martin de Belleville, who acquired the “La Chasse” hill in 1957 to use as summer pasture for his cows.
His grandsons, and then his great-grandchildren, Margot, Lucie and Valentin, took over the business and turned it into a unique place, with values of authenticity, sharing and the pursuit of excellence.
Today, the essence of the Suchet family is taking the time to savour the moment in the heart of the 3 Vallées, with a restaurant, a shop, a permaculture high-altitude garden and a mountain pasture farm.
The dates for our summer season
Here are the dates and hours for Chez Pépé Nicolas for the summer of 2026:
- The restaurant, shop, and mountain pasture are open daily starting at 10:00 a.m. through September 13.
- Lunch, afternoon snack, and dinner are served daily.
- No service on Sunday evenings.
- Activities are available through August 28.
- Starting August 31: The restaurant will be open every day for lunch, but closed for dinner from Sunday through Wednesday.
Restaurant & Panoramic Terraces
from morning to night
Chez Pépé Nicolas’ cuisine is perfect for lunch, dinner and snacks, in winter and summer.
All our dishes are concocted by our kitchen team using fresh produce from our garden, our mountain pasture, our fishpond and our network of local producers, all committed to a locavore quality approach that respects the environment.
Our seasonal menu plays with colours, tastes and aromas to give you a different mountain experience. The trout from our fishpond are sparkling, our fresh goat’s cheese can be made into a fine tart with pesto from the garden, and the traditional Savoyard fondues and mountain raclettes are accompanied by morels or truffles.
The sweet treats, matafins and other homemade ice creams made with cow’s milk from our mountain pastures, can be enjoyed on the terrace in the sunshine or in the trendy trady chic dining room for a moment of pure cocooning.
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A Perfect Day in Les Menuires
What can you do in Les Menuires for a day this summer? Hiking, picnicking, visiting an alpine farm, taking a
This summer, gourmets love our snacks
Sweet or savory, hot or cold, discover our gourmet snacks all summer long.
Guided tour of our alpine farm—every morning at 10:30 a.m.!
Enjoy an authentic mountain experience and explore our alpine farm with our passionate guides! Every morning at 10:30 a.m., we
Shop
decoration, tableware and delicatessen
Unearthing nuggets and other rare local gems. Fill up on delicious souvenirs with gourmet cheeses and delicatessen products.
Treat yourself and others to decorative items, local crafts and travel souvenirs.
Alpine farm
during the summer season
With the arrival of summer, the mountain pastures come alive again, and the farm bustles with activity, living in tune with the animals’ rhythms—especially the goat milking. We work with a commitment to the well-being of our goats, cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys, guinea fowl, rabbits, ducks, and more.
High altitude
en permaculture
Initiated by Magali Suchet, our high-altitude garden is an invitation to contemplate the protection of the environment and the preservation of biodiversity. Aromatic plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables grown at an altitude of 2000 metres enrich the menu of our locavore restaurant.
Tours, theme nights, private events, weddings
summer and winter alike
Chez Pépé Nicolas promises a thousand and one discoveries through its guided tours and themed evenings, in summer and winter. Life on the farm and in the mountain pastures, permaculture, honey, cheese-making… all subjects that explore an art of living that respects our mountains. Chez Pépé Nicolas also caters for private events (birthdays, weddings, etc.) on request.
To ensure the well-being of our animals, the goats are milked by hand and the permaculture garden is reserved for customers or by reservation.
A restaurant in an exceptional setting,
in the heart of the 3 Valleys
Chez Pépé Nicolas, a bistronomic mountain restaurant between Val Thorens and Les Ménuires, is an atypical establishment in the French Alps in the Tarentaise region, open in summer and winter.
In winter…
Located in the heart of the 3 Vallées ski area, Chez Pépé Nicolas is accessible in winter by shuttle, on foot, on snowshoes or on skis. From Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens or Les Menuires via Les Bruyères, follow the Chasse piste at the bottom of the Pluviomètre piste. We also have a private shuttle to pick you up and bring you back.
In summer…
In summer, you can come by foot, mountain bike, pushchair, car or shuttle bus from the Belleville valley. After crossing the Les Menuires resort, on the third hairpin bend, there is a car park, followed by a short 5-minute walk accessible to all.
