As much as I try to avoid giving half-stars, this one is a 3.5 rounded up to a 4…read more As part of my ongoing quest to find a neighborhood baker, I paid a visit to Boulangerie des Bains on my way to work. I had been avoiding BdB because it seemed a bit too organized and a bit too clean to have a real neighborhood feel. They had many tempting pastries and chocolates that were tastefully presented in a large display, but (1) it was 7:30 am and too early for a piece of tart or a slice of cake, and (2) I had decided to sample the croissant at each bakery for a fair comparison. Although admittedly I did cheat a little bit and get a croissant des amades (CHF2.20--quite reasonable!). I was expecting a more manufactured taste than the small hole-in-the-wall bakery that I visited last week, considering the larger scale of BdB. Surprisingly, the croissant had a nice, slightly imperfect density and light sticky glaze that made it evident that they were home-made, and the almond paste inside was also a good texture of graininess. In fact, it tasted much fresher than the croissant I had purchased at the smaller bakery. As there are plenty of other bakeries in the area that I have yet to visit as I continue on my quest, I cannot say at this point that I've found my neighborhood baker. But if I'm looking for a little treat, I would not hesitate to go back to BdB to try their many other tasty-looking offerings.

It's not the prettiest of shops, but I'll forgive them for that on serving up a rather lovely Mille…read morefeuille. Three layers made it rather interesting to eat, even messier than just your standard two. Staff were lovely, too.

Excellent, beautiful desserts here with great coffee.read more

Nice atmosphere; the food and coffee/tea were good enough. The reason I'd return here would mostly…read morebe due to the atmosphere and experience rather than the food.

Pouly is a bakery chain having locations across Switzerland, with a dozen plus boutiques in Geneva…read morealone. This must be a new location, for not only could I not find it on yelp, but even googling doesn't come up with this location (though one can find it buried on the company website). But, it's located one floor below street level in the metro shopping area inside Gare Centrale, Geneva (Cornavin). There's a boulangerie/patisserie where one can buy anything from croissants, breads, pastries and there's also a tea room just across with a good selection of sandwiches. It's difficult to decide on a single rating for the two. While I thoroughly enjoyed the roast beef sandwich as well as the tuna sandwich at the tea room (4 stars) the baked goods purchased to go at the boutique across disappointed (3 stars). I can barely tolerate a room temperature croissant, but I have absolutely no patience for one that is refrigerated. Same was the case with the bakery pizza, and no mechanism/offer to heat (at tea room across) it up. So, if you're looking for something savory: go across to the (Pouly) tea room instead. That said, the caramel and chocolate pastry atop the shortbread cookie crust was excellent (4.5 stars). I would recommend that above and over anything else in the boutique. There's a reason why a picture of the pastry comes up repeatedly on their Facebook page. Get it!

Very nice little boulangerie-pâtisserie at Cornavin - and it is open on Sundays! I highly recommend…read morethe sable fraises (a starwberry tart), and the croissant was nice. Service is friendly. I do wish they had seating - it would be quite perfect. You can also get reasonably (for Geneva) priced sandwiches. The almond criossant is great!

Bought my dinner here and it was very satisfying! I had a salami and cream cheese baguette,…read morestrawberry,chocolate and meringue type mousse in the shape of a heart and an apple tart. Everything was very fresh and delicious! It all came to a little over 11chf so it was good value, especially since everything in geneva is expensive!

This was the first restaurant I ate at when I came to Geneva, so it's fitting that it will also be…read morethe last before I go back to the USA. This little cafe is absolutely amazing and definitely my favorite spot in the city. For 9.90, you can have one of four meal combos: two sandwiches, a dessert, and a drink; a soup, a sandwich, and a dessert or drink; a quiche, a dessert, and a drink; or a salad, a sandwich, and a dessert or drink. You can't go wrong with any of these, because everything I've had here has been delicious. My personal favorite items: the pistachio chocolate mousse, the carac, the spinach quiche, and the espresso. (Definitely the best espresso in the city, in my opinion.) Service is great, there's wifi, and the atmosphere is cozy. You can't go wrong.

This place was amazing. My boyfriend and I flew into Geneva and was here for a day before…read morecontinuing our travels. We came across this place. We do not speak any French but they were very nice and we were able to order food without any problem! Also everything we tried was delicious. We ate breakfast and lunch here. The coffee was very good!

Wanted a quick bite for breakfast so I came here. This tiny spot on the corner doesn't seem like…read morefor tourists. The lady behind the register doesn't speak English and didn't seem very happy I wasn't quick ok deciding what to do. Most people who sit outside are smokers so I sat inside. I see locals come in and out quickly because they already know what the want. The variety looks good here and here's what I finally decided on: ALMOND-PEAR PIE SLICE - 4,90 Very good! It wasn't too sweet, and it was creamy! SPINACH QUICHE - 4,20 Hot and yummy! Full of spinach and the crust is buttery! PLAIN CROISSANT - 1,90 It's a croissant. Can't go wrong with that!

This is a tiny little place behind the confederation centre. It has just a few tables to sit at,…read moreand most people get food to go. There is less emphasis on the cakes and sweets here than at their other locations, and more emphasis on the sandwiches. Something that this place has that I wish they had at the Nyon location is a fresh salad counter. You can choose your lettuce type, your toppings, dressing, and then they put it in a bowl and mix it all up and voila you have a salad. I took a simple ham sandwich and managed to get a table. The bread was nothing to write home about, it was a typical dry Swiss sandwich, not bad, not great. I should have stuck with my initial thought to get a salad.