Journal

Journal

Notes from Geneva — neighbourhoods, openings, and the occasional opinion.

A weekend in Carouge

Neighbourhoods

A weekend in Carouge

12 May 2026

The Italianate quarter on the left bank rewards a slow weekend — the Saturday market, the artisan workshops, the late espresso on Place du Marché.

Where to eat in Eaux-Vives

Where to eat

Where to eat in Eaux-Vives

24 April 2026

From a counter for ten to a long Sunday lunch by the water — six addresses we send guests to in the neighbourhood we love most.

Lake Geneva, off-season

Off-season

Lake Geneva, off-season

06 March 2026

Why the months between November and April are the lake's most underrated season, and how to spend them well.

Three openings worth a detour

Openings

Three openings worth a detour

18 February 2026

A natural-wine bar in Pâquis, a Levantine kitchen behind the cathedral, and a small bookshop on Plainpalais.

A morning walk through Vieille-Ville

Walks

A morning walk through Vieille-Ville

29 January 2026

An hour-long loop through the Old Town, ending at a café where the same regulars have been sitting for thirty years.

On the small details of a good stay

Field notes

On the small details of a good stay

21 December 2025

A year of operating residences, distilled into the ten small things that turn an apartment into somewhere you remember.