"Top Chef finalist Danny Khezzar now runs this lakefront one-star room — book for refined French tasting menus and an 800-bottle cellar."
Bayview is the gourmet restaurant of the Hôtel Président on Quai Wilson, looking straight out over Lake Geneva. It has held one Michelin star since 2012 and an 18/20 from Gault & Millau, and after seven years under Meilleur Ouvrier de France Michel Roth, the kitchen passed in 2023 to Danny Khezzar, a finalist on Top Chef France. Tasting menus run into the high three figures in Swiss francs, with the room kept to a handful of tables.
Khezzar cooks a seasonal, French-rooted repertoire built on regional Swiss producers, with pastry from sous-chef Amanda Vanelle. The kitchen leans on precise sauces and pedigree classics reworked for a modern tasting format, and the 800-bottle cellar — deep enough to pour Petrus and Château Cheval Blanc — is a genuine part of the meal rather than an afterthought.
The dining room is calm and lake-facing, set inside one of Geneva's grand hotels, with a terrace for the warmer months. Service is formal and attentive, pitched at a clientele that comes for a long, considered dinner rather than a quick one.
For an anniversary, a milestone or a high-stakes client dinner in Geneva, Bayview is the lakefront occasion: a one-star French tasting menu, a serious cellar and a quiet room with the lake at the window.
Not for a casual or budget meal, or a large lively group — this is a small, formal, expensive hotel gastronomic room built around tasting menus and wine, not a relaxed drop-in.
Yes. Bayview has held one Michelin star since 2012 and carries an 18/20 rating from Gault & Millau, making it one of Geneva's leading gastronomic restaurants.
Since 2023 the kitchen has been led by Danny Khezzar, a finalist on Top Chef France, who took over from Meilleur Ouvrier de France Michel Roth after his seven years at the restaurant. Pastry is by sous-chef Amanda Vanelle.
A seasonal, French-rooted tasting repertoire built on regional Swiss producers, with precise sauces and reworked classics, paired from an 800-bottle cellar that includes Petrus and Château Cheval Blanc.
Tasting menus run into the high three figures in Swiss francs before wine, placing a full dinner in the top price range. Reservations are essential.
Bayview is the gourmet restaurant of the Hôtel Président at Quai Wilson 47, on the lakefront in Geneva, with a dining room and terrace looking over Lake Geneva.
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