Le Denti

Le Denti is the small, chef-owned bistro that the Annecy food press broke in 2018 and that has been fully booked ever since. The restaurant seats just 20 in a plainly-furnished storefront on Avenue de Loverchy, a ten-minute walk from the old town. Chef-owner David Erre cooked under Yannick Alléno and at Le Clos des Sens before opening his own. The Michelin Guide awarded Le Denti a Bib Gourmand in 2018 — the guide's highest recommendation for under-€40 menus — and has retained it every year since.

The menu changes weekly and is always a short à la carte plus one tasting of four courses. Lake fish — féra, omble, perche — is the headline, prepared with the restraint of high-level French bistronomy: pan-roasted, brown butter, lemon, wild herbs. The pasta course (made in-house) and the cheese programme (a small plate of three local cheeses with honey) are the other two fixed points. Desserts are a single daily choice, usually based on a seasonal Savoyard fruit.

The wine list is short — 50 labels, roughly a third Savoyard, a third Jura, a third Rhône — but carefully chosen and marked up less than the starred restaurants. Service is chef-wife Marine Erre; a typical evening has both Marine in the dining room and David cooking, with brief interactions across the evening.

Lunch is €28 for two courses or €35 for three. Dinner à la carte runs €55–85 per person; the tasting menu is €62 for four courses. Wine pairings are +€28. The restaurant is the easiest-to-book upscale table in Annecy.

Le Denti is the Annecy team dinner for groups of four to eight. The small room forces conversation, the format (short menu, reasonable price) keeps the evening predictable, and the lake-fish focus makes it a proper culinary introduction to the region. For a quarterly team dinner or an onboarding dinner, it is a fraction of the cost of the two-stars and a more genuine read on what Annecy cooks every day.