Spend the day or two or three visiting the lake and its lakeside villages, but eat and stay at the Relais/Chateaux - Auberge du Pere Bise ( located at the northern part of the lake at the village of Tallories).
The restaurant (1 Michelin star) and and the terrace are beautifully located right on the lake side.
The lake is home of the delicately flavored Omble Chevalier; a saltwater fish living in a freshwater lake, its a Char, but also looks like a trout and tastes like a salmon.
https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/france/bise-haute-savoie-talloires
The restaurant is world class ( as they say today) and one of my favorites for many, many years. I was honored to eat there when Francois Bise was the chef and today his daughter, Sophie Bise is a key figure in gastronomy.
Her parents, grandparents, and great grandparents made Auberge du Père Bise a very unique institution in the French heritage. Combining authentic traditional cuisine with modern and creative touches, Chef Bise only works with regional and local fresh products. She makes you discover fishes from Annecy Lake or refined dishes with a perfect combination of the most savory ingredients. Having been taught about produce by her father, she trained with Pique Pierre in Grenoble, Outhier in La Napoule, La Marée in Paris, Gaertner in Ammerschwihr. The desire to be independent sent her around the world, working in the kitchens of many restaurants. In 1987 she returned to the Auberge, to bring the restaurant to Michelin acclaim.
The hotel itself is not a 5 star resort, but a cozy comfortable and ROMANTIC place to stay at after you dine.
I love to experience anywhere, a 3 hour lunch or dinner and then get up from the table and walk just a few paces to an inviting, cozy room and just flop and nap! Nothing better in the world.
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