Places to eat in old town Annecy

The old town in Annecy is full of places to eat, in cobblestone streets with colorful buildings of green, red, and orange. Rue de Paquier is a good street for evening meals. The salmon-pink Ancien Hotel of Salles, built in 1690 and used as a residence by the princes of the House of Savoy, is an architectural highlight on this street- you see it across from you as you eat at Brasserie les Retrouvailles. This street has many pleasant brasseries, with cool air blowing off the lake. Try Brasserie l'Abbaye, Brasserie du Theatre, and Brasserie les Retrouvailles. Deeper into corners of the town, around Rue Perriere, the air becomes stagnant and it can be incredibly crowded on Sundays,so I prefer Rue de Paquier.

Savoyard food is the regional cuisine, and everything on the menu contains stinky cheese full of bacteria and histamine. Even the sausage (diot) contains cheese- the surprise of the smell when they bring it out is something you will not forget. Ham and cheese sandwiches often contain AOC Comte cheese. We tried to acclimate to the cheeses, even ordering tartiflette, but after a while, we decided to give them a miss. You can avoid the stinky cheese by choosing sandwiches with Emmental cheese, and ordering simple pizzas or pepper steak at the restaurants. You can ask for a side salad (salade verte), which they will add to your meal for 4 euros even if it's not on the menu, and then you will have a complete meal.
After your meal, walk in gorgeous Jardins de l'Europe, along the Annecy waterfront admiring the high mountains across the lake. Nothing could be more romantic. You can walk all the way to Plage de l'Imperial, a twenty minute walk. Check out also Le Palais de l'Ile, on the main canal in town, which is lovely lit up at night. Eglise Notre Dame de Liesse is also enchanting at night, with its four side towers lit up in yellow.
Boulangerie Rouge is the best bakery in town, with chocolate crayons, pain au chocolat, ham and emmental baguettes, and poulet with herbs (like chicken curry) baguettes. I wish it was open every day! But it is closed on Sunday afternoons (the sandwiches sell out early in the morning) and Mondays. There is a good Franprix Supermarket market where you can buy delicious French yogurts and supplies.

Directions

Boulangerie Rouge, 3 Rue du Lac, 74000 Annecy, France. Closed Sunday afternoons and Mondays. 
Brasserie l'Abbaye, 4 Rue du Pâquier, 74000 Annecy, France.
Brasserie Les Retrouvailles, 17 Rue du Paquier, 74000 Annecy, France. Brasserie du Theatre, 1 Rue du Paquier, 74000 Annecy, France.

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