# Le Faranchin restaurant, in Villar-d'Arêne

Restaurant en Villar-d'Arêne · Écrins National Park

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/le-faranchin · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Hotel restaurant in Villar-d'Arêne, at 1,650 m beneath the Bec de l'Homme glacier: set menu, Châteauroux trout, local lamb and La Grave goat's cheese.

A dining room beneath the Bec de l'Homme
Le Faranchin is a family-run three-star hotel in Villar-d'Arêne, at 1,650 m, the last village in the Romanche valley before the Col du Lautaret. Its restaurant has a bright dining room and a terrace facing the Bec de l'Homme glacier, with the La Grave cable car in view. In the kitchen chef David Amieux is in charge, working with local, seasonal produce: lamb from the area or from Sisteron, trout from Châteauroux-les-Alpes, goat's cheese from the Ferme des Molières in La Grave, and Grenoble walnuts with protected designation of origin.
What to order
At lunchtime there is a set menu with starter, main and dessert: €26 Monday to Saturday and €28 on Sunday. The à la carte formula, also three courses, costs €42, and the children's menu €12.
On the à la carte menu, for starters, a Charolais beef carpaccio, a Châteauroux trout gravlax with fennel salad or the sweetbread puff pastry with morels, the house dish, at €19. For mains, fresh trout meunière at €24, local lamb at €25, Aubrac beef tartare cut by knife, a country dish with two tourtes of potato and of cabbage and cured ham at €18, or a cheese fondue at €21. For dessert, the Ferme des Molières goat's cheese with cream or coulis, homemade profiteroles or an ice-cream coupe with genepí.
When to go and getting there
In the 2026 summer season, from 16 May to 5 October, it is open every day for lunch and dinner. In winter it opens with the hotel, from late December to early April; between 4 October and 26 December it is closed. The website recommends booking, especially in summer: by phone, by email or on its booking page.
It is on the D1091, at the entrance to Villar-d'Arêne, a few minutes by car from La Grave and from the Pont d'Arsine, where the route to the Alpe refuge begins. The hotel has parking in front.

Qué pedir: the set menu, or the fresh Châteauroux trout meunière; for dessert, the Ferme des Molières goat's cheese

A tener en cuenta: In summer open every day for lunch and dinner; on Sunday, set menu at €28.

## Practical details

- Address: D1091, Les Cours, 05480 Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes
- Phone: +33 4 76 79 90 01
- Email: contact@lefaranchin.com
- In summer 2026, from 16 May to 5 October, open every day for lunch and dinner; the website does not publish service hours
- Cuisine: French, Mountain, Seasonal
- House specialities: Fresh Châteauroux trout meunière, Sweetbread puff pastry with morels, Local lamb, Cheese fondue with cured ham, Goat's cheese from the Ferme des Molières
- Bookings: https://www.lefaranchin.com/le-restaurant/
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.lefaranchin.com/le-restaurant/
- Coordenadas: 45.0437, 6.3374

## Cerca de aquí

- [Arsine via ferrata at Villar-d'Arêne, with a La Grave guide](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/arsine-via-ferrata), a 183 m
- [Hôtel Le Sérac restaurant, in La Grave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/le-serac), a 2.4 km
- [Hôtel Auberge Edelweiss](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-stay/auberge-edelweiss), a 2.4 km
- [Walk to the Alpe de Villar-d'Arêne refuge from the Pont d'Arsine](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/alpe-de-villar-d-arene-refuge-walk), a 2.5 km
- [La Cabine, the restaurant at 3,200 m on the La Grave cable car](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-eat/la-cabine), a 2.6 km
- [Meije glacier cable car, from La Grave to 3,200 m](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/meije-glacier-cable-car), a 2.6 km
- [Hôtel Le Castillan](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/where-to-stay/hotel-le-castillan), a 2.6 km
- [Lac Noir and Lac Lérié on the Plateau d'Emparis, from Le Chazelet](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins/things-to-do/emparis-plateau-lakes), a 4.2 km

## Consejos

### Go on Sunday at lunchtime
The Sunday set menu costs €28 and leaves you free to continue your afternoon towards the Lautaret.

### Order the trout
It comes fresh from Châteauroux-les-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes.

### Book in July and August
The house expressly recommends it in summer.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sundays?
Yes, in season it is open every day; on Sunday the set menu costs €28.

### Is there a children's menu?
Yes, at €12: the adults' dish of the day, steak haché or cooked ham with pasta or chips, ice cream and a syrup.

### Are there vegetarian dishes?
The menu has pappardelle with garlic cream and feta-stuffed peppers, and a courgette panna cotta as a starter.

### Where do I park?
In front of the hotel, on the D1091.

Destino: [Écrins National Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ecrins.md)