Cambuse Plage

A beach bar on the Cully shore

Cambuse Plage is a summer venue on the Route de Moratel, on the lakeshore east of Cully, between Lake Geneva and the vineyards. It has a terrace over the water, with boats moored alongside, and works as a place to eat something after a swim or to stay until the sun goes down. The cooking is homemade and seasonal, with local producers, and the menu changes through the summer.

It is the simplest and cheapest option on this list, the one that suits children and a hot day.

What to order

Prices from the menu published on its website:

• To share: the "Tout d'bon" board, CHF 48, with charcuterie, cheeses, hummus and tuna mousse; or build your own by the piece, with pâté vaudois at CHF 6, Gruyère AOP or tomme vaudoise at CHF 7 and malakoffs, the local cheese fritters, at CHF 12.
• Pinsas, thin and crisp, CHF 19, vegetarian too.
• Shrimp roll, CHF 22, and nachos with cheddar fondue, CHF 10.
• In the evening, from 18:00 to 21:30: entrecôte Parisienne style, CHF 25, or "La Jardinière", with vegetables, CHF 17.
• To drink: local white and rosé by the glass from CHF 5, draught beer from CHF 4.50, local juices, kombucha and cocktails at CHF 12 to 14.

When it opens

It opens on Monday from 16:00 to 23:00 and from Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 23:00, with the kitchen running without a break from 12:00 to 22:00. It is a seasonal venue: the website does not publish the 2026 dates, and the tourist office listing gave 1 May to 31 October for 2025. Outside summer, do not count on it. On some summer Sundays they hold morning yoga sessions on the sand with breakfast.

Getting there

It is about 800 metres from Cully station, along the shore towards Epesses, and very close to the Hôtel Lavaux. It fits well after the Lavaux Express or when you get off the CGN boat at Cully.