Where to eat: Pila
Chalet des Alpes
Restaurants - PilaThe restaurant of the Hotel "Chalet des Alpes" is located on the main road of Pila, directly on the slopes.
Chalet du Soleil
Restaurants - PilaTraditional cuisine restaurant with typical dishes, located near the ski slopes.
Hermitage
Restaurants - PilaThe catering is organized as a self-service and offers typical "steaming" dishes of Aosta Valley cuisine (soups, polenta, meat, game and side dishes) as well as a rich buffet of cold appetizers and grilled vegetables. Delicious sandwiches for quick and sweet snacks in the hut for warm after-skiing snacks.
The structure is open only in the winter season and only for lunch service. The place is always closed in the evening, even on New Year's Eve.
La Châtelaine
Restaurants - PilaCharacteristic mountain refuge located on the ski slopes n°5 of “La Châtelaine”, served by the new 6 seater chair lift.You can book dinners and go up the slope on the snowmobile.Specialized in typical Valdostan dishes.
La Piazzetta
Restaurants - PilaLa Piazzetta is situated on the ski runs and offers typical Aosta Valley and Italian cuisine.
La Sosta
Restaurants - PilaFamily-run restaurant that proposes both Valdôtain and national dishes, but also some specialities realised with alternative cooking methods, such as sous-vide and low-temperature cooked meats and vegetables or home-made desserts, all prepared with selected and high-quality ingredients.
Les Fleurs
Restaurants - PilaThe restaurant serves typical dishes with a new and modern style. The rigorous use of fresh and typical produce blends with the new and alternative ideas of chef Alex.
Lo Baoutson
Restaurants - PilaRestaurant located on the ski slopes.
Typical mountain refuge with a warm atmosphere and a quality menu in a splendid panoramic area and easily reachable with pleasant strolls.
Lo Tzacard
Restaurants - PilaThe Tzarcard restaurant of the Hotel La Chance offers an elegant and refined setting. Typical cuisine of the Italian and of the local tradition revisited. All dishes are prepared with attention to every detail: from raw materials, to food processing, up to the presentation of the dishes.
Accessibility
As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:
- No significant differences in level for the access to the property
- All floors of the building are connected by an internal lift
- Toilets for the common areas are accessible
- The outdoor area of the restaurant is accessible.
Société Anonyme de Consommation
Restaurants - PilaLa Société has been completely rebuilt from an old hut and is located in a sunny position in Pila, at an altitude of 2230m. It can be reached, by skis in winter and on foot, with an easy walk, in summer. Dinners with transfers by snowcat (in winter) or by off-road vehicles (in summer) are organised. The Société restaurant bar, on two floors, is family-run and the kitchen consultant is Chef Federico Fava since 2010. Downstairs, large windows in a large room used as a coffee bar and for a quick meal give a wonderful view on the Grandes Jorasses chain. In the small restaurant with its beautiful fireplace, at lunch, new dishes are available together with the dishes of Aosta Valley cuisine. In the evening, menus change every week. Special menus are also prepared for children or for customers with food intolerances.
Tivet
Restaurants - PilaThe restaurant offers its customers the opportunity to taste exquisite typical dishes, in a warm, smelling atmosphere of the wood burning in the fireplace.The hall is surrounded by large windows and the view on the surrounded landscape is perfect. A splendid collection of photographs by the mountain guide Abele Blanc embellishes the walls and adds aesthetic pleasure to the convivial pleasure. Wines produced from the family vineyards and cellar for all tastes.
Trattoria dei Maestri
Restaurants - PilaThe Trattoria dei Maestri is near the area of the Grand Grimod cable car and offers a wide choice of dishes, from Valdostan specialities but also the focaccia di Recco, focaccia pizzata, farinata and pizza and also homemade desserts.
Yeti
Restaurants - PilaOn the ski slopes in front of the cableway arrival area of Aosta-Pila, "Yeti" is the ideal place for a break both in summer, with its swimming pool and solarium, and in winter during the ski season. The coffee bar and its self-service corner with sandwiches, "focaccia" and hot dishes: on the other side the restaurant, an ideal place to taste different dishes every day, from fresh homemade pasta to traditional polenta.
Accessibility
As a result of the mapping carried out in 2023 as part of the "Lo sci per tutte le abilità" (Skiing for everyone) project, the following was found:
- The restaurant is accessible through the entrance to the bar area
- An accessible toilet is available to customers
Brasserie du Grimod
Restaurant Pizzeria - PilaRenovated mainly in wood, a perfect blend of elegance and tradition
Warm, cosy atmosphere, ideal for après ski and convivial evenings
Great pizza
La Maison de Jean
Restaurant Pizzeria - PilaThe pizza restaurant offers a wide choice of pizzas, but also cold and warm dishes and has a huge outside area with view.
Seggiovia Chamolé Ristoro
Diners / wine bars / pubs - PilaBar and restaurant with typical mountain atmosphere; large scenic outdoor area
Located at the pick-up point of the Chamolé (del Bosco) chairlift - runs 1 and 2
Mountain Hut Restaurant Alpe Arbolle
Mountain huts - CharvensodLocated near the lake of the same name at 2510 metres, reachable in 2h30 from Pila or possibility of using the chairlift in the summer period up to Lake Chamolé and continuing to the refuge for approximately 1h40 minutes on foot. Cuisine with 0 km products from the Aosta Valley tradition and many other mountain-inspired dishes. Local beers on tap. Dogs are always allowed and dog-sitting is available. Mountain guide on site.
Located near the homonymous lake at 2510 meters, it is reachable in 2h30 from Pila or ,during the summer season, with the ski-lift that takes to lake Chamolé to then reach the refuge with a 1h40 minute walk.