Celebrated table

Au Chat Noir

Name: Au Chat Noir
Address: Rue Beau-Séjour 27, Lausanne, Vaud, 1003, CH
Telephone: +41 21 312 95 85

Seasonal bistronomy at Rue Beau-Séjour 27 in Lausanne, rated 15 by Gault&Millau in 2026, in a brasserie of more than a century near the opera.

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The story

Au Chat Noir in Lausanne: Seasonal Bistronomy, Gault&Millau 15

Au Chat Noir, at Rue Beau-Séjour 27 in Lausanne, serves seasonal bistronomy and holds 15 points in the Gault&Millau 2026 guide.

Kitchen and cellar

Gaëlle Chaudat composes a menu that follows the seasons and the market, with the product coming first. Valentin Jollivet makes the desserts, trained in Alain Ducasse's kitchens at the Dorchester. Maxime Lamour, who worked in the cellars of London restaurants, chooses wines from French vineyards and lesser-known Swiss producers. A fresh lunch menu changes daily.

The room

Gault&Millau describes a brasserie more than 100 years old near the opera, with wood paneling, leather-covered banquettes, mirrors and black-and-white photos of singers. The house is now under new direction, and Michelin lists it as Recommended for 2026.

Recognition