GENEVA STREET FOOD FESTIVAL
by Vivian Holding
Send your tastebuds on a round-the-world tour at the Geneva Street Food Festival on the 8th, 9th and 10th June 2018.
There’s a growing obsession with pop-up food spots and events in the city – so if you’re looking to satisfy your foodie craving, this will definitely hit the spot!
Something to suit every palate – for health food addicts, asian food lovers, burger aficionados, more traditional taste buds, as well as the super sweet-toothed.
Taste a wide selection of artisanal beers and wines – or how about celebrating summer with an Aperol Spritz from one of our favourite trucks (and winners in our eyes of the award for the most gorgeously decorated truck)? Get ready to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy some seriously cool tunes from live DJs and musicians in the charming setting of the Old Town.
FOOD TRUCK REVOLUTION IN GENEVA
Geneva has well and truly embraced the food truck trend with food festivals and their weekday Food Truck Circuit which you’ll find in several spots in the city.
We recommend you try out one of our favourites at the Festival, if you haven’t already – Elsalad for their delicious wraps and salads, The Gentleman Lobster lobster rolls that are pure sunshine in a roll, Debi’s Kitchen for the most amazing fresh and flavoursome Thai food or if you’re missing your regular fix of fish and chips, how about trying out what Rock ‘n Salt have on offer?
TOP TIP: If you avoid peak lunch and dinner times, you’ll not have to queue so long for your food.
TAKE YOUR PICK
The choice of cuisines on offer has grown in recent years and you’ll certainly find something that takes your fancy at one of these places:
À Table – Akwaaba – Bifad’Oro – Boréal Coffee – Brooklyn Kitchen – Burgerland – Caffettino – Camionleon – Chai Bike – Chez Bilia – Chiche où pas Chiche – Crêpes et Gaufres by Müller’s Factory – Cuppin’s – De l’Or Bokit – Deli Mex – Desi Food – D’Maiz – L’Effet Papillon – Empanadas Argentinas – Fabrizio – Flammlachs – Food Truck chez le Libanais – Funky BBQ – Holyweed – Hot-Fondue – Hugo Raclette Truck – Jamrock – Jurassic Food – Kalan Paletas Artesanales – Koh Samet – La Crêpe qui Rit – La Mexicana Tacos – Le Petit Vingt-Trois – Lobster & Co. – Man’Ouchy – Miam Bao – Mumbai Street Food – Nero’s Pizza – Piadina Azzura – Pig Me – Poushe Strudel – PURO Gelato – Susuru Ramen – Swice Roll – Tabenova – Takoyaki Go! The Goodlife Coffee Co. – The Green Van Company – The Hamburger Foundation – The Hot-Dog Factory – The Jungle Kitchen – The Rolling Wings – Tibet Cafè.
WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR?
An artisanal food market and a Kids’ Corner, as well as the introduction of a new wave of eco responsibility from the festival – with disposable plastic items banned, replaced with eco-responsible plates, cutlery and re-usable plastic cups. Straws have also been banished (hoorah!) and there will be more effective recycling bins available – going to prove that even the smallest of changes can have a huge environmental impact. Congratulations Geneva Food Festival for paving the way for change in the City!
OTHER FOOD FESTIVALS IN THE AREA
Not around for this edition of the Geneva Food Festival? No problem, there are other Food Festivals running in the area this summer – Vevey (1st-3rd June 2018), Nyon (29th, 30th June & 1st July 2018) and Neuchâtel (24th-26th August 2018). Lucky us in Geneva as we get two opportunities this year, as the trucks will return to the Old Town on the 31st August, 1st & 2nd September 2018!
WHERE: Promenade de Saint-Antoine & Promenade du Pin, 1204 Genève.
WHEN: Friday 8th June 2018 from 5pm-midnight, Saturday 9th June 2018 from 11am-midnight and Sunday 10th June 2018 from 11am-9pm.
FURTHER INFO: http://www.gvastreetfoodfest.ch/. Click here for the best way to get there by public transport.
