Restaurant in Annecy, France
Bib Gourmand fish cooking. Tiny room, book fast.
Le Denti holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and a 4.9 Google rating from over 1,000 reviews — the strongest value case for a special meal in Annecy at the €€ price tier. Chef Guillaume Brahimi runs a small, fish-forward kitchen off the tourist track. Tables fill fast, so book ahead, but the process is straightforward.
Le Denti holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and a 4.9 Google rating across more than 1,000 reviews, which places it among the most consistently praised restaurants in Annecy. It has only a handful of tables, tables fill quickly, and there is no walk-in culture here. If you want to eat at Le Denti, book as soon as your dates are confirmed. The good news: the effort required is a reservation call, not a months-long lottery. Booking is rated Easy — you just cannot leave it to the last minute.
This is the restaurant to choose when you want a special meal in Annecy without the €€€€ price tag. The €€ price range puts it well below L'Esquisse and La Rotonde des Trésoms, both of which operate at significantly higher price points. For a date dinner, anniversary, or a meal you genuinely want to remember, Le Denti delivers well above its price tier.
Le Denti sits at 25 Avenue de Loverchy, away from the crowded tourist circuit that runs through Annecy's old town. Chef Guillaume Brahimi and his partner run the kitchen together. The Michelin description is pointed: they are described as a couple with a passion for the denti, a prized Mediterranean fish, and the cooking is framed as market cuisine with a clear lean toward fish and a genuine respect for seasonal produce.
The room is intimate by design , a handful of tables means every sitting is quiet and attentive rather than busy and impersonal. Visually, this is not a grand dining room. It is a small, considered space where the focus is on what arrives on the plate. For a special occasion, that intimacy is an asset: you are not competing with a large dining room for atmosphere. The scale makes it work naturally for couples and small groups celebrating something specific.
The Bib Gourmand award, renewed for 2025, signals consistent quality at accessible pricing rather than technical fireworks for its own sake. Michelin awards the Bib to restaurants that offer good cooking at a price that represents genuine value , it is a different credential than a star, but for the category Le Denti is operating in, it is the right one. The 4.9 Google rating across more than 1,000 reviews adds independent confirmation that the kitchen performs reliably, not just on inspection nights.
Market cuisine built around fish and seasonal availability means the menu will shift. Do not arrive with a specific dish in mind. What the format does deliver is cooking that reflects what is good right now rather than a menu engineered around consistency alone. For a celebration dinner, that approach tends to produce food that feels considered rather than mechanical.
The fish focus is worth knowing before you book. If your group has strong preferences away from seafood, Le Denti is probably not the right call , ANTO at the same €€ price tier offers modern cuisine with broader menu scope. If fish-forward cooking is what you want, particularly at a price that does not require a budget conversation, Le Denti is the clearest recommendation in Annecy at this price level.
For context on what the broader French fine dining tier looks like, Bib Gourmand venues sit below starred restaurants like Flocons de Sel in Megève and Mirazur in Menton, but the comparison is not quite fair , those are different price categories and different ambitions. Within its own bracket, Le Denti is doing something specific and doing it well.
The short answer is no, and that is not a criticism. Le Denti is a market-cuisine restaurant built around small-room hospitality, seasonal produce, and fish-forward cooking. None of those elements are engineered for off-premise delivery. The intimacy of a handful of tables, the careful plating, and the texture of fresh fish cooked to order are all things that degrade significantly in transit. There is no indication in the venue data that delivery or takeout is offered, and seeking it out here would miss the point entirely. If convenience is the priority, look elsewhere. If the occasion warrants it, eat in.
| Detail | Le Denti | ANTO | Black Bass | L'Esquisse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price range | €€ | €€ | €€€ | €€€€ |
| Cuisine | Modern / Fish-forward | Modern Cuisine | Modern Cuisine | Modern Cuisine |
| Michelin recognition | Bib Gourmand 2025 | , | , | Check profile |
| Google rating | 4.9 (1,039 reviews) | , | , | , |
| Booking difficulty | Easy (book ahead) | , | , | , |
| Room scale | Handful of tables | , | , | , |
Le Denti is the strongest value proposition in Annecy for a fish-focused special occasion meal. At €€, it is in the same price tier as ANTO, but the Bib Gourmand credential and the 4.9 Google rating give it a clear edge in demonstrated quality. If you want modern cuisine with a wider menu, ANTO is the alternative at this price. If the occasion justifies spending more, Black Bass at €€€ moves up a tier in ambition and price. For the full splurge, L'Esquisse at €€€€ is the highest-end option in the city.
Le Denti sits apart from the tourist-track dining that clusters around Annecy's old town. That is a practical advantage: the room is calmer, the clientele is more local, and the cooking reflects genuine market sourcing rather than menus built around tourist turnover. For a date or anniversary dinner where atmosphere and food quality both matter, it outperforms its price tier more convincingly than any direct competitor at €€.
If you are planning a wider Annecy trip, see our full Annecy restaurants guide, Annecy hotels guide, Annecy bars guide, Annecy wineries guide, and Annecy experiences guide. For broader French fine dining benchmarks, the cooking at Troisgros in Ouches, Auberge de l'Ill in Illhaeusern, and Bras in Laguiole gives useful context for where the Bib Gourmand tier sits within the wider French restaurant conversation.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Denti | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Easy |
| L'Esquisse | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Le Clos des Sens | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| ANTO | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
| Black Bass | Modern Cuisine | €€€ | Unknown |
| Brasserie Brunet | Traditional Cuisine | €€ | Unknown |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Le Denti's format is market cuisine built around fish and seasonal availability, so the menu shifts with what is fresh. At €€ and holding a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand, the value-to-quality ratio is strong by any measure. If you want a fixed, pre-planned menu experience, this may not suit you — the format rewards flexibility. If you let the kitchen lead, it delivers.
Book as early as possible — the Michelin guide itself flags that bookings are snapped up fast at this handful-of-tables room. A Bib Gourmand at €€ in a tourist city means demand is consistently high. Aim for at least 2-3 weeks ahead; more if visiting in summer or over a holiday weekend.
Le Denti is a small room at 25 Avenue de Loverchy, away from the old-town tourist circuit — do not expect a grand dining room or a long à la carte list. The cooking is fish-forward and market-driven, meaning the menu changes with the season. Come without fixed expectations about specific dishes, and come with a reservation.
Yes. A 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand at the €€ price tier is one of the cleaner value cases in Annecy dining. The Bib Gourmand designation specifically recognises good cooking at a moderate price, so the recognition directly answers the value question. For fish-focused seasonal cooking, there is nothing else at this price level in the city with the same credential.
It works well for a special occasion if the couple or small group is comfortable with an intimate, no-fuss room and a menu that changes with the season. The Michelin Bib Gourmand and the fish-focused market cooking give it enough occasion weight without the formality or cost of a full Michelin-starred restaurant. For larger groups or those who need private dining, the small room size is a real constraint — check availability carefully.
For a step up in formality and price, Le Clos des Sens is the reference point in Annecy for serious tasting menus. L'Esquisse sits in the mid-range and offers a comparable market-cuisine approach. ANTO operates at a similar €€ price tier to Le Denti. Black Bass is the direct alternative if fish and seafood are your focus. Brasserie Brunet is the right call if you want a traditional brasserie rather than a chef-driven format.
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