Brasserie Europe will be a place of encounters and inspiration for the people of Geneva. A central venue ideal for business lunches, it will be imbued with a cinematic atmosphere, reflected both in its culinary programme— inspired by the films and events presented by the Plaza — and in the personalities, artists, filmmakers and actors one may encounter there.

Special evenings linked to Plaza events, dinner-and-film screenings, dinner concerts, and collaborations between chefs and figures from the world of cinema will make the Brasserie one of the beating hearts of Plaza Centre Cinéma.

Open seven days a week and late into the evening, Brasserie Europe will offer a vibrant urban atmosphere and a cinematic view over the city through its vast picture window.

Photo: Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino 

History of Brasserie Europe

A café-restaurant named Café de l’Europe existed on rue du Cendrier from the early 20th century. When the neighbourhood was transformed and the Mont-Blanc Centre was built, the Plaza’s architect Marc J. Saugey chose to revive this convivial venue at the heart of his multifunctional project. This gave birth to Brasserie de l’Europe in a far more modern form. After a few decades, it gave way to a Chinese restaurant, Le Mandarin, which closed several years ago.

Brasserie Europe is now reborn on the same site, on the first floor of the building, with its vast bay window overlooking rue de Chantepoulet and the square where the charming Anglican Holy Trinity Church stands.