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Hello,
Off to La Thuile for the first time next weekend. We’re staying in the Plannibel apartments (aware they aren’t the best based on recent reviews but it was cheap and we won’t be in them much  )
Any recommendations for places on and off the mountain to eat/ to avoid? Best Bombardino?!
Any other tips too?
We were thinking of getting the bus to Cormayeur one day
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I like La Grotta in the town itself, 5/10 min leisurely walk from the Plannibel. Simple Italian staples, and nothing fancy unlike a lot of the restaurants in La Thuile imo. Good pizzas too!
The Coppapan restaurant is just down from you away from the town before the Boton D'Or hotel. (3/4mins ish) I don't really rate the pizza as one of the best i have had in Italy (have spent a lot of time there so had a fair few) but the prices were not bad and my English friends liked it!
Lo Ratrak on the mountain does nice lunch stuff, there is also a ski locker and hire place below (Berthod sport).
Le Meleze for good sandwiches and good coffee stop.
Both are near to the Les Suches ski gondola station
Do ski over to France, the views on the way to and from the Napoleonic fort are pretty impressive.
Village runs Red 6 and 7 are worth a go if the snow is good.
I also like the reds around arnouvaz and argillian express area especially red 28 from the top of argillian/nastro gallery down to 18 then on to 6, makes for a nice long run back to the village if the snow allows. Black 2 is fun too, from Les Suches down to the village though can be a bit mogully later in the day.
IF you do go to Courmayeur, go to gelateria Creme et Chcolat in Piazza Brocherel at the end of the pedestrian zone....trust me its worth it!! All made in house... 
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Lo Tata is great for pizzas etc in the village itself. Lo Riondet is a favourite for lunch, midway down red 7 (although we always seem to ski below it at least once before finding the entrance!).
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La Lisse is a good value restaurant in town, they do a tourist menu of 2/3 courses for a set price. Go up the steps at the far side of the carpark opposite the Planibel entrance and turn left.
Our favourite is Pepita, pricier but oh so tasty. It is just behind the petrol station.
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Skiing in La Ros earlier this year, the instructor I was with recommended 'Lo Tata' and 'Coppapan'. We did not go to either but did have a(nother) great lunch at Le Riondet. (just make sure you take plenty of speed as you leave the base of the Fourclaz lift on piste 7 - its very flat, unless you like poling or that funny hoppy shuffle thing snowboarders do...)
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Thanks for info people- will look up all these places
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We were just there last week for a long weekend - skiing is fabulous, great little resort (and bigger than I'd expected actually). We did a day trip to Courmayeur on our way home to Geneva, it was interesting and glad we did it, but in retrospect the skiing at La Thuile/Rosiere was better (more challenging and much quieter).
For restaurants, in the evening we had a fantastic night at the pizzeria La Dahu, underneath Taverna Coppapan.
https://goo.gl/maps/qHutj5rbthz
It's a couple of minutes walk from the Plannibel apartments, just the other side of the ski lifts (away from town). Fantastic pizzas, ridiculously long menu, and cheap drinks
If you want some fancier apres ski, the bar in the Miramonti Hotel in the centre of town is pretty special - cozy with 360 degree views from its all glass walls.
Very jealous, hope you have a great trip!
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@EdM, thanks, am getting excited now 
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Cafe Pepita by the petrol station at the top of the small park is always good. La Grotta in town is also good, rustic and very reasonable. Chalet Eden is another good lunchtime venue with outside terrace for drinks and is accessible off the long tree lined run back into town. All of the above will drive you to and from the lifts for lunch.
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Just got back today from a week in the Planibel apartments. Basic, old fashioned but good value but you'll know that by now! Agree about Dahu pizza place and La Grotta which is superb imv. I hope the wind dies down for you- it was getting on my nerves last week, together with the mist but I believe La Thuile is often windy.
A day excursion to Cormayeur is good - 2.20 euros one way by bus. We took a day off skiing (getting old) and walked to the Skyway cablecar which is very good. Takes you up to 11000 feet and you can see across to Aguile du Midi and Mont Blanc if the mist clears! People with off - piste skis and AVI gear ski down to the mid station or can access the Vallee Blanche. You can use the Skyway on the La Thuile ski pass - excellent value. And food and drink is much cheaper than in France. Hope you have a good week 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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In La Thuile at the moment...can recommend red 17 as a great run. Lo Riondet is superb for a last bombardino before returning to town. Off to La Grotta in 5 minutes 😀
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