Cozna Restaurant

Cozna Restaurant is one of Annecy’s favorite in the Old Town. The owners, Sandra and Léo, started working in the kitchen of great parisian’s restaurant (la Grande Cascade and Meurice). Then they worked in New York for a while and decided to settle in Annecy where Léo was born.

Cozna means “kitchen” in patois savoyard, our local dialect. Their food is local, fresh and depending on the seasons.

They are in most of the gourmet books recommending restaurants in the area.

Please call them to book a table. They are closed on week ends.

The Cozna restaurant in Annecy is highly rated and appreciated for its inventive cuisine, attentive service and warm atmosphere. Cozna is full of taste and sincerity, with dishes such as pigskin, stuffed cabbage, or creative desserts (candied apple rose, Breton shortbread). The products are of high quality, carefully crafted, and the menu, although small, is highly valued for its originality and mastery of flavours.

The service is described as impeccable, warm and attentive. The atmosphere is friendly, ideal for a romantic meal or a meal with relatives. The setting, located in a pedestrian street in Old Annecy, adds to the charm of the experience

It is highly recommended to book, as the restaurant is small and busy.

In short, Cozna is a must-see for a refined and authentic culinary experience in Annecy. If you like inventive cuisine, neat service and a warm atmosphere, this restaurant should please you.

In my post on patois Savoyard, you can learn a few words:

A few words Patois Savoyard/English:

* the most used even by young local people is A’rvi’pâ or Arvi = Goodbye

* La Yaute = Haute Savoie

* un Monchu = a tourist doing something stupid, in patois it means Sir, it is usually used to laugh at Parisian people coming to our mountains…

* adieu = bonjour

* coffe = dirty

* une sniule ou un cacaniolet ou une grolle ou un tâtillon= someone unusually slow, annoying or lazy (I often use it in my taxi when upset)

* faire la rioule = to party

* praz = meadow (you can find it in some village’s name)

* la neph = the river

* une panosse = a floorcloth

* tartiffle = potatoe (tarfilette famous dish with reblochon and potatoes)

* pasnaille = carrots

* une gouappe = a heavy drinker

* un bagolu = wacky

* bidoyon = cider

* un brin-né = a crazy person

* cacati = old wc in the back of the garden

* ch’ni = a place in a mess

* un diot = a sausage cooked in white wine

* gran aci = thanks a lot

* corti = garden

A few expressions:

* bois de la gnôle casse la bagnole = drink some eau de vie, break the car

* vint diou vinzou = oops

* il y a nion = there is no one