I love la Couronne d'Or, tiny café hidden behind the very ugly 60s building facing the place de la Riponne. I used to be a regular but not any longer, having spent a few years abroad. La Couronne d'Or serves the best croissant au jambon (ham croissants) and pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) in the whole of Lausanne. They get it from a tiny bakery on the countryside, and damn are they delicious!
What I like about the Couronne d'Or is the student, hobo, young parents style, although sometimes it can get quite noisy.
La Couronne d'Or is more of a café than a restaurant but they serve snacks, nutella tartines, or planchettes (cold meat served with pickles and onions). They serve a specialty from the Valais region Val D'Anniviers, spicy dried sausage. It's delicious, definitely have a try. They sometimes suggest soup for lunch, but I haven't been in a while.
They sometimes organize BBQ nights, concerts and fondue-anorak nights (in winter), always heard good things about these special events.
The staff is very friendly, sometimes a little overworked, but I never complained. I think they have free WiFi. read more