01 — NOURISH
REAL
FOOD.
Nutritious, carefully prepared meals, made with culinary attention and a responsible approach to available ingredients.
01 / OUR WORK — GENEVA
EVERYONE
DESERVES
A SEAT.
Not just a place to eat. A place to be welcomed, recognised and part of something bigger.
JOIN A VOLUNTEER SHIFT ↗LOOKING FOR A MEAL? VISITOR INFORMATION ↘
REFETTORIO GENEVA / RUE DE LYON 120
HERE FOR A MEAL?
FREE SOCIAL LUNCH & DINNER SERVICESRUE DE LYON 120 · GENEVA
Places are coordinated through Refettorio and community partners. Ask the team for current access information.
HOW TO ACCESS A MEAL ↗THE IDEA / 01
THE TABLE
IS COMMON
GROUND.
At Refettorio Geneva, culinary quality and social purpose belong together. We transform available food into thoughtfully cooked meals — and a shared space into a place where people meet across social boundaries.
The restaurant has operated as a fully social service since July 2026, offering free meals and the dignity of genuine hospitality. This is not about leftovers handed down. It is about a place that belongs to its community.
FOOD IS PREPARED WITH CARE. PEOPLE ARE RECEIVED WITH RESPECT.
THE WORK STARTS IN THE KITCHEN. IT DOES NOT END THERE.
HOW IT WORKS / 02
THREE THINGS.
ONE PROMISE.
REAL
02 — WELCOME
REAL
DIGNITY.
Service, beauty, conversation and hospitality for people facing food insecurity, isolation or difficult circumstances.
03 — PARTICIPATE
REAL
COMMUNITY.
Guests, volunteers, partners and staff help shape how the Refettorio works and how its future is decided.
BEYOND SERVICE / PARTICIPATION
A PLACE
TO HAVE
A SAY.
Refettorio is not a service designed for people without them. Through community conversations and the États généraux du Refettorio, people who eat, volunteer and work here participate in the questions that determine its future.
READ THE REFETTORIO JOURNAL ↗FIND US / 03
A TABLE
IN GENEVA.
Come as you are. The welcome matters as much as the plate.
LOCATIONRUE DE LYON 120
1203 GENÈVE
1203 GENÈVE
SERVICESOCIAL LUNCH AND DINNER SERVICES
CONTACT THE TEAM ↗Meal access and places are coordinated through Refettorio and its community partners. Contact the team for current information.
TAKE PART / 04
PULL UP
A CHAIR.
The table stays open because people show up. Give a few hours, support a service or help sustain a place of belonging.
