{"id":4066,"date":"2026-02-26T16:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brasserie.leplaza-cinema.ch\/histoire\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:58:57","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brasserie.leplaza-cinema.ch\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n <\/div>\n
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FROM CAF\u00c9 DE L\u2019EUROPE TO BRASSERIE EUROPE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Geneva\u2019s Saint-Gervais district, Brasserie Europe first opened its doors in the early 1950s, alongside the inauguration of the Plaza cinema and the Mont-Blanc Centre complex above it, which housed offices and commercial arcades. The name was a tribute to the original Caf\u00e9 de l\u2019Europe, which had stood on that very spot since the turn of the century, long before Genevan architect Marc J. Saugey constructed this post-war architectural jewel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the rest of the Saint-Gervais neighborhood, this corner of the city was once home to numerous artisanal workshops specializing in watchmaking, goldsmithing, and other precision crafts. Brasserie Europe later became Le Mandarin, a Chinese restaurant that some may still remember today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can explore its history in greater depth in Elisabeth Chardon\u2019s excellent article for La Couleur des jours<\/a><\/em>, where the author meticulously delves into the archives of the Saint-Gervais district.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FROM CAF\u00c9 DE L\u2019EUROPE TO BRASSERIE EUROPE In Geneva\u2019s Saint-Gervais district, Brasserie Europe first opened its doors in the early 1950s, alongside the inauguration of the Plaza cinema and the Mont-Blanc Centre complex above it, which housed offices and commercial arcades. The name was a tribute to the original Caf\u00e9 de l\u2019Europe, which had stood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":918,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[]"},"class_list":["post-4066","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t