Restaurants in Lyon
Acclaimed throughout France as the nation's gastronomic capital, thanks to quality local ingredients, Lyon is bursting with gourmet restaurants. Most cluster on lively Presqu'île and touristy Vieux Lyon, from top-name Léon de Lyon and classic Brasserie Georges to cosy, distinctive 'bouchons', such as low-priced Le Garet, serving traditional Lyonnais andouillettes (tripe), pork and chicken at modest prices. Opt for good-value set menus. Mealtimes are fairly inflexible: 12pm-2pm for lunch, 8pm-9.30pm for dinner. Tipping is not required.
Léon de Lyon
Lyon's greatest name
Léon de Lyon, on the central Presqu'île, under its chef Jean-Paul Lacombe,
has been famous for decades as the place for classic Lyon gastronomy.
Imaginatively prepared specialities include pheasant soup with foie gras and
red beans. Four ultra-swish dining rooms are lined with the chef's own oil
paintings. Petit Léon, next door, offers a cheaper menu.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Lunch from 11am & dinner from 7pm
Address
1, Rue Pléney, Lyon, 69001
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 72 10 11 12
Les Terrasses de Lyon
Haute cuisine and views
Les Terrasses de Lyon, set in a luxurious hotel in a former 18th-century
convent on Fourvière Hill above Vieux Lyon, offers a panoramic city view and
the acclaimed cooking of chef Davy Tissot. Combining tradition with
modernity, he produces dishes such as venison with stuffed cabbage and wild
berries and a range of vegetarian options.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12.15pm-1.15pm & 7.30pm-9.30pm
Address
Villa Florentine, 25, montée Saint-Barthélemy, Lyon, 69005
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 72 56 56 02
Nicolas Le Bec
Creative modern cuisine
Nicolas Le Bec, on the Presqu'île close to the River Rhône, is a top name on
the Lyon restaurant scene. One of the younger generation of chefs, he offers
creative and often surprising dishes, combining classic French cuisine with
spices, flowers, exotic fruits, cocoa and other flavours, in a smart and
stylish bright modern setting.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 12-2pm & 7.30pm-9.30pm
Address
14, Rue Grolée, Lyon, 69002
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 78 42 15 00
Les Adrets
The locals' favourite
Lyon residents, as well as visitors, return again and again to Les Adrets, in
Vieux Lyon. A charming and atmospheric restaurant with rustic old tiles and
wooden beams, it is a long-standing favourite for its generous quantities of
authentic traditional Lyonnais cooking at remarkably moderate prices.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-1.30pm & 7pm-9.30pm
Address
30, rue du Boeuf, Lyon, 69005
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 78 38 24 30
Transport
Vieux Lyon Métro
Le Gourmet de Sèze
Left Bank charm
Among the chic restaurants and bars of the Brotteaux neighbourhood, Le
Gourmet de Sèze is a charming, friendly, relaxed restaurant. Attractive in
its imaginative light-and-dark décor, it is acclaimed for first-rate classic
French cooking with a modern twist, using the best of fresh, seasonal
produce, especially fish and shellfish. Wonderful regional wines and
chocolate desserts.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm & 7.45pm-9.30pm
Address
129, rue de Sèze, Lyon, 69006
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 78 24 23 42
L'Est
Chic, arty modern brasserie
Watch chefs working while you eat at busy, modern, stylish L'Est, in the
Brotteaux district. The walls are lined with pictures and a miniature train
circles the room at ceiling height! It is one of four individual eateries in
the city run by premier French chef Paul Bocuse, whose main restaurant is
just outside Lyon.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-3pm & 7pm-11pm (until 12am Thu-Sun)
Address
14, Place Jules Ferry, Gare des Brotteaux, Lyon, 69006
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 37 24 25 26
Brasserie Georges
Art-Deco brasserie
Brasserie Georges, on a busy corner in the Perrache area of the Presqu'ile,
is a spacious, traditional brasserie restaurant in splendid Art Deco style.
Informal, convivial and excellent value, it has been popular with locals
since 1836 for hearty Alsace choucroute, heaped seafood platters and meaty
'Lyonnaiseries' (local dishes).
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11.30am-11.15pm (until 12.15am Fri & Sat)
Address
30, Cours Verdun, Lyon, 69002
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 72 56 54 54
Bistrot St Paul
Hearty Gascony specialities
In Vieux Lyon, beside the River Saône, Bistrot St Paul is that Lyon rarity, a
restaurant focusing on a different region of France. The low-priced menus at
this friendly, popular bistro feature cassoulet, duck and goose dishes and
other robust specialities of Gascony in the South-West.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri & Sun 12pm-2pm & 8pm-10pm; Sat dinner only
Address
2, Quai de Bondy, Lyon, 69005
Telephone
+ 33 (0) 4 78 28 63 19
Le Garet
Classic Lyonnais Bouchon
Le Garet, two steps from Place des Terreaux in the heart of the Presqu'île,
is one of the best loved of the traditional Lyonnais 'bouchons'. A relaxed,
atmospheric bistro for food-lovers, it offers flavoursome local dishes such
as fish quenelles, tripe, calf's head and andouillettes at very modest
prices.
E-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-1.30pm & 7.30pm-9.30pm
Address
7, rue Garet, Lyon, 69001
Telephone
+33 (0) 4 78 28 16 94
Transport
Hôtel de Ville Métro
