I will be in Lyon for the first time in early January and I am looking for lunch and dinner restaurant recommendations. I have been to France many times (and several different regions), but never Lyon, and I have heard that the food there is amazing.
Thank you!
No price range. Expensive is okay, but not the top most expensive.
I will highly recommend Daniel & Denise, the rue Crequi location.
http://danieletdenise.fr/en/home/
Also, there is Cafe des Federations, not as refined as D & D, but very good and lots of fun. The decor is pretty much late 1900"s pig ;-), as is appropriate.
Looking for very, very good French food. Thank you!
I ate in a Bistro owned by Paul Bucose called Cafe Comptoir Abel, very traditional and Reservation a must featuring Lyonase cuisine,we ate there twice,they also have a great wine List,this was a dinner for us.25 Rue de la Bourse.We ate in other Bistro's because we usually spend in Paris.
Mike
I second the recommendation for Daniel et Denise. We went to the Saint Jean location in Vieux Lyon (twice because we loved it so much); in addition to delicious food, they were so warm and welcoming. Other Lyon highlights for us: L’Ebullition and Nardone Rene Glacier for ice cream.
Or are you looking for a coarser experience, where it may look like the place hasn't been remodeled for decades or centuries? Where it looks like a bar that draws locals but it serves good, plain food; surprisingly good for a bar.
Hi Bob:
We are in the initial planning stage of a 2019 trip and very interested to learn about places you described above. This is our preference whether travelling or at home.
Thanks
David
Lyon is know for certain foods. The restaurants it's famous for are bouchons. They're traditional and serve, depending on the season, a lot of game and sausages. Many serve at family style tables, where you share a table with whomever is there. There is an area where all the restaurants call themselves bouchons, below the basilica near the river. My Airbnb host, who didn't speak English, sent me to that area but none looked particularly appealing - more like tourist places that call themselves bouchons than true traditional places.
I asked a local for a restaurant recommendation. They didn't send me to a bouchon. They recommended a restaurant. I went right when they opened hoping I'd get a seat. I lucked out only because an Australian behind me had a reservation. His wife wasn't feeling well and skipped dinner - so he asked if I wanted to join him. The food was great and it was nice to have conversation. I'm horrible at remembering names of places. It was a short walk across the river from where the "bouchons" were located.
Afterward, I stopped at a pub, between the rivers, for a beer and to watch a football match. I was pleasantly surprised how friendly everyone was toward a random American stranger. Hopefully you will experience that.
To answer Bob's earlier question, my favorite would be a courser place that hasn't been remodeled in 150 years (or more) that serves good quality, not fancy, traditional French food. Extra points for a down to Earth crowd who aren't dressed up. I don't mind if it's a bar, as long as the food is good.
Definitely go to a bouchon. And if the pike forcemeat sausage is on the menu, enjoy it.
