Lyon - Eating
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- Grenoble Ski Region
- Grenoble
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- La Rochelle
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Plunge into the small, picturesque, yet lively world of Lyon’s traditional restaurants – the bouchons. Their menus display all the specialities from the local markets and the traditional Lyon dishes. Lyon is also the capital of gastronomy and grande cuisine. The uncontested master of French cuisine, Paul Bocuse, has his restaurant by the Saone. New chefs brimming over with creative cuisine talent are already in place so this place is a must! In Stendhal’s "Memoirs of a Tourist," he wrote: “I know one thing that you do very well in Lyon, you can eat admirably there.”
Brasserie “Le Nord”
M. Bocuse’s turn of the century bistro with all of Northern France’s classics on the menu: onion soup, calf brains, chicken fricassee. It also has a terrace.
Brasserie “Le Sud”
The gastronomic oracle’s sun-worshipping restaurant olive puree, aubergine caviar and pasta in Provençale decor.
Brasserie “L’ Est”
Monsieur Paul’s eastern adress: goose liver in Port, Serrano ham and risotto.
Brasserie “L’Ouest”
M Bocuse may be approaching 80, but he gets into his stride in the west: Philippe Starck design on the chairs, candelabras, and plasma screens with world food on the menu. The building was tailor-made for the purpose.
Chez les Gones
This is a classic bouchon, tiny Lyon restaurant. Terrace on the top floor which makes a nice seating area in good weather.
Chez Hugon
Completely genuine bouchon. Once upon a time, silk traders sat and enjoyed their dinner here. What did they eat? Frankfurters, veal stew and liver pie. Yummy.
La Brasserie Georges
La Brasserie Georges is located opposite the Perrache station. It is a classic brasserie, founded in 1836 and not to be missed - for its Art Deco style, if nothing else.
Les Planches
En Guinguette, loosely translated as dancing on the pier. DJ on balmy summer evenings and baked deep sea bass and wild boar in red wine from the kitchen.
Les Muses
You won’t get a better view in Lyon. Food is served under the post-modern glass roof of the Opera dome.
