Bakery€6eMon-Sat 07:30-19:30Lyonnais patisserie
Maison Pignol on Rue Vendome in the 6e is the Pignol family's quartier patisserie counter with the praline tart, macarons and a chosen lunch line for office.
Tip: The tarte aux pralines by the slice and the built lunch box are the order.
Worth the queue: Praline tart and macarons
Bakery€7eTue-Sat 08:00-19:30, closed Sunday-MondayWalk-in onlyNatural-sourdough breads and fondant brioches
Antoinette on Rue Sebastien Gryphe in the 7e Guillotiere bakes only long-fermented natural-sourdough breads and fondant brioches: no baguettes, no croissants.
Tip: The praline brioche is the order; closed Sunday-Monday; the shared loaf travels for a day.
Worth the queue: Praline brioche
Bakery€5eMon-Fri 07:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-13:00Walk-in onlyAward-winning Lyon boulangerie since 1899
Boulangerie Saint-Paul in Vieux Lyon is the 1899-founded boulangerie on Place Saint-Paul, where a relaunch under Maison Farine took regional vice-prize.
Tip: The pain au chocolat is the order; arrive before 11:00 for the warm batch.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat and country baguette
Bakery€6eTue-Sat 07:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-13:00Walk-in onlyTrompe-l'oeil patisserie and croissants
Boulangerie Marcel on Rue Bugeaud in the 6e is pastry chef Mathieu Jullien's bakery, where trompe-l'oeil fruit patisseries (Granny Smith, lemon.
Tip: The trompe-l'oeil Granny Smith is the signature; arrive before 11:00 for the croissant pick.
Worth the queue: Trompe-l'oeil fruit patisserie
Bakery€1erMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Bean-to-bar chocolates
Richart on Rue Edouard Herriot in the 1er is the Lyonnais chocolatier founded by Joseph Richart in 1925, now run by his grandson Michel, with a slick.
Tip: The Petits Richart assortment of 49 chocolates is the gift box.
Worth the queue: Petits Richart chocolate selection
Bakery€2eMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Coussin de Lyon chocolates
Voisin on Place Bellecour is the Lyonnais chocolatier founded in 1897, the originator of the Coussin de Lyon: a cushion-shaped almond marzipan filled.
Tip: The Coussin de Lyon assortment box is the city gift; available by weight.
Worth the queue: Coussin de Lyon (almond marzipan)