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)
Bakery€8eTue-Sat 09:30-19:30, Sun 09:30-13:00Walk-in onlyLyonnais patisserie east-side counter
Bouillet on Avenue des Freres Lumiere in the 8e is the Monplaisir-side patisserie counter for Sebastien Bouillet's praline tart, macarons. Family-friendly.
Tip: Tarte aux pralines by the slice and the macaron line of the day are the order.
Worth the queue: Tarte aux pralines and macarons
Bakery€2eTue-Sat 07:00-19:30, closed Sunday-MondayWalk-in onlyCountry breads, viennoiserie and praline tarts
Le Pain des Jacobins between Marche Saint-Antoine and Place des Jacobins in the 2e is Hugo's contemporary boulangerie running quality country loaves.
Tip: Two small tables only; the tarte aux pralines and the praline-sablee are the order.
Worth the queue: Tarte aux pralines and country loaf
Bakery€2eMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Pioneering Lyon chocolatier since 1882
Weiss on Rue de Brest in the 2e is the Saint-Etienne chocolatier founded in 1882, with the Lyon flagship counter and the Nougamandine praline as the city.
Tip: The Nougamandine box and the bean-to-bar slabs are the order.
Worth the queue: Praliné Nougamandine
Bakery€Tue-Sat 09:00-19:00, closed Sunday-MondayBean-to-bar chocolate and pastries
Bernachon in Lyon's 6e is the bean-to-bar chocolatier founded by Maurice Bernachon in 1953, with a Rue Franklin Roosevelt salon de the and a full pastry.
Tip: The President cake is the order; a slice with espresso at the salon is the form.
Worth the queue: President cake, chocolate, hazelnut praline
Bakery€Mon-Sat 10:00-19:00Walk-in onlyBean-to-bar chocolate and praluline brioche
Maison Pralus runs the bean-to-bar chocolate house Auguste Pralus founded in 1955, with a Lyon counter at Halles Paul Bocuse for the praluline brioche.
Tip: The praluline (pink-praline brioche) is the dish; a whole loaf travels home.
Worth the queue: Praluline brioche with pink pralines