Chez Paul is a french regional budget eat in 1Er, Lyon.
Chez Paul in Lyon's 1er is the working bouchon on Rue du Major Martin where a set lunch runs under €22 for two courses: saucisson chaud with potatoes.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The saucisson chaud with boiled potatoes; a pichet of cotes-du-rhone at €7.
Tip: Lunch is the value entry; closed Sunday-Monday.
Address: 11 Rue du Major Martin, 69001 Lyon
L'Etabli in Lyon's 2e Ainay quarter runs a €22 set lunch each weekday with starter, daily plat from the morning market and dessert. Booking recommended.
Try: €22 set lunch with daily plat and dessert
Order: The set lunch with whatever is on the daily plat board.
Tip: Book 24 hours ahead for the €22 lunch; dinner is pricier and harder to book.
Marche de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon's 4e runs Tuesday to Sunday on Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse: the cheapest way to eat well is buying cheese.
Try: Seasonal produce, cheese, bread and charcuterie from the stalls
Order: A half-wheel of Saint-Marcellin, a baguette and a slice of saucisson de Lyon.
Tip: Weekday mornings before 10:00 for the quietest browsing Cash is faster than card.
Ayla in the 6e is the Levantine kitchen with wood-fired flatbreads and mezze platters from €14, the cheapest entry to a sit-down meal in the high-rent 6e.
Try: Mezze platter and Levantine flatbreads
Arsene on Rue Vaubecour in the 2e runs a €19 weekday set lunch, one of the strongest value-to-quality ratios in the Presqu'ile bistro scene.
Try: Weekday set lunch
Gus and Gas in the 7e runs a €22 weekday set lunch, market-driven with a natural-wine pour by the glass. One of the best lunch deals in the bistro scene.
Try: Two-course set lunch
Becbec on Rue Paul Bert in the 3e is the small-plates wine bar where the daily blackboard runs plates from €7 to 12, an easy way to assemble a €25 dinner.
Try: Small-plates carte with daily blackboard
