Arsene ★ 4.0
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
L'Etabli is a french bistro budget eat in 2E, 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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 22 Rue des Remparts d'Ainay, 69002 Lyon
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
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
L'Oiseau Perche in the 4e Croix-Rousse runs a €15-19 lunch ardoise from 11:00, one of the few lunch-only bistros with sub-€20 pricing. At 18 Rue de Cuire.
Try: Lunch ardoise plat