Bufe is a french bistro restaurant in 4E, Lyon.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 12 hours
Explore Lyon’s countryside, meet local farmers, and enjoy a traditional lunch in a château. Then, head back to the city for a cooking class with a private chef.
Day trip · 7 hours
Private Experience in Beaujolais with Driver/Guide (WSET2-certified guide), wineries, and lunch included
Day trip · 4 hours
Explore the rolling hills of South Beaujolais on a private tour. Visit the medieval village of Oingt, tour a family-run winery, and enjoy a tasting of Beaujolais wines.
Address: 2 Rue de Cuire, 69004 Lyon
Les Mauvaises Herbes on the Croix-Rousse slope in Lyon's 1er is the vegetable-forward bistro on Rue du Jardin des Plantes with a daily set and herb-led.
OrderThe set menu; the herb-led starter is the highlight.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; lunch is the price-point entry at €24.
Les Marmottes in Lyon's 3e is the Rue de Vendome Savoyard kitchen running fondue, raclette and tartiflette as a winter destination across November to March.
OrderThe fondue savoyarde for two with the cured ham platter on the side.
TipWinter season only; book ten days ahead for a Friday night table.
Le Bouillon Paradis in Lyon's 1er runs the bouillon format with Lyonnais accents: oeuf mayo, blanquette and a sub-€18 three-course set all afternoon.
OrderOeuf mayo as starter, then the blanquette de veau, then ile flottante.
TipWalk-in only; arrive before 12:30 or after 14:00 for lunch Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Merciere on Rue Merciere is the bouchon Jean-Louis Manoa has run since 1978, voted Best Authentic Bouchon Lyonnais in 2022 and now passed.
OrderThe quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua; the praline tart is the closer.
TipOpen daily; book a few days ahead for Friday-Saturday Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Musee on Rue des Forces in the 2e is chef Quentin Delbassee's bouchon accessed through the Printing Museum traboule, with a tightly classical lyonnais.
OrderThe tablier de sapeur, then the quenelle and the cervelle de canut.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the dining room is small, book ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
Chez Hugon on Rue Pizay, a bouchon since 1937 run by three generations of women until a 2025 handover, keeps its carte of bouchon classics in a 35-cover room.
OrderPoulet au vinaigre, then the andouillette Bobosse with mustard sauce.
TipClosed Saturday-Sunday and in August; Mon-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00. Book several days ahead.
