Le Bouillon Paradis is a bouillon restaurant in 1Er, Lyon.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 58 Rue Salomon Reinach, 69001 Lyon
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.
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.
Bouchon Comptoir Brunet on Rue Claudia in the 2e is the bouchon-style room near the Place des Cordeliers, known for its tightly classical Lyonnais carte.
OrderThe salade lyonnaise to start, then the gratin de quenelle with sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Tuesday; service at 12:00, 14:00, 19:00 and 22:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Poelon d'Or in the 2e Ainay is the certified bouchon in an 1890 building with an Art Deco ceiling classified national heritage, run by Yann Lalle and chef.
OrderTete de veau as the headline dish; the quenelle is the more familiar entry.
TipOpen Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00; closed Sun-Mon Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Plato in the Croix-Rousse 4e is Frederic Therriaud's bistronomic dining room with a glass-roofed dining space and a daily market-driven set lunch.
OrderThe set lunch; the cheese course pulls Auvergne-Rhone producers.
TipClosed Sunday; lunch service 12:00-14:30, dinner 20:00-23:30.
