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Lyonnais Bouchon2e
Cafe-Comptoir Abel in Lyon's 2e is the 1928 bouchon on Rue Guynemer where the wood-panelled dining room and Label Bouchons Lyonnais menu survive unchanged.
OrderSalade lyonnaise with a poached egg, then the chicken vinaigrette.
TipClosed Sunday; cash and card. The pichet of cotes-du-rhone is the order.
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Lyonnais Bouchon5e
Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean in Vieux Lyon is Joseph Viola's bouchon in the old town, where the pate en croute won the world championship and remains.
OrderThe pate en croute as a starter, then the quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book three days ahead; service can run long.
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French Brasserie2e
Brasserie Georges in Lyon's 2e on Cours de Verdun is the 1836 brasserie that has served choucroute and the sole meuniere lunch grid for almost two centuries.
OrderThe choucroute royale and a half-litre of the house lager.
TipOpen daily until 23:00; the dining hall takes walk-ins after 21:00.
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Lyonnais Bouchon1er
Le Bouchon des Filles in Lyon's 1er is the all-woman-run bouchon on Rue Sergent Blandan, where a fixed-price set lunch runs the dining room and the kitchen.
OrderThe set menu with saucisson chaud and cervelle de canut for dessert.
TipOpen evenings only Wed-Sat plus Sunday lunch; book a fortnight ahead.
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French Bistro2e
L'Etabli in Lyon's 2e Ainay quarter is the working bistro on Rue des Remparts d'Ainay with a €22 set lunch that fills the dining room from 12:30 daily.
OrderThe blackboard plat with the daily produce; finish with the chocolate fondant.
TipLunch books two days ahead; dinner is the harder seating Walk-ins usually OK.
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Lyonnais Bouchon1er
Chez Paul in Lyon's 1er is a working Rue du Major Martin bouchon where the carte runs the classics and the pichet of cotes-du-rhone runs the room.
OrderThe saucisson chaud with potatoes, then the quenelle sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; cash-friendly; book a couple of days ahead.