Le Merciere is a lyonnais bouchon restaurant in 2E, Lyon.
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.
Signature dishes: Quenelle de brochet, Andouillette
Must order: The quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua; the praline tart is the closer.
Tip: Open daily; book a few days ahead for Friday-Saturday Walk-ins usually OK.
Address: 56 Rue Merciere, 69002 Lyon
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.
Signature: Tablier de sapeur, Quenelle
Order: The tablier de sapeur, then the quenelle and the cervelle de canut.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the dining room is small, book ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
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.
Signature: Bouchon classics, Pichet of Beaujolais
Order: The salade lyonnaise to start, then the gratin de quenelle with sauce Nantua.
Tip: Closed 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.
Signature: Tete de veau, Quenelle de brochet
Order: Tete de veau as the headline dish; the quenelle is the more familiar entry.
Tip: Open Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00; closed Sun-Mon 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.
Signature: Tablier de sapeur, Quenelle
Order: The tablier de sapeur, then the quenelle and the cervelle de canut.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the dining room is small, book ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
Chez Hugon on Rue Pizay in the 1er has been run by three generations of women since 1937, serving an unchanged carte of bouchon classics in a 30-cover.
Signature: Poulet au vinaigre, Andouillette Bobosse
Order: Poulet au vinaigre, then the andouillette Bobosse with mustard sauce.
Tip: Closed Saturday-Sunday; Mon-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-23:30.
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.
Signature: Bouchon classics, Pichet of Beaujolais
Order: The salade lyonnaise to start, then the gratin de quenelle with sauce Nantua.
Tip: Closed 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.
Signature: Tete de veau, Quenelle de brochet
Order: Tete de veau as the headline dish; the quenelle is the more familiar entry.
Tip: Open 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.
Signature: Daily set lunch, Market plates
Order: The set lunch; the cheese course pulls Auvergne-Rhone producers.
Tip: Closed Sunday; lunch service 12:00-14:30, dinner 20:00-23:30.
Le Kitchen in the 7e on Rue Chevreul is Swedish chef Connie Zagora and Laurent Ozan's Bib Gourmand dining room with a sweet-savoury carte that rotates weekly.
Signature: Sweet-savoury small plates, Daily market plat
Order: The daily plat from the chalkboard, then the signature dessert.
Tip: Open Thursday-Monday; daytime service 08:00-18:30, no evening seating.
