L'Etabli is a french bistro restaurant in 2E, Lyon.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 22 Rue des Remparts d'Ainay, 69002 Lyon
Fujiyama 55 in Lyon's 2e is the city's most-booked ramen counter, with a tonkotsu broth simmered 14 hours and queues that form most weeknights from 19:00.
OrderThe tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu; gyoza for the table.
TipNo reservations; arrive at 18:45 to beat the queue.
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.
Ayla in Lyon's 6e is the Levantine kitchen on Place de l'Europe where wood-fired flatbreads and mezze plates run alongside a Mediterranean wine list.
OrderThe mezze platter for two with manakish; finish with the labneh.
TipLunch is busy with office workers; aim for 13:30 or after 14:00.
Becbec in Lyon's 3e on Rue Paul Bert is the 12-seat counter bistro where a young couple runs the kitchen and the tight natural-wine cellar by hand.
OrderWhatever is on the daily chalkboard; the cellar is the order.
TipWalk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a counter stool.
La Commune in Lyon's 7e is the city's first food hall: eight kitchens around a central bar, rotating chef residencies, a €4 coffee programme, weekend brunch.
OrderThe pizza from the wood-fired oven, plus a beer from the in-house tap.
TipSaturday is loud; lunch midweek for the easier seating and shorter queue.
Fujiyama 55 in Lyon's 2e is the city's most-booked ramen counter, with a tonkotsu broth simmered 14 hours and queues that form most weeknights from 19:00.
OrderThe tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu; gyoza for the table.
TipNo reservations; arrive at 18:45 to beat the queue.
Petit Ogre on Rue de la Banniere is chef Jules Niang's restaurant since 2013, crossing French technique with African and Asian flavors, all homemade.
OrderAsk for the day's plates; the kitchen builds the menu around what Jules Niang calls cuisine de contraste.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner; book ahead for evenings.
