17 editor picks in Lyon.
17 wine bar places in Lyon we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Lyon | Wine Bar across every city.
The natural wine bar has become one of the surest ways to drink in Lyon, helped by the city's proximity to Beaujolais and the northern Rhone. The 1er around the Martiniere quarter is dense with them, from La Bouteillerie on Rue de la Martiniere to Micro Sillon on Place Fernand Rey, while Antic Wine sits among the cellars of Vieux Lyon on Rue du Boeuf in the 5e. Several double as kitchens, with Becbec on Rue Paul Bert in the 3e and Semo on Rue des Fantasques cooking to match the bottles.
Les Assembleurs in Lyon's 3e is the natural-wine cave on Rue Mazenod with a small kitchen running cheese, charcuterie and daily hot plates by the glass.
OrderThe Saint-Marcellin cheese plate and a glass of natural Beaujolais.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book the bigger back room for groups Booking recommended for weekends.
Les Assembleurs in Lyon's 3e is the Rue Mazenod natural-wine cave with a small kitchen running cheese, charcuterie and daily hot plates by the glass.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book the back room for groups of four-plus.
Becbec in Lyon's 3e on Rue Paul Bert is the 12-seat natural-wine bistro with a daily small-plates menu and a tightly-edited cellar pour by the glass.
TipWalk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a counter stool.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques in Lyon's 1er serves organic wines by the glass alongside chef Fanny Duranton's small plates, on the slope of the Croix-Rousse.
TipDinner Monday to Saturday, lunch Friday to Sunday; book ahead for the small room.
Jaja Bistro in Lyon's 2e on Rue Laurencin is the natural-wine bistro with a daily blackboard of small plates and a tightly-edited French growers' list.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the back room is the quieter seating for groups.
O Vin d'Anges in Lyon's 1er is the natural-wine cave with a 10-seat counter, cheese plates and a tight glass list that leans Beaujolais and the Rhone.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; walk-in for early evening, book for after 19:30.
Micro Sillon in Lyon's 1er on Place Fernand Rey is the natural-wine bar and cave a manger with a chalkboard menu and a tight French growers' glass list.
TipClosed Sunday-Tuesday; small room, book ahead via Instagram.
Lulla in Lyon's 1er is the natural-and-biodynamic wine bar with a tight by-the-glass list, small-plates menu, and the cellar pulling strong Loire whites.
TipClosed Sunday-Tuesday; arrive at 18:00 for the early seating.
La Bouteillerie on Rue de la Martiniere in the 1er is the part-shop part-bar, focused on boutique vineyards you won't find at larger Lyon caves.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the back wine cellar is the seating area.
La Cave d'a Cote on Rue Pleney in the 1er runs a narrow-alley wine bar with 100+ natural labels, a tight cheese-and-charcuterie kitchen and a regular.
TipWalk-in only; the front bar holds 12 stools and the back room seats 16.
Antic Wine on Rue du Boeuf in Vieux Lyon is the rare-wine shop and bar with a deep cellar of old-vintage French and a small bar-counter for by-the-glass.
TipThe Burgundy by-the-glass flight is the move; book the cellar tasting room ahead.
Odessa Comptoir on Rue Rene Leynaud in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse is the natural-wine bar Antoine and Mathieu Kochen opened in 2017. Located in 1Er.
TipWalk-in only; closed Sunday-Monday. Glass pours run €5 to 7.
Le Passage on Rue du Platre in the 1er is the doorbell-entry speakeasy tucked behind the dining room, with a natural-French cellar and a small-plates kitchen.
TipRing the doorbell to enter; closed Sunday-Monday.
En Attendant Septembre on Rue Chevreul in the 7e is the natural-wine caviste and bar with a built cellar of organic and biodynamic French growers.
TipBar service Thu-Fri from 18:00; the back tasting nook seats six.
Micro Sillon on Place Fernand Rey in Lyon's 1er is the natural-wine bar and cave a manger that lives on local reputation, with a chalkboard menu and a tight.
OrderWhatever the chalkboard shows; the natural-white by the glass is the opening move.
TipClosed Sunday-Tuesday; book ahead via Instagram; small room.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques is chef Fanny Duranton's small plates restaurant, seasonal and vegetable forward, organic wines and a view over the city.
OrderOrder four small plates between two; the cheese board is the closer.
TipDinner Monday to Saturday, lunch Friday to Sunday; book ahead for the small room.
Becbec on Rue Paul Bert in the 3e is the small-plates wine bar where the daily blackboard runs plates from €7 to 12, an easy way to assemble a €25 dinner.
OrderSmall-plates carte with daily blackboard
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