L'Atelier des Augustins is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in Lyon.
L'Atelier des Augustins in Lyon's 1er is Nicolas Guilloton's tasting-menu room on Rue Hippolyte Flandrin, with a 28-seat dining room and a market-driven.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The four-course tasting with paired wine flight; the dessert course is the closer.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the lunch carte is the price-point entry.
Address: 17 Rue Hippolyte Flandrin, 69001 Lyon
Regain in Lyon's 1er is the Cuisine d'Auteur tasting-menu room at the foot of the Croix-Rousse where Benjamin Sanchez and Thomas Rolland run.
Order: The full tasting; the natural-wine pairing comes from the Rhone.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; lunch is the easier seating and half the price.
Les Loges sits inside the Cour des Loges Renaissance courtyard in Vieux Lyon, where Anthony Bonnet picked up a Michelin star in 2026 ten months.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the Florentine courtyard with the glass canopy is the room.
Tip: Dinner only, Tue-Sat from 19:00; closed major holidays. Book the courtyard view.
Circle in the 1er is Bastian Ruga's blind-tasting room that won a Michelin star in 2026, with a single chef's-choice menu guided by the chef and maitre.
Order: The full blind tasting; there is no carte. The natural pairing is the move.
Tip: Wed-Sat dinner only; book three weeks ahead via the site Booking ahead is essential.
Burgundy by Matthieu on Quai Saint-Antoine in the 2e is Matthieu Girardon's Michelin-starred dining room, with a 1,000-reference Burgundy cellar and a blind.
Order: The blind tasting paired with the Burgundy cellar; sommelier-led.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the wine pairing is the entire point of the room.
Au 14 Fevrier in Vieux Lyon is Tsuyoshi Arai's twelve-seat Michelin-starred room where Kyoto training meets French sourcing across a French-Japanese tasting.
Order: The set tasting; the room only does set menu, no carte.
Tip: Twelve seats means tight booking; reserve four weeks ahead minimum.
Saisons at the Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) in Ecully is the Michelin-starred training restaurant where students rotate alongside MOF Davy.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the value-to-quality ratio is the strongest in the Lyon region.
Tip: Closed during school holidays; 15 minutes by car from central Lyon.
