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Tasting €165 to €245French fine diningChef Takao Takano
Takao Takano in Lyon's 6e is the two-star Japanese-French tasting room on Rue Malesherbes, with a 22-seat dining room cooking six and nine-course sets.
OrderThe nine-course tasting; the wine pairing is the move.
Book4 weeks ahead
TipLunch on Wed-Fri is the easier seating; closed Sunday and Monday.
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Tasting €295 to €445French fine diningChef Olivier Couvin
Paul Bocuse's L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges sits on the Saone north of Lyon, the dining room that held three Michelin stars from 1965 to 2020.
OrderSoupe aux truffes VGE, the 1975 dish for Valery Giscard d'Estaing, still on the carte.
Book6 weeks ahead
TipA taxi from central Lyon takes 25 minutes; the suburb is unfit for walking back.
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Tasting €105 to €175French fine diningChef Christian Tetedoie
Tetedoie on the Fourviere hill above Lyon's old town is Christian Tetedoie's one-star dining room with a glass-walled view across the Saone to the city below.
OrderThe five-course Saveurs tasting; the Bresse poultry course is the highlight.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipReserve a window seat; the cheaper bistro Phosphore sits beside it.
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Tasting €89 to €159Tasting menuChef Gaetan Gentil
Prairial in Lyon's 2e Confluence is Gaetan Gentil's one-star vegetable-forward dining room on Place Hubert Mounier, with a tasting menu rooted in foraged.
OrderThe vegetable tasting; ask for the herbal-juice pairing instead of wine.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipClosed Sunday-Tuesday; the lunch menu is half the price of dinner.
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Tasting €31 to €45 per plateModern European
Les Muses de l'Opera sits on top of the Lyon Opera house in the 1er, with a panoramic rooftop dining room above Place de la Comedie and signature cocktails.
OrderBook the rooftop terrace at sunset; the dome view from the dining room is the draw.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipReserve a window seat on the opera-house side at sunset for the full payoff.
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Tasting €85 to €125Tasting menuChef Olivier Paget
Ombellule in Lyon's 6e on Cours Franklin Roosevelt is Olivier Paget's tasting-menu room with a tight, four-course modern-French set and a selected wine list.
OrderThe chef's set; ask for the pairing if the cellar list overwhelms.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book the chef's counter for the kitchen view.