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Tasting €75 to €135Tasting menuChef Maxime Laurenson
Rustique in Lyon's 2e is Maxime Laurenson's Michelin-starred contemporary room on Rue de la Charite, with a market-driven tasting menu focused on Rhone.
OrderThe seasonal tasting; the cheese course showcases the local Auvergne-Rhone makers.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the lunch set is the price-point entry to the kitchen.
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Tasting €95 to €175Tasting menuChef Guy Lassausaie
Guy Lassausaie in Chasselay, 20 minutes north of Lyon, is the Meilleur Ouvrier de France's one-star country dining room with a Rhone-rooted tasting menu.
OrderThe Bresse-chicken tasting course; the dessert chariot is the closer.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipA 25-minute drive from central Lyon; closed Tuesday-Wednesday.
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Tasting Lunch set €28, dinner and Saturday lunch €41French bistroChef Gregory Cuilleron
Cinq Mains at 12 Rue Monseigneur Lavarenne in Vieux Lyon is the Saone-front table that Gregory Cuilleron runs with his brother Thibault, awarded a Michelin.
OrderThe €41 evening tasting set, paired by the half-glass with the natural Beaujolais.
Book1 week ahead
TipOpen Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; book the €28 lunch a week ahead for the value play.
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Tasting €195French fine diningChef Mathieu Viannay
La Mere Brazier in Lyon's 1er is the restaurant Eugenie Brazier opened in 1921 and Mathieu Viannay now runs at two-star level on Rue Royale.
OrderVolaille de Bresse demi-deuil with the original 1933 service.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipLunch is half the dinner price; the dining room is the original 1921 one.
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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.