Saisons is a fine-dining restaurant in Lyon.
Saisons at the Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) in Ecully is the Michelin-starred training restaurant where students rotate alongside MOF Davy.
Must 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.
Address: 1A Chemin de Calabert, 69130 Ecully, Lyon
Miraflores in Lyon's 6e is Carlos Camino's Michelin-starred Franco-Peruvian dining room on Rue Bossuet, where Andean ingredients meet French technique.
Order: The full tasting; the ceviche openers and Peruvian-rooted desserts bookend the meal.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the 6e arrondissement is the easier metro side of the city.
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.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the cheese course showcases the local Auvergne-Rhone makers.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the lunch set is the price-point entry to the kitchen.
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.
Order: The Bresse-chicken tasting course; the dessert chariot is the closer.
Tip: A 25-minute drive from central Lyon; closed Tuesday-Wednesday.
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.
Order: The €41 evening tasting set, paired by the half-glass with the natural Beaujolais.
Tip: Open Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; book the €28 lunch a week ahead for the value play.
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.
Order: Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil with the original 1933 service.
Tip: Lunch is half the dinner price; the dining room is the original 1921 one.
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.
Order: The nine-course tasting; the wine pairing is the move.
Tip: Lunch on Wed-Fri is the easier seating; closed Sunday and Monday.
