Les Mauvaises Herbes is a french bistro restaurant in 1Er, Lyon.
Les Mauvaises Herbes on Rue du Jardin des Plantes in Lyon's 1er is the vegetable-forward bistro on the Croix-Rousse slope, with a €24 set lunch.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The herb-led starter, then the vegetable set as the main.
Why locals love it: The name (bad weeds) does the room no favours on first search; the Rue du Jardin des Plantes address is a quiet residential block that takes ten minutes from the Croix-Rousse.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; lunch is the price-point entry Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Address: 3 Rue du Jardin des Plantes, 69001 Lyon
Regain is tucked at the foot of the croix-rousse slope on a rue d'algerie corner, the cellar-style room is overlooked by tourists hunting bouchons.
Why locals love it: Tucked at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope on a Rue d'Algerie corner, the cellar-style room is overlooked by tourists hunting bouchons.
Tip: The lunch formula at €25 is the best-value tasting in central Lyon; book a week ahead.
Circle is blind-tasting michelin star from chef bastian ruga at the former prairial address in the 1er, with no carte and a small dining room.
Why locals love it: Blind-tasting Michelin star from chef Bastian Ruga at the former Prairial address in the 1er, with no carte and a small dining room.
Tip: Book via the site three weeks ahead; Wed-Sat dinner only Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Petit Ogre in Lyon's 3e is the Rue de la Banniere wine-bar bistro with a tight evening menu of small plates paired with a natural-wine list.
Order: Three small plates between two, then the cheese plate and a glass of Beaujolais.
Why locals love it: Rue de la Banniere is deep in Lyon's 3e residential belt, four Metro stops from the Presqu'ile, and the 20-cover room runs no social media campaign.
Tip: Evening only Wed-Sat; small room, book a fortnight ahead Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Jocteur's counter inside Halles Paul Bocuse is the quieter stall that bakes some of the best sourdough loaves in the city, with a long-fermented pain au.
Order: The pain au levain naturel, warm from the morning batch.
Why locals love it: Jocteur's main bakery is in Saint-Genis-Laval, well outside the city; the Halles Paul Bocuse counter is how most people first taste the long-fermented sourdough.
Tip: Arrive by 09:00 for the warm batch; closed Sunday-Monday Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques in Lyon's 1er is the chef-couple's 10-seat small-plates wine bar, with a natural cellar that changes weekly and a menu short.
Order: Order four small plates between two; the cheese board is the closer.
Why locals love it: Rue des Fantasques is a narrow one-way street on the Croix-Rousse slope that most visitors never walk.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; book a fortnight ahead.
Regain is tucked at the foot of the croix-rousse slope on a rue d'algerie corner, the cellar-style room is overlooked by tourists hunting bouchons.
Why locals love it: Tucked at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope on a Rue d'Algerie corner, the cellar-style room is overlooked by tourists hunting bouchons.
Tip: The lunch formula at €25 is the best-value tasting in central Lyon; book a week ahead.
Soma in Lyon: Small Vieux Lyon Mediterranean bistro from chef Sarah Hamza, with a blackboard menu and a tiny dining room on Place Saint-Paul.
Why locals love it: Small Vieux Lyon Mediterranean bistro from chef Sarah Hamza, with a blackboard menu and a tiny dining room on Place Saint-Paul.
Tip: Dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Fri-Sat; book direct via the operator or Instagram.
Circle is blind-tasting michelin star from chef bastian ruga at the former prairial address in the 1er, with no carte and a small dining room.
Why locals love it: Blind-tasting Michelin star from chef Bastian Ruga at the former Prairial address in the 1er, with no carte and a small dining room.
Tip: Book via the site three weeks ahead; Wed-Sat dinner only Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
