Where to eat in Lyon after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Lyon after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Brasserie Georges on Cours de Verdun in Lyon's 2e is the 1836 brasserie that runs full kitchen until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with walk-in tables.
Try: Choucroute, steak tartare, onion soup
Tip: Walk-in after 21:00 for the no-reservation slot; steak tartare is made tableside.
Grand Cafe des Negociants in Lyon's 2e on Place Francisque Regaud is the 1864 brasserie that runs restaurant service until midnight and cafe service.
Try: Lyonnais brasserie classics and oysters
Tip: Book a table before midnight for the full menu; after midnight it is bar snacks only.
Bar Sauvage in Lyon's 7e on Rue Montesquieu is the speakeasy cocktail bar open until 02:00 on weekends, with classic cocktails and cheese boards served.
Try: Cheese boards and bar snacks
Tip: Ring the bell to enter; book a booth ahead by Instagram DM for Fri-Sat.
Groom in Lyon's 1er on Rue Roger Violi runs cocktails until 04:00 on Friday and Saturday nights, with empanadas served as midnight snacks from the Clasico.
Try: Empanadas with cocktails (partnership with Clasico Argentino)
Tip: Table service ends when the DJ starts; arrive before 23:00 for a seated cocktail.
Turbine in Lyon's 7e on Rue Saint-Jerome runs the wood-fired pizza oven until 23:30 Thu-Sat and cocktails until 01:30, the best combination of late food.
Try: Wood-fired pizza until 23:30
Tip: Order pizza before 23:30.
L'Antiquaire in Lyon's 1er on Rue Hippolyte Flandrin is the classic-cocktail bar that anchors the city's late evening, with old-fashioneds and a mahogany bar.
Try: Bar snacks with classic cocktails
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a seat before the room fills. Closed Sunday.
Soda Bar on Rue de la Martiniere in the 1er stays open until 04:00 six nights a week, with cocktails, vinyl-led DJ sets and bar snacks through to last call.
Try: Cocktails and bar snacks
La Baguette Magique in Vieux Lyon is the late-night speakeasy behind a bakery facade where three magicians run cocktails and magic shows past midnight.
Try: Signature cocktails with live magic shows
Le Merciere on Rue Merciere stays open daily through to midnight with the full bouchon carte; one of the few bouchon-style rooms that serves late.
Try: Bouchon classics
Le Comptoir de la Bourse in the 2e is the central cocktail bar with tapas open until 02:00 nightly, with a full weekend DJ programme on Friday-Saturday.
Try: Cocktails and tapas
Le Florian in Vieux Lyon is the Belle Epoque cocktail bar open until 02:00-03:00 most nights, with a basement room that pulls jazz and DJ sets after midnight.
Try: Seasonal cocktails