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 through to 04:00, the longest kitchen in the city.
Tip: Book a table before midnight for the full menu; after midnight it is bar snacks only.
Address: 1 Place Francisque Regaud, 69002 Lyon
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 to the last order.
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 Argentino partnership.
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 and good drinks in the south of the city.
Try: Wood-fired pizza until 23:30
Tip: Order pizza before 23:30; cocktail bar runs on after.
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 that runs to the last guest.
Try: Bar snacks with classic cocktails
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a seat before the room fills. Closed Sunday.
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 after 21:00 for choucroute and onion soup.
Try: Choucroute, steak tartare, onion soup
Tip: Walk-in after 21:00 for the no-reservation slot; steak tartare is made tableside.
