5 editor picks in Lyon.
5 late-night dives in Lyon our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Lyon nightlife.
The Smoking Dog in Lyon's 5e Vieux Lyon is the family-run English pub on Rue Lainerie open since 1995, with 11 draft taps including English, Belgian and French beers, weekly pub quiz and a regular live music slot.
TipTuesday pub quiz at 20:30 is the room at its busiest; Guinness pours are reliably the best in the city.
Wallace Bar in Lyon's 5e Vieux Lyon is the Scottish-leaning pub that opened in 2005 as the city's first proper pub-restaurant, with a wall of whisky from Scotland and beyond, 16 draft beers and a weekend brunch.
TipOver 30 gins and a long whisky list; the small upstairs is calmer than the front counter after 22:00.
L'Atmosphere in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the small Montee des Carmelites bar with a cheap-pint list and a regular live acoustic slot, a fixture of the Pentes after-work scene since the 2000s.
TipCheap pints under €5; the back room is quieter, the front terrace fills first on warm evenings.
Look Bar in Lyon's 5e Vieux Lyon is the dim Rue du Palais de Justice room with vinyl racks behind the counter and a roaring-twenties fit-out, with the house Nuage Noir cocktail (a riff on the black russian) at €9.
TipOpen until 04:00 every night; cocktails 8-€10, the back booth is the easier seat after the front counter packs.
Ayers Rock in Lyon's 1er Presquile is the Australian-themed party bar on Rue Desiree open since 1997, with a resident DJ booth, the Terreaux late-night queue and a 06:00 close that anchors the weekend after-Sucre crowd.
TipHappy hour 20:00-22:00, cocktails from €5; the upstairs floor is the easier walk-in after midnight.
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