Satriale in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the McIntosh-equipped natural wine and listening shop on Rue des Capucins, with rotating vinyl crates, an all-French natural wine list and a tight 20-seat counter.
Tip: Standing room only after 19:00 Fri-Sat; arrive 16:00 for a stool, wines by the glass from 6 EUR, no kitchen so bring an appetite trimmed to small plates.
Address: 1 Rue des Capucins, 69001 Lyon
La Grooverie in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the small Rue du Jardin des Plantes bar lined with vinyl sleeves, vintage arcade machines and leather sofas, with a steady soul, funk and jazz selection from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Tip: Babyfoot and a cheap pint list pull the regulars; arrive 19:00 for a sofa, no kitchen so eat before.
Le Bec de Jazz in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the late-night Rue Burdeau piano room run by a pianist-painter, with nightly improvised sets and the owner's canvases on the walls of the small listening room.
Tip: Door opens 22:30 Wed-Sat; the upright piano sets begin closer to 23:30, tip the musicians, no kitchen.
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.
Tip: Cheap pints under 5 EUR; the back room is quieter, the front terrace fills first on warm evenings.
La Grooverie in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the small Rue du Jardin des Plantes bar lined with vinyl sleeves, vintage arcade machines and leather sofas, with a steady soul, funk and jazz selection from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Tip: Babyfoot and a cheap pint list pull the regulars; arrive 19:00 for a sofa, no kitchen so eat before.
Le Bec de Jazz in Lyon's 1er Croix-Rousse slopes is the late-night Rue Burdeau piano room run by a pianist-painter, with nightly improvised sets and the owner's canvases on the walls of the small listening room.
Tip: Door opens 22:30 Wed-Sat; the upright piano sets begin closer to 23:30, tip the musicians, no kitchen.
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.
Tip: Tuesday 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.
Tip: Over 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.
Tip: Cheap pints under 5 EUR; 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 EUR.
Tip: Open until 04:00 every night; cocktails 8-10 EUR, the back booth is the easier seat after the front counter packs.