Nafas is a middle eastern restaurant in 1Er, Lyon.
Nafas in Lyon's 1er is the Rue Rene Leynaud Middle Eastern counter cooking hummus bowls, wraps and daily falafel plates with house pickles and tahini.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Hummus bowl, Wraps
Must order: The hummus bowl with kebab and sumac onions.
Tip: Lunch and early dinner only; closed Sunday.
Address: 19 Rue Rene Leynaud, 69001 Lyon
Zoi Kitchen at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope cooks a Greek counter menu: souvlaki, gyros and salads served with charred pita and tzatziki.
Signature: Souvlaki, Greek salads
Order: The pork souvlaki plate with fries and tzatziki.
Tip: Lunch only Mon-Wed; full dinner Thu-Sat from 19:00.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques in Lyon's 1er is the small-plates wine bar where the chef-couple run a tight evening menu paired with a natural cellar.
Signature: Daily small plates, Wine bar carte
Order: Order four small plates between two; the cheese board is the closer.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; book a fortnight ahead.
La Commune in Lyon's 7e is the city's first proper food hall: eight kitchens around a central bar with rotating chef residencies and a €4 coffee programme.
Signature: Multiple kitchens, Rotating residencies
Order: The pizza from the wood oven, plus a beer from the in-house tap.
Tip: Saturday is loud; lunch midweek for the easier seating Booking recommended for weekends.
Les Assembleurs in Lyon's 3e is the natural-wine cave on Rue Mazenod with a small kitchen running cheese, charcuterie and daily hot plates by the glass.
Signature: Cheese and charcuterie plates, Daily small plates
Order: The Saint-Marcellin cheese plate and a glass of natural Beaujolais.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; book the bigger back room for groups Booking recommended for weekends.
Zoi Kitchen at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope cooks a Greek counter menu: souvlaki, gyros and salads served with charred pita and tzatziki.
Signature: Souvlaki, Greek salads
Order: The pork souvlaki plate with fries and tzatziki.
Tip: Lunch only Mon-Wed; full dinner Thu-Sat from 19:00.
Soma on Place Saint-Paul in Lyon's 5e Vieux Lyon is the small Mediterranean neo-bistro from chef-owner Sarah Hamza, whose Algerian-rooted plates rotate.
Signature: Blackboard plates from chef Sarah Hamza, Mediterranean produce with Algerian roots
Order: Whatever the chef sends; the blackboard plates change often.
Tip: Dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Fri-Sat; book ahead, the room is small.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques in Lyon's 1er is the small-plates wine bar where the chef-couple run a tight evening menu paired with a natural cellar.
Signature: Daily small plates, Wine bar carte
Order: Order four small plates between two; the cheese board is the closer.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; book a fortnight ahead.
Gus and Gas in Lyon's 7e is the neo-bistro on Rue Chevreul running a two-course set lunch and a chef's tasting at dinner with natural pours by the glass.
Signature: Daily set, Natural wine
Order: The €22 weekday set lunch; dinner moves to a chef's tasting.
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; small room, book ahead.
