Regain is a french neo-bistro restaurant in 1Er, Lyon.
Regain in Lyon's 1er sits at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope, where the kitchen runs a Mediterranean-leaning author menu paired with the city's tighter.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Cuisine d'auteur, Mediterranean small plates
Must order: The carte changes weekly, take the chef's tasting at lunch for value.
Tip: Lunch is the easier seating; book the natural-wine pairing for the full effect.
Address: 3 Rue d'Algerie, 69001 Lyon
La Mere Brazier in Lyon's 1er is the historic room where Eugenie Brazier earned six Michelin stars in 1933, now run by Mathieu Viannay in two-star form.
Signature: Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil, Artichoke and foie gras
Order: The Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil, the signature dish since 1921.
Tip: Book the lunch menu for half the dinner price; the dining room is the original.
Circle in Lyon's 1er pulls a single seating around the kitchen counter for a chef's-choice tasting; the ten-cover room earned a Michelin star.
Signature: Single chef's-choice tasting, Counter service for ten
Order: The full tasting; there is no carte at dinner.
Tip: One service per night, Wed-Sat; book three weeks ahead via Instagram.
Chez Paul in Lyon's 1er is the working bouchon on Rue du Major Martin where regulars take the chalkboard menu and a pichet of cotes-du-rhone for lunch.
Signature: Saucisson chaud, Quenelle
Order: The saucisson chaud with potatoes, then the quenelle.
Tip: Cash-friendly. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Takao Takano in Lyon's 6e is the two-star tasting room where the chef applies Japanese training to French sourcing across a six-course set. Priced at €€€€.
Signature: Tasting menu only, Japanese-French technique
Order: Tasting only; let the kitchen drive.
Tip: Book three to four weeks ahead; lunch is the easier seating than dinner.
La Mere Brazier in Lyon's 1er is the historic room where Eugenie Brazier earned six Michelin stars in 1933, now run by Mathieu Viannay in two-star form.
Signature: Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil, Artichoke and foie gras
Order: The Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil, the signature dish since 1921.
Tip: Book the lunch menu for half the dinner price; the dining room is the original.
Tetedoie sits on the Fourviere hill above Lyon's old town, where Christian Tetedoie cooks a one-star menu from a glass-walled dining room with the city below.
Signature: Tasting menu, Local Rhone produce
Order: The five-course tasting.
Tip: Reserve a window seat; the bistro Phosphore on site is the cheaper alternative.
Prairial in Lyon's 2e Confluence is Gaetan Gentil's one-star room cooking a vegetable-forward tasting menu rooted in foraged herbs and small Rhone producers.
Signature: Vegetable tasting menu, Wild herbs
Order: The vegetable tasting; the paired non-alcoholic juices are worth the supplement.
Tip: Book the four-course lunch for the price-point entry; closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Circle in Lyon's 1er pulls a single seating around the kitchen counter for a chef's-choice tasting; the ten-cover room earned a Michelin star.
Signature: Single chef's-choice tasting, Counter service for ten
Order: The full tasting; there is no carte at dinner.
Tip: One service per night, Wed-Sat; book three weeks ahead via Instagram.
Chez Paul in Lyon's 1er is the working bouchon on Rue du Major Martin where regulars take the chalkboard menu and a pichet of cotes-du-rhone for lunch.
Signature: Saucisson chaud, Quenelle
Order: The saucisson chaud with potatoes, then the quenelle.
Tip: Cash-friendly. Closed Sunday and Monday.
