Semo is a modern french restaurant in 1Er, Lyon.
Editorially verified September 15, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
OrderThe €22 weekday set lunch; dinner moves to a chef's tasting.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; small room, book ahead.
Jaja Bistro in Lyon's 2e is the Rue Laurencin natural-wine bistro with a daily blackboard of small plates and a tightly-edited French growers' list.
OrderThe pate en croute from the blackboard, plus a glass of Loire chenin.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the back room is the quieter seating Booking recommended for weekends.
Arsene on Rue Vaubecour in Lyon's 2e runs a working neighbourhood bistro with a €19 weekday set lunch and a slow-changing evening carte. Priced at €€.
OrderThe daily plat from the blackboard, plus a half-pichet of Cote-Rotie.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book ahead for the evening.
L'Antr'O Potes in the Brotteaux is chef Julien Le Guillou's labelled bouchon, where the former Paul Bocuse disciple cooks the Lyonnais canon across two.
OrderThe pate en croute, then the volaille a la creme; the praline tart closes.
TipOpen Tue-Fri 12:00-13:30 and 19:30-21:30; book a fortnight ahead for the courtyard.
Daniel et Denise Crequi in Lyon's 3e is the original 1968 location, now run by MOF Joseph Viola, whose pate en croute won the world championship in 2009.
OrderThe pate en croute as a starter, then the quenelle de brochet.
TipClosed Sat-Sun; book a fortnight ahead. The bouchon label is genuine here.
Le Plato in Lyon's 4e Croix-Rousse is Frederic Therriaud's bistronomic dining room with a glass-roofed luminous space and a market-driven daily set.
OrderThe daily set lunch; the cheese course pulls from Auvergne-Rhone producers.
TipClosed Sunday; lunch service 12:00-14:30, dinner 20:00-23:30.
