7 editor picks in Lyon.
7 restaurants in Lyon, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Lyon.
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.
OrderThe five-course tasting.
TipReserve a window seat; the bistro Phosphore on site is the cheaper alternative.
Le Kitchen in Lyon's 7e on Rue Chevreul is Swedish chef Connie Zagora and Laurent Ozan's Bib Gourmand dining room running a market-driven sweet-savoury carte.
OrderThe daily plat from the chalkboard, then the signature dessert; both rotate weekly.
TipOpen Thursday-Monday only; daytime service 08:00-18:30, no evening seating.
Le Merciere on Rue Merciere in the 2e is the bouchon Jean-Louis Manoa has run since 1978 and his son-in-law Cesar Ponsonnet took over in 2024.
OrderThe quenelle de brochet with sauce Nantua; the andouillette is the pork-forward closer.
TipOpen daily, lunch and dinner; book a few days ahead for Friday-Saturday.
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.
OrderWhatever the chef sends; the blackboard plates change often.
TipDinner Tue-Sat, lunch Fri-Sat; book ahead, the room is small.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques is the small plates restaurant of Fanny Duranton and Mariane Grivaud, seasonal and vegetable forward with organic wines.
OrderOrder four small plates between two; the cheese board is the closer.
TipDinner Monday to Saturday, lunch Friday to Sunday; book ahead for the small room.
Le Bouillon Paradis in Lyon's 1er runs the Parisian bouillon format in Lyonnais drag: oeuf mayo, blanquette, and a three-course set under €18 all day.
OrderThe oeuf mayo as a starter, then the blanquette de veau.
TipWalk-in only at lunch; arrive before 12:30 or after 14:00 Booking recommended for weekends.
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.
OrderThe pizza from the wood oven, plus a beer from the in-house tap.
TipSaturday is loud; lunch midweek for the easier seating Booking recommended for weekends.
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