Takao Takano is a modern french restaurant in 6E, Lyon.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
2 hours
Learn the basics of Japanese cuisine during a workshop with a chef. Learn authentic recipes and basic techniques, and taste the fruit of your labor in a friendly atmosphere.
2 hours
In 2 hours, you will make iconic sweets such as mochi, prepared from authentic ingredients such as homemade azuki paste, guided by an expert
1.5 hours
Experience a Japanese tea ceremony in a soothing setting, savor premium quality matcha accompanied by seasonal wagashi prepared before your eyes, and prepare the match...
Address: 33 Rue Malesherbes, 69006 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.
OrderThe Volaille de Bresse demi-deuil, the signature dish since 1921.
TipBook 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.
OrderThe five-course tasting.
TipReserve 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.
OrderThe vegetable tasting; the paired non-alcoholic juices are worth the supplement.
TipBook 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.
OrderThe full tasting; there is no carte at dinner.
TipOne 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.
OrderThe saucisson chaud with potatoes, then the quenelle.
TipCash-friendly. Closed Sunday and Monday.
L'Etabli in Lyon's 2e is the Ainay neighbourhood bistro running a tight set-lunch carte that fills the room with local office workers from 12:30.
OrderThe €22 set lunch with daily plat and dessert.
TipBook 24 hours ahead for lunch; dinner is the harder seating.
