Where to drink well in Lyon by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Lyon. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Les Assembleurs in Lyon's 3e is the Rue Mazenod natural-wine cave with a small kitchen running cheese, charcuterie and daily hot plates by the glass.
Signature pour: Beaujolais natural by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, daily hot plates
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; book the back room for groups of four-plus.
Becbec in Lyon's 3e on Rue Paul Bert is the 12-seat natural-wine bistro with a daily small-plates menu and a tightly-edited cellar pour by the glass.
Signature pour: Natural Beaujolais by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French and Italian
Food: Daily small plates
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a counter stool.
Semo on Rue des Fantasques in Lyon's 1er is the natural-wine bar of the chef-couple running a tight evening list and small plates by the glass.
Signature pour: Loire chenin by the glass
Wine focus: French and Italian natural
Food: Wine-bar small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; book a fortnight ahead.
Jaja Bistro in Lyon's 2e on Rue Laurencin is the natural-wine bistro with a daily blackboard of small plates and a tightly-edited French growers' list.
Signature pour: Rhone syrah by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers
Food: Wine-bar plates
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the back room is the quieter seating for groups.
O Vin d'Anges in Lyon's 1er is the natural-wine cave with a 10-seat counter, cheese plates and a tight glass list that leans Beaujolais and the Rhone.
Signature pour: Natural Beaujolais by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers
Food: Cheese and small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; walk-in for early evening, book for after 19:30.
Micro Sillon in Lyon's 1er on Place Fernand Rey is the natural-wine bar and cave a manger with a chalkboard menu and a tight French growers' glass list.
Signature pour: Natural white by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French
Food: Daily small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; small room, book ahead via Instagram.
Lulla in Lyon's 1er is the natural-and-biodynamic wine bar with a tight by-the-glass list, small-plates menu, and the cellar pulling strong Loire whites.
Signature pour: Loire by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic
Food: Small plates and snacks
Tip: Closed Sunday-Tuesday; arrive at 18:00 for the early seating.
La Bouteillerie on Rue de la Martiniere in the 1er is the part-shop part-bar, focused on boutique vineyards you won't find at larger Lyon caves.
Signature pour: Rotating boutique-vineyard glass selection
Wine focus: Boutique-vineyard French wines
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Closed Sunday-Monday; the back wine cellar is the seating area.
La Cave d'a Cote on Rue Pleney in the 1er runs a narrow-alley wine bar with 100+ natural labels, a tight cheese-and-charcuterie kitchen and a regular.
Signature pour: Natural Beaujolais by the glass
Wine focus: Natural French growers (100+ labels)
Food: Cheese and charcuterie
Tip: Walk-in only; the front bar holds 12 stools and the back room seats 16.
Antic Wine on Rue du Boeuf in Vieux Lyon is the rare-wine shop and bar with a deep cellar of old-vintage French and a small bar-counter for by-the-glass.
Signature pour: Burgundy verticals by the glass
Wine focus: Rare and old-vintage French
Food: Cheese plates
Tip: The Burgundy by-the-glass flight is the move; book the cellar tasting room ahead.
Odessa Comptoir on Rue Rene Leynaud in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse is the natural-wine bar Antoine and Mathieu Kochen opened in 2017. Located in 1Er.
Signature pour: Natural Beaujolais by the glass at €5 to 7
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic small-grower French
Food: Steak tartare, cheese plates, apple cake
Tip: Walk-in only; closed Sunday-Monday. Glass pours run €5 to 7.
Le Passage on Rue du Platre in the 1er is the doorbell-entry speakeasy tucked behind the dining room, with a natural-French cellar and a small-plates kitchen.
Signature pour: Rhone natural reds
Wine focus: Natural French growers
Food: Small plates
Tip: Ring the doorbell to enter; closed Sunday-Monday.
En Attendant Septembre on Rue Chevreul in the 7e is the natural-wine caviste and bar with a built cellar of organic and biodynamic French growers.
Signature pour: Low-sulphur Beaujolais and Rhone by the glass
Wine focus: Natural, organic and biodynamic French
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and small plates
Tip: Bar service Thu-Fri from 18:00; the back tasting nook seats six.