La Cave d'a Cote is a wine bar in 1Er, Lyon.
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.
Food program: Cheese and charcuterie
Tip: Walk-in only; the front bar holds 12 stools and the back room seats 16.
Address: 7 Rue Pleney, 69001 Lyon
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.
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.
Le Cinq Cinq on Rue Mercier in the 2e is the small natural-wine bar pouring growers and small estates, with a tight small-plates kitchen and a 22-cover room.
Signature pour: Natural Burgundy by the glass
Wine focus: Natural growers and small estates
Food: Small plates and cheese
Tip: Walk-in only; the bar counter is the easier seat.
Cave Du Cellier on Rue Tupin in the 2e is the wine-shop and small-bar, focused on Rhone and Beaujolais regional wines with a Cote-Rotie by-the-glass.
Signature pour: Cote-Rotie by the glass
Wine focus: Lyonnais and Beaujolais selection
Food: Cheese boards only
Tip: Bottles by retail price plus €12 corkage; the shop closes at 20:00.
