Wine bar€€€Wed-Sat 18:00-23:30
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.
Wine bar€€€1erTue-Sat 17:00-22:00
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.
Wine bar€€€1erTue-Sat 18:00-23:00
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.
Wine bar€€€5eMon-Sat 11:00-19:00
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.
Wine bar€€€1erTue-Sat 18:00-23:00
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.
Wine bar€€€1erTue-Sat 18:00-23:30
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.