8 editor picks in Presqu'ile, Lyon.
8 french bistro spots in Presqu'ile, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Presqu'ile's food · All french bistro in Lyon.
Regain in Lyon's 1er sits at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope, where the kitchen runs a Mediterranean-leaning author menu paired with the city's tighter.
OrderThe carte changes weekly, take the chef's tasting at lunch for value.
TipLunch is the easier seating; book the natural-wine pairing for the full effect.
Regain at the foot of the Croix-Rousse in the 1er is Benjamin Sanchez and Thomas Rolland's neo-bistro, with raw walls, globe lighting. Priced at €€€.
OrderThe panisse fries with black-olive powder and aioli, then the daily set.
TipLunch is the easier seating; lunch formulas €25-59, dinner menus €55-75.
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.
Jaja Bistro in Lyon's 2e is the Rue Laurencin natural-wine bistro with a daily blackboard of small plates and a tightly-edited French growers' list.
OrderThe pate en croute from the blackboard, plus a glass of Loire chenin.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the back room is the quieter seating Booking recommended for weekends.
L'Etabli in Lyon's 2e Ainay quarter is the working bistro on Rue des Remparts d'Ainay with a €22 set lunch that fills the dining room from 12:30 daily.
OrderThe blackboard plat with the daily produce; finish with the chocolate fondant.
TipLunch books two days ahead; dinner is the harder seating Walk-ins usually OK.
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.
Le Bouillon Paradis in Lyon's 1er runs the bouillon format with Lyonnais accents: oeuf mayo, blanquette and a sub-€18 three-course set all afternoon.
OrderOeuf mayo as starter, then the blanquette de veau, then ile flottante.
TipWalk-in only; arrive before 12:30 or after 14:00 for lunch Walk-ins usually OK.
Arsene on Rue Vaubecour in Lyon's 2e runs a working neighbourhood bistro with a €19 weekday set lunch and a slow-changing evening carte. Priced at €€.
OrderThe daily plat from the blackboard, plus a half-pichet of Cote-Rotie.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book ahead for the evening.
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