14 editor picks in Presqu'ile, Lyon.
14 french regional spots in Presqu'ile, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Presqu'ile's food · All french regional in 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.
Le Garet on Rue du Garet in Lyon's 1er is the canonical bouchon, four blocks from the Opera, with a chalkboard menu rooted in the classic Lyonnais repertoire.
OrderTablier de sapeur to start, then the quenelle de brochet with sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; book a fortnight ahead for the dinner service.
Le Merciere on Rue Merciere in the 2e is the bouchon Jean-Louis Manoa has run since 1978 and his son-in-law Cesar Ponsonnet took over in 2024.
OrderThe quenelle de brochet with sauce Nantua; the andouillette is the pork-forward closer.
TipOpen daily, lunch and dinner; book a few days ahead for Friday-Saturday.
Le Musee on Rue des Forces in the 2e is the bouchon tucked through the Printing Museum traboule, run by chef Quentin Delbassee with a tightly classical.
OrderThe tablier de sapeur (breaded tripe), then the quenelle and the praline tart.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the dining room is small, book ahead Booking recommended for weekends.
Cafe-Comptoir Abel in Lyon's 2e is the 1928 bouchon on Rue Guynemer where the wood-panelled dining room and Label Bouchons Lyonnais menu survive unchanged.
OrderSalade lyonnaise with a poached egg, then the chicken vinaigrette.
TipClosed Sunday; cash and card. The pichet of cotes-du-rhone is the order.
Le Bouchon des Filles in Lyon's 1er is the all-woman-run bouchon on Rue Sergent Blandan, where a fixed-price set lunch runs the dining room and the kitchen.
OrderThe set menu with saucisson chaud and cervelle de canut for dessert.
TipOpen evenings only Wed-Sat plus Sunday lunch; book a fortnight ahead.
Chez Hugon on Rue Pizay, a bouchon since 1937 run by three generations of women until a 2025 handover, keeps its carte of bouchon classics in a 35-cover room.
OrderPoulet au vinaigre, then the andouillette Bobosse with mustard sauce.
TipClosed Saturday-Sunday and in August; Mon-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00. Book several days ahead.
Le Poelon d'Or in the 2e Ainay is the certified bouchon in an 1890 building with an Art Deco ceiling classified national heritage, run by Yann Lalle and chef.
OrderTete de veau as the headline dish; the quenelle is the more familiar entry.
TipOpen Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 19:30-22:00; closed Sun-Mon Walk-ins usually OK.
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.
Chez Paul in Lyon's 1er is a working Rue du Major Martin bouchon where the carte runs the classics and the pichet of cotes-du-rhone runs the room.
OrderThe saucisson chaud with potatoes, then the quenelle sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; cash-friendly; book a couple of days ahead.
Le Merciere on Rue Merciere is the bouchon Jean-Louis Manoa has run since 1978, voted Best Authentic Bouchon Lyonnais in 2022 and now passed.
OrderThe quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua; the praline tart is the closer.
TipOpen daily; book a few days ahead for Friday-Saturday Walk-ins usually OK.
Le Musee on Rue des Forces in the 2e is chef Quentin Delbassee's bouchon accessed through the Printing Museum traboule, with a tightly classical lyonnais.
OrderThe tablier de sapeur, then the quenelle and the cervelle de canut.
TipClosed Sunday-Monday; the dining room is small, book ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
Bouchon Comptoir Brunet on Rue Claudia in the 2e is the bouchon-style room near the Place des Cordeliers, known for its tightly classical Lyonnais carte.
OrderThe salade lyonnaise to start, then the gratin de quenelle with sauce Nantua.
TipClosed Tuesday; service at 12:00, 14:00, 19:00 and 22:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
Chez Mounier on Rue des Marronniers in the 2e is the working bouchon with a €13.50 set lunch, one of the cheapest entries to a sit-down Lyonnais meal.
OrderThe set lunch for the price; the quenelle is the standalone order at dinner.
TipClosed Sunday; Monday-Saturday 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00 Walk-ins usually OK.
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