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A place of contrasts. Large but intimate. Old, but up to date. Informal, but elegant. We particularly loved the effort to explain dishes not familiar to us. Three staffers provided most service to our table and they were assisted by others if a need arose. Language was not an issue, staff tactfully switched to English when our rudimentary French failed. This "team" approach is not generally used in North America but we liked it, The room itself was fascinating and decoration no doubt has seen many variations in the past 170 years. It's mainly art deco with modern brew-pub elements.
We talked with a single diner at the next table. He described himself as an Italian who had fallen in love with French food and wine. This was a change from my Italian friends who claim their brethren taught the French to cook. A fresh sea food platter arrived at the next table. We were awed; there seemed enough to feed four instead of one hungry Ialian.
Favorite Dish: French Onion Soup, served with a small jug of Madeira wine. I gave up ordering F.O.S. many years ago. Too many insipid results. At Brasserie Georges, it was glorious - a full flavoured broth, smoking hot, capped with crusty but tender cheeese on a crouton raft. The heavy weight iron serving dish kept heat from dissipating. Marvellous. A few days later, my wife tried a similar offering at one of the Paul Bocuse bistros. Didn't compare.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 30, cours de Verdun
Phone: 04 .72 .56 .54 .54
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If you love TRADITIONAL gourmet cooking, this is the place to eat.
In times when food critics seems to favour weird food making like mixing raw eels with chocolate and banana sauces it' s comforting that places that serve traditional French food still are around.
The food here is excellent and the wine list as well, and a lot cheaper than three star Guide Michelin establishments in Paris.
Favorite Dish: Try the soupe aux truffes noires that' s a Black truffle soup created for the French president d' Estaing in 1975.
The sole Fernand Point is also extremely delicious as well as the Bresse chicken with morels and the awsome dessert menu.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 40 Quai de la Plage, Collonges
Phone: 04 72 42 90 90
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Situated in a busy pedestrian area with many restaurants, tables and chairs lined up on the pavement. I might be looking a bit flustered here after a good meal with the greater part of 2 'pots de Lyon' (2x 46 cl) behind me.
Tip originally written Aug 26, 2002
Favorite Dish: I remember eating tripes while my friend took on an excellent steak.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 64, rue Mercière, 69002 Lyon.
Phone: +33 (0)4 78 38 47 47
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Good raclettes, fondues and warm saucissons in a traditional, warm and welcoming atmosphere! Rustic setting.
They also make a classic Tartiflette, shavings of oven-cooked potatoes, onions, lard and melted Reblochon cheese, basted with a glass of Apremont Savoy wine... to die for! I know the Tartiflette but didn't have it there that time, it's usually a warming winter dish, and I was there during a warm October...
Favorite Dish: I had an excellent raclette (melted cheese with pickles, sliced small red potatoes, with some cured meats.
When I go back, I'll make sure to have the Tartiflette! love that dish!
Written Nov 29, 2010
Address: 1 Quai Romain Rolland
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Very laid back and pleasant place in Lyon's 1st Arrondissement. Near the Jardin des Plantes. I had a very good dish of chicken (yassa I think it was called) and really enjoyed the warm welcome and smiles!
Written Nov 29, 2010
Address: 7, rue du Jardin des Plantes, 1st Arrondissement
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A question on Travel Forum: Where to have breakfast near the Park and Suites Prestige Lyon Part Dieu Hotel (near the Station Lyon Part Dieu.) And where to have lunch and dinner in the area. Reply:
Can't help with breakfast. If Park and Suites Prestige Lyon Part Dieu serves breakfast, consider having it there. If it's too expensive, go on a walkabout and have something at a café. That would be what was described above (croissant, chocolate-filled croissant or French baguette, coffee, butter and jam, maybe juice.) Breakfast is not usually very "consistent" in France.
For lunch or dinner, it's another matter. Try a Bouchon lyonnais, an institution in Lyon, where it's cozy (shoulder to shoulder :)) and where you'll find typical Lyon cuisine. Here are a few good Bouchons lyonnais:
Inexpensive. Doesn't look like much from outside but worth discovering:
« CHEZ MOUNIER »
3, rue des Marronniers
Lyon 2nd Arrondissement
Métro Bellecour
04 78 37 79 26
(at the height of Quai du Dr Gailleton)
I recommend the following (same street as Mounier's), where I had good quenelles de brochet (pike balls, typical Lyon cuisine):
Chabert & Fils
11 Rue des Marronniers
2nd Arrondissement
(also at the height of Quai du Dr Gailleton)
I ate there twice for dinner and was very satisfied.
Slightly NORTH from the 2 above, still on peninsula (height of Quai Jean Moulin, Metro Hôtel de Ville, Le Garet is very sympatico:
Le Garet, Brasserie, Bistrot, 7, rue du Garet, 1st Arrondissement
http://www.linternaute.com/restaurant/restaurant/9891/le-garet.shtml
Lyon Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&gfns=1&q=Lyon+Part-Dieu&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Gare+de+Lyon-Part-Dieu&ei=2z_0TJf6CYP6lwfS2cXyDA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA
Metro Map:
http://www.tcl.fr/documents/pdf/premier_contact.pdf
To reach the peninsula (lovely area!), you can take the metro or walk in following general direction:
From Park and Suites Prestige Lyon Part Dieu on Boulevard Vivier Merle (which is in the 3rd Arrondissement I think, go WEST on Cours Gambetta. Cross Pont de la Guillotière onto the Presqu'île (Peninsula) in the middle of the Rhône. You're now in the 2nd Arrondissement. Nearest Metro is Bellecour.
Favorite Dish: At Bouchon Chabert, I had:
Quenelles de brochet
Profiterole au chocolat for dessert :)
Updated Nov 29, 2010
Address: 11, rue des Maronniers, 2e Arrondissement
We had dinner at Hippopotamus on our first evening in Lyon. We chose it because we had already eaten at a restaurant of the same chain in Strasbourg in 2007 and because it was one of the most reasonably priced in the Lyon city centre.
After ordering three "menus malins" around 7.20 pm and being given two cokes and a bottle of water to eat, our neverending wait started. Some 45 minutes passed before a waiter took us some dishes we hadn't ordered and a waitress came few seconds later to substitute them with the correct ones.
Meanwhile, my mother had got nervous for having to wait so long and she felt very relieved when we set foot out of the restaurant.
We think there were too many tables and too few waiters, therefore the waiting times were excessively long.
Favorite Dish: I had a homemade hamburger with too many chips and mayonnaise, and an ice-cream with strawberries.
It was not a bad dinner, but it was certainly not worth the wait!
Written Aug 4, 2010
Address: 48, rue de la République
Phone: +33 (0)4 78 38 42 42
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I needed a break so I went here after the long walk up towards the cathedral. The stuff was very pleasant here, and they helped me a lot even if i just bought a simple coffee.
Favorite Dish: I did not eat in this restaurant, but what I guess it is very expensive. I was happy to have a coffee here and that was enough for me this time. I enjoyed it and the stuff was really nice and helpful, when I asked many questions about the French cusuine, and they also gave me a map for the city, a better one then I had before. They also spoke very good english here in this restaurant. I had no problems at all here.
Updated Aug 1, 2010
Address: 9 Place de fourviere.
Phone: +33 4 78 25 21 15
Website: www.latassee.fr
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Well, if you are in a hurry and need something to get in your stomache very fast and you dont care what you eat, then I recommend McDonalds for you in the center of Lyon. I just ate once here, because I was really hungry. Otherwise I would never put my foot at this place when I am in France and especially in Lyon. Because the French are very concerned about their cuisine and it shall only be the best parts of the animal and vegetables. Not any bad stuff here!
Favorite Dish: A hamburger and a juice.
Updated Mar 16, 2010
Address: In the center.
Phone: 04 7842 919
We stumbled on this restaurant after spending the early afternoon at the street market. They were having a frog leg special that they only have on Saturdays. And there other dishes were a steak and steak tartare, that's it. Oh, and a tagine (which looked fabulous).
It's really ecclectic and very local type of restaurant. Everyone knows each other. It's very cosy and laid back.
Favorite Dish: We had the frogs legs with a dish of creamy potatoes (a staple in France it seems). They were super tender and flavorful, garlic, bread crumbs, and herbs. Super yummy! 16 euro for a huge huge plate.
Call ahead for specials.
Written Dec 7, 2009
Address: 133 Bd de la Croix-Rousse 69004 Lyon
Phone: 0478283822
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