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Lyon eating, drinking and dancing

Lyon Food and drink

We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Lyon.

Eating, drinking and dancing

We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Lyon.

Restaurants

(+33 (0)478 37 67 35)

Le Mercière

This authentic bistro on Rue Mercière has a regional menu.

(+33 (0)478 28 26 00)

Café des Federation

This restaurant on Rue du Major Martin is an excellent traditional choice.

(+33 (0)478 42 50 05)

Grand Café des Négociants

This stylish café on Place Francisque Regaud has fine food in plush gilt-and-mirror surroundings.

(+33 (0)472 10 11 12)

Léon de Lyon

A respected temple of haute cuisine for over a century, this restaurant on Rue Pleney is an evening treat. Its bistro is ideal for lunch, too.

(+33 (0)478 42 15 00)

Nicolas le Bec

Minimalist and Asian-inspired, this restaurant on Rue Grolée is new-wave French cooking with all the attendant foams and froths.

(+33 (0) 472 42 90 90)

Bocuse, L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges

Spoil yourselves with fantastic Michelin-starred cuisine here on Quai de la Plage just north of Lyon.

(+33 (0)4 74 71 40 00)

Château de Bagnols

For real indulgence, reserve a table at at this spectacular château about 10 miles north of the city, where the food is every bit as impressive as the surroundings.