Best Restaurants In Lyon To Eat Great Food

Over the next few minutes we will be breaking down the best restaurants in Lyon in full detail. Our only real goal is to make it easy to figure out where to eat some great food near you as quickly as we can.

Organizing this into the best Lyon restaurants of all flavors and varieties seems like the best way to proceed. For that reason there will be many different sections that discuss a wide variety of great places to eat all kinds of foods like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, more types of Asian, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and other healthy food choices.

After those have all been covered it will be time to pivot to breakfast and brunch spots, bakeries, desserts, donuts and ice cream shops. And we will try to wrap this all up with drinks like cafes, smoothies, juices, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars.

Be sure to check out our Lyon restaurant map at the end to help you get a better lay of the land. We tried to link to their home pages or social media when possible so that you can order delivery or take out online if you are ready to eat now.

We have written many other local food guides for cities in Europe on our site which you can look through there.

Best Italian Restaurants in Lyon

The best Lyon Italian restaurants would be:

Veronatuti at 122 Rue Montesquieu
Casa Nobile at 3 Place de l’Hôpital
Pasta & Basta at 0 Rue Mourguet
A Tavola at 22 Quai Perrache

Best Steak Houses

These great steak houses near you won’t disappoint:

Franklin’s Steakhouse at 41 Rue Franklin
Old Wild West at 2 Rue Jacquard
L’Entrecôte at 10 Rue de la République

Mexican Restaurants Near You

Any of these Mexican restaurants should have all the burritos, tacos, and nachos that you desire:

Piquin at 16 Rue d’Essling
El Sombrero at 9 Rue Pizay
Two Amigos at 1 Rue Henri IV
Gomex Cantina at 16 Rue des C
Taco Taco at 12 Place Saint-Paul

Best Chinese & Asian Food

Some of our favorite eateries with Chinese and other Asian food would be:

Carnet Gourmand at 15 Rue Neuve
Thé Vert at 56 Blvd des Brotteaux
Chez Riz at 6 Rue Pasteur
Maori at 35 Rue Pasteur
Manto at 129 Rue de Sèze

Best Spots For Sushi

There are some great spots for sushi in your area like:

Matsuri at 7 Rue de la Fromagerie
Lem Sushi at 3 Place des Cordeliers
Toya at 180 Rue de Créqui
Wasabi at 76 Rue d’Anvers
Restaurant Yamato at 35 Rue du Sergent Michel Berthet
Haru Sushi Bar at 110 Cours Gambetta

Indian Restaurants In Your Area

You will find some delicious curries at the best Indian restaurants near you:

Penjabi Grill at 7 Rue du Port du Temple
Indian Cantine at 69 Place Voltaire
Bollywood Tandoor at 32 Rue de Marseille
Le Taj Indien at 27 Rue de l’Arbre Sec
Deb’s Bistro at 26 Rue Lortet

Yummy BBQ

There will be great slow cooked meats at these BBQ restaurants:

The New World Smoke at 3 Rue Saint-Georges
Gangnam Restaurant at 6 Rue Thomassin
Grillade Avenue at 74 Ave Francis de Pressensé

French Restaurants

Some of the top places to try French food in this city are:

Agastache Restaurant at 134 Rue Duguesclin
Le Bœuf d’Argent at 29 Rue du Bœuf
Le Poivron Bleu at 12 Rue Professeur Weill
La Mère Brazier at 12 Rue Royale
Au 14 Février at 36 Rue du Bœuf

Greek & Mediterranean Food

From gyros to moussaka and more Greek & Mediterranean meals visit:

Zendos Mediterraneo at 33 Rue Molière
Le Roi Falafel at 30 Rue Palais Grillet
Roi Akexandre at 138 Avenue Félix Faure
Le Cèdre Bleu at 10 Quai Romain Rolland
Restaurant de l’Angle at 62 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse

Our Favorite Seafood Restaurants

Lobster, crab, fish and more are all available at the best seafood restaurants in your area:

Chez Moss at 2 Rue Ferrandière
Merle at 102 Cours Lafayette
La Cabane à Huîtres at 128 Rue Boileau
Jols at 283 Ave Jean Jaurès

Where To Eat Pizza

You aren’t lacking for options but we think the best pizza places in Lyon are:

Jordan Tomas Pizza Mamamia at 68 Rue de Gerland
Lyon Pizza at 19 Avenue Jean Jaurès
La Scala Siciliana at 3 Rue Commandant Dubois
Stile Italiano at 21 Rue Sainte-Hélène
Himalia at 49 Rue de la Charité

The Top Burgers & Fries

Who doesn’t like a good burger and french fries:

Les Frangins at 9 Rue des Marronniers
Les Tontons Burgers at 86 Rue Saint-Georges
Bënnie Organic at 18 Rue du Bât d’Argent
Big Fernand at 36 Rue Ferrandière
L’Alchimiste at 2 Rue Saint-Georges

Best Buffets Near You

Heading to one of the best buffets is a good way to get variety:

Seazen Buffet at 175 Avenue Jean Jaurès
Noor Mahal at 39 Avenue Lacassagne

Vegan Restaurants

We think the best Lyon vegetarian and vegan restaurants are:

Like An Elephant at 11 Montée Saint-Sébastien
Café Vert at 11 Montée Saint-Sébastien
Against the Grain at 135 Rue Sébastien Gryphe
Toutes les Couleurs at 26 Rue Imbert-Colomès
Cigkoftem at 17 Avenue Jean Jaurès

More Healthy Food Options

For more healthy food try out:

Les Mauvaises Herbes at 3 Rue du Jardin des Plantes
Laska at 13 Rue Terraille
Culina Hortus at 38 Rue de l’Arbre Sec
Yaafa at 17 Rue d’Algérie

Breakfast & Brunch Spots

Get a great start to the day at one of these breakfast and brunch spots:

Diploid at 18 Rue de la Platière
Kaova Cafe at 3 Rue Jangot
Mama Restaurant at 13 Rue Domer
Les Cafetiers at 36 Rue Ferrandière
Le Desjeuneur at 3 Rue des Pierres Plantées

Bakeries & Desserts

There will be of delicious breads and yummy desserts at these Lyon bakeries:

Boulangerie Du Palais at 8 Rue du Palais de Justice
Partisan Boulanger at 2 Rue du Chariot d’Or
Boulangerie Chez Jules at 7 Rue Octavio Mey
Boulangerie at 30 Rue Denuzière

Donuts

For a morning sugar rush consider one of these donut shops:

Dorodi Pastry at 162 Rue Paul Bert
Bagel Corner at 24 Rue Neuve
Best Bagels at 5 Rue Victor Fort

Ice Cream Shops

Some of the best ice cream shops near you would be:

Glacier Terre Adélice at 1 Place de la Baleine
Único Artisan Glacier at 91 Montée de la Grande-Côte
Amorino at 48 Rue Saint-Jean
La Fabrique Givrée at 66 Rue Saint-Jean
Ilet Gourmand at 7 Cours Lafayette

Cafes

Here are some good cafes where you can get a quality cup of coffee:

Slake Coffee House at 9 Rue de l’Ancienne Préfecture
La Boîte à Café at 3 Rue de l’Abbé Rozier
Rakwé Café at 26 Rue René Leynaud
Puzzle Cafe at 4 Rue de la Poulaillerie
À Chacun Sa Tasse at 2 Rue du Griffon

Smoothies & Juices

Enjoy a tasty and healthy drink when visiting a smoothie and juice bar:

Zumo at 7 Rue Dr Bouchut
Fruisy Garibaldi at 156 Rue Garibaldi

Cocktail Bars

You can probably have a lot of fun at a cocktail bar:

L’ Antiquaire at 20 Rue Hippolyte Flandrin
The Monkey Club Cocktail Bar at 19 Place Tolozan
Sauvage at 3 Rue Montesquieu
Pelican at 7 Rue Terme
Fin Pallet Bar at 6 Rue Dumenge

Breweries & Sports Bars

When the big game is on or to try out some new beers visit one of these breweries or sports bars:

Malting-Pot at 263 Grande Rue de la Guillotière
Nomade Micro Pub at 250 Rue André Philip
La Crafterie at 4 Place Tobie Robatel
Hopper at 43 Cours Gambetta
La Chope Lug at 9 Rue du Bœuf

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Enjoy Eating at the Best Lyon Restaurants

You just learned about a whole lot of delicious food options and are probably ready to eat soon. We told you about all kinds of great restaurants near you like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, Asian, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and additional choices for healthy food.

You even read about breakfast and brunch spots, bakeries, desserts, donuts and ice cream shops. And we even got into cafes, smoothies, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars. Remember that most of these places will have online delivery or will allow you to place take-out orders online via the links we shared.

It would be cool if you could help us out by correcting anything we may have gotten wrong or sharing your own local food tips in the comments. Either way, we hope you enjoy eating delicious food at the best restaurants in Lyon!