Lyon Restaurants

  1. Commanderie des Antonins

    This meat-lover's paradise cooks meat the old-fashioned way - slowly over a low heat in a wood-burning oven - and serves it with a flourish in a medieval banquet hall. Atmosphere is grandiose old style.

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  2. Gaston Restaurant Agricole

    Pack a hearty thirst and giant-sized appetite before venturing into this feisty agricultural restaurant complete with rusty old tractor parked up front and a liberal scattering of farm tools and veggie-filled wheelbarrows throughout.

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  3. Jim-Deli

    A newbie on the luncheon scene, this adjoining Italian duo stuns. One half serves authentic panini to take away; the other half carpaccio, pasta, salads and other delicious Italian dishes clearly emblazoned with an Italian Mama stamp of approval.

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  4. Le Bec

    One of Lyon's great culinary addresses, this modern eating space showcasing gastronomic creations by Michelin-stared chef Nicolas Le Bec screams design - on the plate included. The priciest menu is an 11-course gastronomic adventure. A magic mirror in one room allows privileged diners to peep into the kitchen.

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  5. Le Pain Qoutidien

    Daily Bread is a city-lunch staple: come here for a fabulous choice of well-topped tartines (thick toast with topping), meal-sized salads and other rustic-styled lunch dishes. Its tiny street terrace buzzes.

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  6. Plato

    Sweep through thick pink curtains into this stylish plateau restaurant, decked out with contemporary flair and oozing theatre. Inventive dishes - creamy chestnut soup au foie gras or coriander-roasted magret de canard (duck) with an iced turnip and port creation - are even more delicious than their poetic names suggest.

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  7. Yinitial G&G

    Tastebuds are kept on the move at this ode to design - a stylish minimalist space with low-hanging table lights, an open kitchen and a world cuisine that throws a pinch of European in the wok alongside Asian.

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