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Bistro Le Casse Museau
Fabulous find! Cram into this tiny but heaving wine bar, alias bistrot sans chiqué (bistro with no pretension) for a slurp of local Côtes du Rhone in the company of a retro tick-tock clock collection and weathered floor tiles with a thousand stories to tell.
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Brasserie Georges
In fashion since 1836, the original 1920s Art Deco interior is breathtaking - as is the sheer size of the place. Food is a mix of onion soup, mussels, sauerkraut, seafood platters and Lyon specialities.
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Café des Fédérations
B&W photos of old Lyon speckle the wood-panelled walls of this legendary bouchon easily one of the city's best-known where nothing has changed for decades. Its caviar de la Croix Rousse (lentils dressed in a creamy sauce) is divine. Reservations are vital.
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Café des Voyageurs
In winter (December to April), café life in Croix Rousse revolves around oyster breakfasts eaten outdoors on crisp sunny mornings. Café des Voyageurs is a great place to sink a dozen.
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Café Jutard
Café Jutard has a buzzing pavement terrace and serves oyster breakfasts.
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Chez Hugon
Madame Hugon serves typical meaty treats on red-and-white checked tablecloths in an interior that is a total blast to the past - 1937 to be exact.
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Chez Paul
Another red-and-white checked tablecloth place, Paul's Place - nothing to do with Paul - touts a piggy outside and a line-up of tightly packed tables inside. The Full Monty feast comprises salad, gratons (a chunkier version of pork scratchings) and charcuterie (cold meats), followed by one of 11 bouchon classics, cheese and dessert.
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Comptoir Restaurant des Deux Places
Red-and-white checked curtains, an old-world interior crammed with antiques and a menu scribed by hand in black ink contribute to the overwhelmingly traditional feel here. Annick and Jean-Marc follow a strict four-day week and the pavement terrace beneath trees on a quiet village-like square off place Sathonay is idyllic.
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Giraudet
This small sleek quenelles (flour, egg and cream dumplings) boutique off place Bellecour has a bar where you can taste the Lyonnais speciality and unusual soups (eg watercress, curry, broad bean and cumin).
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Grand Café des Négociants
Called Les Négos by the in-crowd who goes here, this refined café-cum-brasserie with mirror-lined walls and impeccable service has been a favourite meeting point with Lyonnais since 1864.
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La Vieille Réserve
La Vieille Réserve is the finest in Lyon for designer chocolates.
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Le Petit Léon
Tables are highly sought after at this soulful old-world bistro - the affordable arm of Michelin-starred big brother Léon de Lyon around the corner. But forget romancing here: the fascinating collections of old clocks, carafes etc are far too distracting.
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Les Muses de l'Opéra
Ride the lift up to the top floor of the opera house - the only spot in Lyon where you can peep into the fabulous interior courtyard of the historic Hôtel de Ville (closed to the public).
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Maison Perroudon
Smoking is no go at this cake shop where a predominantly female and couple crowd lunches on light salads. Its giant white chocolate and almond-coated tuile (sweet ultra-crispy sail-shaped biscuits of giant proportions) are quite divine, darling.
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Poissonerie Vianey
Poissonerie Vianey is the finest in Lyon for fish.
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