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Lyon

Shopping in Lyon

  1. A

    Raconte-Moi La Terre

    Fab travel bookshop.

    reviewed

  2. B

    La Halle de Martinière

    Small indoor food market.

    reviewed

  3. Outdoor Food Market (Presqu’île)

    One of Lyon two main outdoor food markets.

    reviewed

  4. Outdoor Food Market (Croix Rousse)

    One of Lyon two main outdoor food markets.

    reviewed

  5. C

    Book Market

    A treasure trove of hard-to-find titles (most in French).

    reviewed

  6. Le Village des Createurs

    Local, just-known or yet-to-make-their-name designer boutiques.

    reviewed

  7. D

    Presqu'île

    Presqu'île is a fantastic outdoor food market in central Lyon.

    reviewed

  8. E

    Le Cri du Kangourou

    Skate shop Le Cri du Kangourou rents blades per half-day/day/weekend.

    reviewed

  9. F

    Planète OL

    Planète OL sells tickets for football matches at the Stade de Gerland.

    reviewed

  10. G

    Crafts Market

    Along the Saône, meet artists selling their paintings, sculptures, photography and more.

    reviewed

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  12. Au Vieux Campeur

    Excellent camping store stocking a mammoth range of maps and travel guides (many in English).

    reviewed

  13. H

    OL Store

    Tickets for football matches at the Stade de Gerland are sold at club boutique OL Store, opposite the stadium.

    reviewed

  14. Potager City

    The fruit-and-veg service Potager City shops at markets and delivers by bicycle throughout central Lyon.

    reviewed

  15. I

    Raconte-Moi La Terre

    Travel bookshop (mainly French-language titles) with free wi-fi; also rents laptops – ask at the café at the back and present some ID.

    reviewed

  16. In Cuisine

    This foodie haven has an astonishing selection of culinary, gastronomic and wine titles. It also runs cooking courses, demonstrations and tastings, and serves lunch in its salon de thé.

    reviewed

  17. J

    Montée de la Grande Côte

    Silk, stained glass and other galleries and workshops come and go the length of this walkway linking Croix Rousse with place des Terreaux, 1er. Several more galleries stud the eastern end of rue Burdeau, 1er.

    reviewed

  18. Les Halles de Lyon

    Lyon’s famed indoor food market Les Halles de Lyon has over 60 stalls selling their renowned wares. Pick up a round of impossibly runny St Marcellin from legendary cheesemonger Mère Richard, and a knobbly Jésus de Lyon from pork butcher Collette Sibilia. Or enjoy a sit-down lunch of local produce at the stalls, lip-smacking coquillages (shellfish) included.

    reviewed

  19. K

    St Jean Délices

    For the sweetest souvenirs, this enticing spot sells all eight varieties of Lyon's specialty sweets made by traditional local confectioners including les coussins de Lyon (Curacao-flavoured dark chocolate in sugary almond paste) and les pralines rouges (almonds in red vanilla-flavoured caramelised coating, which is a fixture of local desserts and patisseries), as well as handmade chocolates.

    reviewed

  20. L

    Decitre

    Stocks foreign-language fiction including English (very limited travel section).

    reviewed

  21. M

    Centre Commercial La Part-Dieu

    Adjacent to the Part-Dieu train station, Lyon's vast indoor shopping centre is dominated by a pencil-shaped tower nicknamed le crayon.

    reviewed

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