The best French cuisine restaurants Lyon 69000

What could you get to the Cross-Rousse to come and eat lunch at the Boulevard du Boulevard? Of course, if you are told that homemade lasagna are among the best we have eaten and that Chile is of the same ilk, it is a first incentive to get out of your home. But the real reason that will make you go to the plateau, to this neighborhood bistro that has been in place for a long time in the middle of the cross of the Croix-Rousse, is that it has been renovated with a lot of taste by a true roussien that makes it a spirit of conviviality as you love them. On the benches of the large hall, on the colourful chairs of the large terrace, sheltered in the adjoining rooms, you also enjoy a warm welcome. Whether you're a market day for refreshment, ice or drink, or you're setting up for a full and generous meal, the smile is always the same and it's not uncommon to share its good mood with neighbors. A true bistro to the free food that cultivates something rare: happiness.

This Nord (French for "North") is quite relative, since it is located in the heart of the Lyon Peninsula. The first brasserie open by Paul Bocuse - already 23 years ago with the takeover of Le Nord, famous Lyon brasserie inaugurated in 1907 by Edouard Herriot - is thus in a side street, within walking distance from Rue de République. One of the signatures of the Brasseries Bocuse is the verandas that allow you to enjoy the show of a little dark street throughout the year. You will undoubtedly prefer the traditional and cordial room. As usual, flawless reception and service to offer us the opportunity to taste "traditional", like the place. The upper floor offers private lounges where it is pleasant to discuss with colleagues or in family in a cosy atmosphere. You settle down on the red seats and you discover the specialties of an almost unchanging menu that are, according to the seasons, the sauerkraut and the Burgundy snails with parsley butter. Here, the cuisine known as "middle-class" is in its kingdom and you come to enjoy the suggestions of the Chef Franck Barrouilhet: warm sausage with pistachio in brioche, duck foie gras terrine, a mix of griddled fillets of market fish, a pike quenelle with lobster sauce, the chicken fricassee of calf kidneys with mustard... Without forgetting the Grandmother waffles which have contributed to the reputation of the place. A very classic address, in the best sense of the word.

From the station of Brotteaux and its amazing decor, we look towards Dombes and Bresse. A brasserie with a refined buffet station's setting with a small advertising train going around the room and many "attractions" which make this place a truly "different" one. One of the breweries at the cardinal points on behalf of Paul Bocuse and one of the most convivial. Chef Cyril Marlard prepares great classic with a Caesar salad of the East, a Bömlo salmon marinated in Scandinavian way, a very delicious homemade foie gras cooked in earthenware or the Lyon-style pan-fried thinly sliced veal liver, veal liver in Lyon's way, the Bresse chicken roasted on a pit, without missing the very traditional rum baba. A serious address as all the Bocuse brasseries.

When we go to the family, it is not always a pleasure. There, it is the opposite and you go to this family a smile to the lips - after having reserved, it is more prudent than to take a place by a distant cousin - and the desire to stomach to taste a good dish of season. If time permits, we take advantage of the terrace overlooking a small street, or you can take refuge in a trendy bistro room with family portraits hanging across the walls. Kitchen side: respect for products, simple but refined flavours, fine dishes, fine cuts for which we take the time. Please note that the family always offers a vegetarian dish. This summer, when the heat didn't open up the appetite especially, a round zucchini stuffed with small vegetables, eggs and roasted potatoes made it (the appetite of course). It's always fresh with herbal hake or a thigh of crystallized can to tomato oil, to finish with apricot clafoutis and dough cream. A Smart family is happy to take the time of a meal.

This summer, there are always buoys on the terrace. However, there is no risk of drowning. The Rhône is not far, but come on! Chez les Garçons is the relaxed class. It is the sweet way in which you are asked your first name when booking -because you should book not to fall into the water - and in which you are welcomed in a simple way, as a friend who comes to eat at home.  Chez les Garçons is a bouchon even down to its decoration, with an incredible number of heteroclite objects that perfectly blends together. Good taste, it's everywhere. The small summer terrace is a boon, but the dining room is a refuge where everyone finds their way. You feel comfortable. Bruno and Patrick are lovely people who pamper you before, during and after the service, always with a kind word. On the menu, as in true bouchons, you won't find necessarily Lyon specialties but fresh ingredients and the daily specials are really Lyon ... in tune with the times. It is thus difficult to tell you what you will eat, according to the inspiration of the market and the season, but Futé enjoyed an Oriental Pie served with a mint sauce, semolina and salad. A treat. The lemon pie, homemade of course, at the time of dessert, was excellent. Impressive with simplicity and kindness.

What a joy to know that in Lyon a Lion can roar in such a beautiful way. Yes, the Avenue des Frères-Lumière reserves many surprises to whom to take the time to discover it. Among the best surprises discovered by Le Smart this year, the Lyon of the Atlas. Located at an angle on the avenue, offering a pleasant terrace detached from the urban hustle and bustle, this hotel is remarkable in many views. Start with the welcome of Madame, also at the comfort behind the counter, in a cosy room with its colourful lights and decorated walls. Another wonder is the kitchen of a chef trained in the best lyon houses and who only work fresh products. The menu of the day - 2 entrances, meat, always of French origin, and a fish - desserts - with seasonal saison made of high quality - is a model of its kind. We also appreciate the "big entries" with beautiful salad compositions, to follow a plate of mullet filets with citrus agrumes or a Lyon andouillette sauce to old mustard sauce. Features, perfect tajines and a famous "Couscous des Sables", served only on Thursday midday and Evening. A is not lacking under any pretext. An address that can accommodate your family or private events up to 50 people. A coup de coeur du Smart.

The most southern cardinal point of the brasseries Bocuse is at the height of the place Bellecour, on another place oriented towards the Rhône heading to the Mediterranean. It is true that Confluence moved the Sud (French for "south") closer to the forefront of the Peninsula, but this brasserie is always part of the most prominent ones in Lyon. Pleasant terrace and wide veranda open on a green and lively place with an always impeccable service and reception, what we appreciate above all is the regularity of an address which never disappoints. At Le Sud, you are received every day and late with the same smile and the same quality in cuisine. In the kitchen, Gérard Lasne always offers a cuisine of the sun according to the arrivals, with the famous suggestions of the market around a whole piece roasted on the spit, a fish according to the fishing and tagine of the day. The menu recites its classics to satisfy every appetite: Marseille-style fisherman's soup, Bömlo salmon marinated with dill, tarte pissaladière, a Provençal octopus stew, a pot of fish in bouillabaisse, couscous-style lamb shank or a chicken tagine with lemon confit. After the traditional Saint-Marcellin cheese of Mère Richard, summer offers us the opportunity to vary the pleasures with the minute vacherin with fresh fruits. A sure address with southern look.

If you are told that this outstanding place is among the most beautiful in Lyon, is it enough for you to push the door of Pléthore et Balthazar. The decor of this restaurant where fine wine and good food combination is a model of its kind, a real success which continues to arouse interest. From the terrace lounge set in one of the rare quiet corners of the very busy rue Mercière, to the room which succeeds the bet to be both very graphic and very warm. An amazing design for a place where you quickly feels at ease - thanks to the reception and service of an impeccable staff - despite an elegance and a standing displayed. A place where Fabien Chalard and Vincent Galy have given a soul around their common passions: wine, cuisine and conviviality. In this cocoon on which the weather only has a little influence, we stick to the good things of the restaurant through a menu that offers us beautiful tasting experiences in all occasion and in any season thanks to the outstanding quality of the products. Exceptional meat menu for carnivores, including a must-eat Gastro-Burger or a rack of lamb from Ferme de Clavisy, not to mention the unilateral cooked salmon steak. Excellent desserts and wine list that is near perfection with no less than 450 references immediately available and 3,000 bottles in store! Tapas, charcuterie plates, MOF Bernard Mure Ravaud cheeses, so many good reasons to extend our meals at this recommended address.