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An address from Le Smart and subtitled "Gourmandise & Connivance". Smart had been tough with the lack of «connivance» between the bistronomique kitchen of a Japanese chef Hiroyuki Watanabe and the too cold decoration of a room that pulls rather toward the palate than to the bistro. The impression remains, even if we have been able to appreciate at Flair one of the most pleasant service, the general atmosphere of the places does not stick to the spirit that one wants to put. Perhaps the decor should be changed so that we could come to this end of the Rue de la Charité. Apart from this aspect that disturbs us every year, it must be admitted that the chef's kitchen makes wonders, at midday with a lunch formula that changes daily according to the seasonal market and a map where the apparent simplicity of the dishes conceals perfectly mastered know-how: bream tartare tartare and dashi espuma; refined pan-vascular, prunes and hams; toast roast pork pig and death trumpet. To finish on a delicious cake all chocolate, mirabelles and pistachio cream. An address that can't seduce us.

A house that is more than a hundred years old, founded in 1921, that doesn't look its age. Near the Palais de la Bourse, taking advantage of a small peaceful square in the heart of the city to install one of the most beautiful terraces in Lyon, the Cintra could tell many stories, especially those written at its counter where the famous port wines that gave its name to the establishment are still served. Carefully selected fresh products, with a preference for fish. Setting and atmosphere, and piano bar in the evening.

L'OL left, Argenson stayed. Gerland and Argenson, two inseparable names for both the before and after games. Except that now, Lou, the new occupant of the historic stadium of the city, has its own catering service… But nothing will replace Argenson. A refined bourgeois house with its splendid, naturally shaded terrace which confers the unit all the atmosphere of countryside at the gates of Lyon. Here you can safely park your car at the private car park and take full advantage of its lunch break or a dinner that takes a romantic atmosphere. For business, the place is perfect. For Sunday meals in family as well. In short, in the room, under the bright veranda or outside, it is always a good idea to come to Maison Argenson. Traditional quality cuisine with cod acras with Espelette pepper or old-fashioned cooked tomatoes and burratina of the Pouilles region. The rigate pennes are also in Italian style. Fresh cod aioli or a whole roasted sea bass cut into fillet on the table. Homemade tartare cut with a knife. And classics to finish with a Rum baba or the famous grandma waffles. Argenson, a name and a house that goes beyond the round ball.

An address that does not impersonate its name. Indeed, this street of the rue de la Ré is part of the city's institutions, even though it is still known as the American Bar that it has worn for a long time. An address that its owner, Franck Delafon, wanted to raise in order to take it to a certain idea of luxury, in a cosy decor that does not work completely to our taste. Moreover, it is a set that seems to us «surjoué», when elegance should naturally prevail. The service is knowledgeable about its subject. For the rest, Smart finds more earn on the map, with soaring prices, that a real inspiration. A benedictine egg façon at 13,50 €, smoked organic salmon, lemon cream and Poilâne bread at 19 €… For the time being, one would think more about the promenade of the English than rue de la Ré. The Noix nuts at the plancha, squash risotto display at € 26,50, while the meat rises with a true beef net, the ceps juice for 36 €. Desserts still increase the addition of 8 €, dang! In short, an address that takes us too much for Americans (see its history)…