From the owner: Royaume de saveurs -au restaurant Émèse de Lyon qui vous propose une cuisine gastronomique syrienne…read morehaute en couleurs et en goûts ! spécialisée dans les plats syriens, la carte vous offre un large éventail de recettes traditionnelles préparées avec des ingrédients frais et naturels. Les assiettes sont colorées, généreuses et vraiment dépaysantes !

From the owner: Mezzé, Houmous, Falafel, Babaghanouj, .... Layaly Al Sham Restaurant Syrien Libanais avec Une…read morecuisine 100% frais " fait maison " Nous vous proposons des Végétarien, sans Gluten ou avec Viande, avec des prestations de traiteur pour professionnels et particuliers. L'équipe de Layaly Al Sham met à votre disposition son expérience et son savoir-faire en portant une attention spéciale à la présentation et à la qualité du service. Layaly Al Sham vous accueille tous les jours de 11h45 à 15h pour le déjeuner et de 17h à 23h pour le dîner.

Why is this place so expensive?? It's an OK restaurant in an arguably undesirable part of town…read more Yet we find ourselves here when we want to have lunch "under the sun," as if Saveurs du Liban has some sort of proprietary rights to the sun that we can't get elsewhere. The plat du jour is about CHF19, which usually gets you a generic salad and a passable main dish. The plat du jour on our first visit was two approximately 2 inch ground beef medallions in passable tomato-based sauce and rice, and on our second visit four small meatballs in some sort of passable almond-based sauce and rice. If you haven't noticed, there's a common theme here. Everything is simply "passable," and just slightly too expensive to feel like I've gotten my money's worth. The mezze platter which is usually CHF38 is CHF22 during lunch, which is, again, a "passable" bargain for a "passable" platter. Rather than thinking CHF22 is a great discount, though, I couldn't help wondering why on earth I would normally pay CHF38 for what looked like a plate of food, comprised mostly of dips (such has hummus on yogurt) from a "passable" middle eastern buffet. Oh, and you can smoke hookah in the outside terrace for CHF35. CHF35 for hookah at a mediocre restaurant, in my opinion, is NOT passable.

Oh wow that sucked! I came in because there were so many Arabic customers outside and I assumed…read morethey must know the food is good. I didn't have reception to check the reviews so I saw the rating only after I had ordered. My salad and main course were served at the same time. Only fast food places do that, I assume, since I don't eat fast food. My pita breads were leathery and cold served in a nylon bag. What's the point of the nylon? I asked for warm ones and they brought me another cold leathery batch in another nylon. The hugely overpriced salad was soaked in oil. My "Lebanese sampler" dish was all cold (despite supposedly having some warm bits) and was half hummus type stuff. I had asked if there were greens (or I wouldn't have ordered the salad) and they said no, but yeah there were. I barely ate half I said I wanted a piece of meat and was considering ordering one and they just cut me off that they serve them in 4. Horrible. Couldn't have offered me one. Don't go to this place. Absolute rip off of fast food (as I imagine fast food)

From the owner: On s'étonne d'arriver si vite au Grand Large, si proche de la cité, si proche de la nature. Ici le…read moretemps s'est arrêté, la vue ne donne que sur l'espace sauvage et protégé du plan d'eau du Grand Large, à 200 mètres de la station de tramway ! C'est ici que la famille Gharbi accueille tant le monde des affaires que les familles en promenade. En cuisine, la jeune chef Maria Gharbi, diplômée de l'Institut Paul Bocuse, s'active à la préparation du buffet quotidien, des spécialités syriennes qu'elle cuisine dans la tradition familiale, des desserts dans lesquelles elle excelle. La proximité de l'eau, l'ambiance " sauvage " du lieu se traduisent aussi dans les assiettes avec les grenouilles fraîches en persillade et de la petites friture. Peu de temps pour le repos, d'autant plus que le restaurant ouvre ses portes 7jours sur 7. Heureusement la passion est là ! En salle s'activent son frère Nicolas, sa soeur Eugénie et sa Maman pour que chacun passe le meilleur moment.

Delicious food. If you are celiac they can accommodate gluten-free! We had chicken & beef skewers…read morewith rice. Yum!

Amazing falafel sandwiches! My wife and I are vegetarian/sort of vegan so finding places to eat in…read moreFrance isn't always easy. The staff was super friendly and spoke English since we only know the basics in French so that was nice. The food is ready super fast and it's amazing. It's like a big loaded burger without the guilt. I had the The Original and my wife had the Redneck (we liked the name since we're from southeastern US ). Both were fantastic, I didn't even ever think you could have so many options for a falafel but this place knows how to do it. Highly recommended.

We came into Lyon late and were looking for something quick to eat. This place was perfect since it…read morewas fast, had relatively healthy options (salads) and a nice selection of different kinds of falafels, including vegan ones. For under 10€ per person, you can get a pretty filling meal. You have a choice of a sandwich (i.e. falafels in a pita pocket) or a salad (this will cost just a tiny bit more). My husband got the sandwich and I got the salad - I have to admit I had a little bit of food envy as they were starting to make his sandwich and stuff it, and my salad looked like just a lot of cabbage and carrots. Both were really excellent, the falafels were fresh, tasty, and not dry, and despite my initial first impression, I actually liked the salad more than the sandwich. The salad does come with two little pita breads so you can still feel like you're eating a pita sandwich without all of the carbs and with more vegetables. I would definitely get the salad again, but you can't go wrong with either. Overall, inexpensive, fast, fresh and tasty and a nice way to get something a little healthier (especially if you get the salad) if you're tired of heavier Lyonnaise food. They open pretty late and on Sundays too. I would come back here again if I were in the area.