We got to the Bouchon early and was asked if we had a reservation. Yup sure did, we saw this…read moreBouchon in a utube video. A glass of red wine for me a a rose for the lady. Out came some fresh French bread. Soon the starter came, a rich eggplant vegetable dish that we both shared and loved. Don't come to eat and run, the main entree took 20 minutes as we ordered the quenelle pike fish in a rich sauce. It's worth the wait. I had the pork filet special. Paula Dean must have been here to show them how much butter to use in the mash; creamy Next Lyons famous praline tart. Sweet, gooey nutty. Worth all the calories Come and try this place, but they close at 1:30 for lunch.

Bouchon Tupin was so good! This is a typical Lyonnais restaurant and seemed to be "mom and pop"…read moreowned. We ordered the poached eggs in a red wine sauce. It was very rich and flavourful. The ingredients were fresh. The inside of the restaurant was quite cozy and quant. Service was great and recommendations from the staff were welcomed.

We loved this little restaurant inside the Halles AOC. I was looking to try some traditional…read moreLyonnaise food, specially quenelles, and was so happy we found this little place in the front of the market, since they specialize in quenelles - they mainly serve this in the restaurant and they also produce them to sell in the store and probably to other places. The prix fixe menus are reasonably priced and the salads that you get for the entrées are really delicious and fresh. The Italian salad that I got with tomatoes, lettuce and mozzarella was one of the better salads I've gotten in France. My husband got the véloute (soup) with mushrooms and chestnut for his entrée and it was also really tasty and had just a hint of sweetness from the chestnuts. It went really well with the bread too. My husband and I both got the quenelles for our plat. It was our first time having these so we don't have a ton of basis for comparison against other quenelles but they tasted fresh and fluffy (not overly dense). It had the crayfish sauce which was delicious and the whole thing was baked and served fresh out of the oven. It had a side of vegetables (cardons) that were made au gratin -they were similar to celery or a leek in flavor. The quenelles were like a fish dumpling made with flour and butter - think of a big fluffy gnocchi or dumpling. Overall, we had a great meal - for 18€ you can get the entrée + plat or the plat + dessert. For a typical Lyonnaise meal, this is a great choice. The owners/servers were super nice and friendly. I would definitely eat here again.

Before I comment on the food, I must say the service alone is worth 5 stars! The staff there are…read morefriendly and extremely helpful, and despite the language barrier they try their best to explain the menu and even help on our map reading and that itself is A+ service! The food is lovely, the tuna steak was cooked to perfection, the other Lyon traditional food (which sadly I forgot what it's called) is lovely, the escargots are traditional, and the dessert is just suuuupppeerrrb! See the photos, it will speak the few thousand words that I didn't put here :)

The CEO of my company treated my boss and me to an extravagant dinner at this world renowned luxury…read morerestaurant near the beautiful city of Lyon. For those who are not familiar with the name Paul Bocuse, he was one of Lyon's greatest chefs who specialized in nouvelle French cuisine. He passed in January 2018, but left a lasting impression in the culinary world. He also operated a chain of brasseries in Lyon, named Le Nord, L'Est, Le Sud and L'Ouest, each of which specialize in a different aspect of French cuisine. I happened to also dine at Le Sud, so check out my review. In popular culture, Bocuse inspired the character of chef Auguste Gusteau in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille. Check out the movie if you haven't already, it's quite entertaining! Upon arrival at the restaurant, we were greeted at our car and escorted into the restaurant, where the restaurant team warmly welcomed us and showed us to our table in the grand dining room. The dining room was immaculate with sparkling chandeliers dangling from the ceiling. The attention to detail was impeccable. There was even a stool for my bag. To say the restaurant was fancy would be an understatement. For our visit, the 3 of us experienced tastings from the Centenary Menu (370 € per person not including beverages). With the wine, sparkling water, and juices, our bill came to a little over 1400 €. What can I say, we have an incredibly generous CEO who treats his team extremely well! Our menu consisted of the following: 1. Amuse-bouche (Lukewarm langoustine, crispy avocado and edible crab) 2. Frog legs 3. Quenelles of lobster and pikeperch, Champagne sauce & Tradition Elite caviar (CEO replaced the frog legs with this lobster dish) 4. Vegetable risotto with sorrel emulsion and its lentil tuile biscuit 5. Filet of sole 6. Green frosted Chartreuse 7. Whole truffled Bresse chicken PDO cooked in a bladder, cream sauce with morel mushrooms 8. Fresh and matured cheeses from our terroirs 9. Sorbet (CEO replaced cheese with the sorbet) 10. The Chocolate - a grand cru from Venezuela, puffed rice slivers, lemon caviar -OR- The Monts d'Or 'Bergeron' apricot flavored with passion berries and marjoram, tangy kalamansi juice The dishes were all phenomenal and beautifully plated. They were a true masterpiece, both visually stimulating and satisfying to the palette. If I have one critique, it would be the Green Frosted Chartreuse. I did not enjoy this dish only because the liquor poured over it was overwhelmingly strong. For parts not touched by the liquor, I enjoyed the refreshing taste. It would have been appreciated if the waiter inquired whether we preferred the dish with or without the liquor. The wait staff was very attentive and took excellent care of us. Overall, we had a lovely 4-hour dinner, from 8:00pm until midnight. It was quite an unforgettable experience and was the highlight of my trip to Lyon. I'm extremely grateful to my CEO for the opportunity to dine at this very fine establishment. I'm one lucky gal to work for such a wonderful company who appreciates its people!

Another reviewer said something to the effect of "yea, I guess if you like old-school, traditional,…read moregrand French fine dining, this place is probably OK for you...". Well... I guess we do, and it was far more than OK for us. Restaurant Paul Bocuse was a huge Bucket List item for both of us, and I haven't seen my wife smile that much in a long time. (L'Auberge du Pont de Collognes, otherwise known as Restaurant Paul Bocuse, opened in 1924 and celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. It is still, IMO, the grand dame of classic French cuisine, and greatly helped to make Lyon (where the Michelin Guide was founded) the foodie capital of the world. Today the restaurant holds 2 Michelin stars, down from the 3 stars (the highest gastronomic accolade in the world) it held for 55 years from 1965 to 2020. For the record, that's the longest holder of the prestigious 3 stars in the world. Paul died in 2018 at age 91, and then - in a move that's been called "an absurd and unfair decision" - in 2020 Michelin removed one star. I guess there are politics in everything). The meal was perfect, exquisite, extraordinary, memorable, wonderful - worth the trip and the cost. Service was perfect. Food was delicious, with several items making my "best things I've ever eaten in my life" list. There was nothing they could have done better. Nothing. The restaurant is gorgeous, and has been recently updated. My wife asked the sommelier to bring us 2 glasses of white wine he recommends (we were having a lot of fish) - with no guidance or price limit from her. I was a little anxious about their surprise cost (which I wouldn't learn until the end of the evening), and a little more anxious when she ordered a second glass... :-) The wines were both delicious, and paired perfectly with our meals. When the check came, one was $18 and the other was $36. The sommelier could have brought glasses that were much more expensive, but because she trusted him, he was kind and rewarded us with wines he actually likes that were quite inexpensive (by this restaurant's standards) - a very, very classy move in his part. ATTIRE - attire is always an issue when you're travelling abroad and only have 1 fancy meal planned. I didn't want to take up precious suitcase space lugging a sportcoat all across France for this one meal, so did some research and it seemed the restaurant did not require a jacket. So I packed a nice pair of slacks, an upscale golf shirt, and good shoes. I was the only male in our dining room without a coat on, but felt 100% welcomed, 100% comfortable, and I'd skip the sportcoat again (but to be clear, my pants, shirt and shoes were quite nice). She ordered 1 of the tasting menus, I ordered a different tasting menu. It was wonderful to share tastes and experience twice as many delicious bites. All in all, it was an exquisite and expensive evening (we knew it would be costly), but for us it was probably the finest meal either has ever eaten, and we've dined all over the world in some pretty damn good restaurants. Bucket list - check...!!! OMG, now we can't wait to go back...! :-)

A very enjoyable dinner. Seats 14 up and 14 down. We sat up. There is also a patio. Highly…read morerecommended. Roux Père et Fils Chorey-Les-Beaune Les Beaumonts - quite good Pâté - country style, spicy sauce, pickled onion. Excellent Entrecôte - pink, great taste, rich reduction sauce. Plenty for the two of us. Coffee Picon + Servicce - French style + Very comfortable chairs + Cloth napkins + Flatware - Eturnum, hefty - English menu available - music (not French) - reuse flatware for all courses €114.20 for dinner for 2

Food was the best I've had in France ever. Service was fast, and wait staff was knowledgeable. Chef…read morecame to ask how our meal was. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who comes to Lyon. We sat upstairs, but the downstairs had a cave-like atmosphere. Overall excellent.

French onion soup - This is not like the baked french onion soup people had in America. The soup…read moreis on the sweet side and not hot enough. Personally, I like the flavor, not as salt as many traditional one. Salad with smoked duck and foie gras - foie gras was very good. Creamy. Smoke duck is very flavorful. Chicken fillet with mushroom - The mushroom sauce is very good. The potatoes were really good and flavorful. The chicken was a little bit disappointed since it was pretty dry. Surprisingly because it's dark meat, I thought it'll be Lucy and tender but it was dry and tough. Hiberion pork - very tender, flavorful but on the salty side. Taste like Chinese BBQ pork. Pasta with truffle ham - Very rich truffle flavor, it uses macaroni, so it's like macaroni and cheese with truffle ham.

The perfect "welcome to Lyon" meal. Warmly greeted and seated quickly during a busy lunch rush. A…read moregreat selection of Bouchon Lyonnaise choices. We went for the Menu Traditional and selected the French onion soup, quenelle de brochet and the creme brûlée. The soup had a huge puff pastry top. It was filled with delicious onions broth and gruyere cheese. The quenelle is a delicate dumpling made with pike then simmered with a nanuta langustine sauce. Simply lovely. Creme brûlée didn't disappoint. It was sweet, eggy and just the right amount of vanilla and brûlée. If you want to try the food of Lyon, come here!!

Where do I even begin? This was hands down, without question, the best dining experience I have…read moreever had and likely ever will. I had some last minute unplanned travel changes that landed me in Lyon for a few days. Being the gastronomic capital of France, I wanted to dine at as many Michelin Star restaurants as I could. As fortune would have it, I only had a day or two in advance, so I was only able to reserve a table at one. That meant I had time to visit a little restaurant my friend told me I absolutely HAD to try. I'm so glad I took his advice. Words can't do justice to how truly incredible it was, but I'll do my best to describe my experience... Atmosphere: 5 The restaurant was very nice but not pretentious. The kind of place you could go to dressed up for a very special occasion or dressed casually for a delicious lunch. I was dressed very casually and felt as welcome as the man dressed to the nines a few tables from me. Service: 5 I don't typically write reviews about service because, frankly, I care much more about the food. However, the service here was so above and beyond excellent, I had to include it. My waiter was not only incredibly professional and knowledgeable, but was genuinely kind. I could really tell how much he cared about me and my experience and how passionate he was about the food he was serving. I had similar positive interactions with the rest of the staff as well. In fact, the chef personally reached out to me on Instagram to thank me for mentioning them in my stories. How cool is that?! Food: 5 I honestly don't know how to even put the food into words. It was indescribably delicious. Every aspect of the meal, from start to finish, was absolutely perfect. No exaggeration, my brain released so much dopamine in response to the meal, I legitimately felt high for at least an hour afterwards. I didn't even know food could do that. It was really that good. In conclusion: I cannot recommend this restaurant more highly. It's been over a year since I've been and I still think about it almost daily. I feel no need to return to Lyon except to eat here again. You can bet I'll go well out of my way to return. If you have an opportunity, GO! To the staff, thank you SO much for everything. Dining with you was by far the best part of my trip to France. I can't wait to see you again someday soon!

Certainly one of the best meals I've ever had in my lifetime. We walked in and were immediately…read moregreeted by a very friendly waiter who owns the restaurant with his wife - it's french italian fusion because they are french and italian if i recall correctly. My mom and i got the three course tasting menu with a wine pairing - I got the octopus and my mom got the quail (you didn't pick the appetizer) for dessert i got the marscapone heart and my mom got the cheese plate. The octopus was FABULOUS - tender but not mushy and full of flavor. The wine pairing was literal perfection - every wine paired flawlessly with the dish I was impressed. Seriously floored by how well all of the flavors went together. The appetizer was some carrot dish that was phenomenal - I'd have no problem getting my veggies in if they were all prepared like this. The quail was also so delicious tender and flavorful. The marscapone heart was lovely as was the cheese plate. I cannot rave about this restaurant enough. Perfect perfect perfect cuisine in a lovely little restaurant with wonderful, welcoming decor. I would come back to Lyon just to eat here. Fabulous. immaculate. wonderful. One of my all time favorite restaurants. I adore this restaurant.

one of my favorite meals, ever. i went on a weekday because…read morethey have cheaper set lunches. there's a €39 menu that lets u choose 3 course, and a 5 course inspiration menu that's €62 (2 starters, 1 fish, 1 meat and 1 dessert). im quite a picky eater but i also want to be more adventurous with the ingredients i eat and the flavors, so i decided to go with the inspiration menu. i also have a few allergies but the server was very helpful in accommodating for those. 5 course was definitely a lot of food and i was dumb for eating breakfast that day. i'll first talk about the service and the vibes. I sat outside because it was a sunny day. the restaurant was located in a rather quiet area right next to the theatre, so it was very pleasant to be outside. the inside dining room also looks elegant and well-decorated. the restaurant seem well staffed, at least from the servers perspective. they were all very friendly and helping each other out - no rude condescending servers that always terrifies me a little bit at fancy restaurants. they always explain every dish and will try their best to answer any question you have. they also time the courses very well, so you get a brief break between courses but not too much that you get bored. now onto the food. i don't remember every single detail of each dish, but you can see most of them from the food. everything was so carefully balanced and beautifully crafted. the free appetizer was a simple parmesan pastry with butter. the pastry was nice and flakey but not dry, the butter wasn't very seasoned but there's flavor to the patty so it was fine. the first starter was oysters, green apple, leek vinaigrette sorbet, salad (some are dehydrated to add texture) as well as a jelly-like thing at the bottom (sorry forgot what it was). im not an oyster fan, i dislike leek, and i don't really eat green apples, but somehow the flavors blended together so perfectly that i finished basically everything. i thought the sorbet was especially genius, presenting the seasoning in a highly creative way and also help make the dish extra refreshing. the second starter was ravioli in a foie gras sauce. the sauce was so good i ended up pairing some with bread. i picked the homemade cornbread and it was just delicious goodness. the fish i got was trout because im allergic to salmon. the fish was well cooked with a bit of crispiness on the skin, and it was paired with a green purée. i believe they said brocoli - the texture seems a little bit like Chinese broccoli. well seasoned, well balanced. the meat dish was steak. very tender meat that sits over a mixture of grilled garlic and hazelnuts. they pour the meat jus over after they bring the dish over, and i absolutely loved the flavor combination of hazelnuts, steak and jus. the artichokes were all very tender and well seasoned. the dessert was pistachio ice cream on top of chocolate and crunchy nuts. absolutely loved the presentation in the gold plate, and i was so pleasantly surprised by the fact that, despite this being a chocolate creamy dessert, it did not feel heavy at all. this went to the whole meal too - there was a lot of food, and i knew i was definitely full at various points throughout the meal, but at the end i was a very happy and comfortable full. all of that was €62 i literally cannot ask for anything more in life. i think this is one of the benefits of not going to a big name michelin star restaurants that slaps caviar to bump up the price. the ingredients were honestly very simple here, but they were just combined in such creative ways that it was an amazing meal nevertheless. i sent this place to all my friends who will be visiting Lyon. absolute favorite! great experience and can't wait to come back one day.

Wonder food in an elegant dining experience. A special occasion dinner. A very nice wine selection…read morecomplemented the meal.

A healthy, vibrant Bouchon in the heart of Lyon, we were very impressed by the fresh ingredients…read moreand friendly, quick service. The house specialty is a pate in a pastry shell and it delivered huge flavors in an elegant presentation. The pike soufflé with lobster sauce was also a highlight, with light, fresh flavors and a perfect temperature. Dessert was so good I didn't get a picture; try the pistachio creme brulee. One of the best meals I've had in Lyon.