From the owner: Une cave à manger où l'on peut acheter du vin à emporter ou consommer sur place…read more Licence restaurant. A cellar where you can take out wines or get served right there. Restaurant licence (must eat to drink)

Wow what an nice place. You can get your own table or…read moreshare it with others. The waitress comes up to you with the chalkboard wines and another well with cheese. And get to pick and choose and enjoy the amazing ambience inside it actually looks like a cave/library with bottles and corks. Well done.

For us, the ambiance of this little wine bar was really it's draw. Though their wine selection was…read morethorough, and the assiette de fromage looked very appealing (the kitchen closed before we could confirm our cheese plate theories), it was really the eclectic, artistic, comfortable aesthetic that won us over. I realize that's maybe not how we're meant to make restaurant-going decisions, alas. The service and wine were also as welcoming as the decor.

On my way out of France I wanted to check out the Beaujolais Nouveau and settled on a little town…read morecalled Belleville. It's only 25 minutes north of Lyon and one of the larger towns in Beaujolais, so I figured it would have the most action on the evening of the Nouveau. For those of you unfamiliar with the Beaujolais Nouveau, it's a celebration of the newest vintage of Beaujolais wines made from the Gamay grape. The winemakers have a few short weeks to get these wines made before their release and it's an incredible feat. I was referred to XVIII sur Vins from the town info center as the "place" where I could find the largest selection of Nouveau wines and boy were they right. I was greeted by one of the local winemakers by the name of JB and he was super friendly and the only english speaking Frenchman in the joint. He knew the owner well and took me on a wild ride of the best Beaujolais Nouveau I've ever tasted. Nothing like the crap we get in the United States, these wines are made with pride and are all natural...simply amazing. Do yourself a favor and make a stop here, ask for JB and let the locals take you on a wild ride of their local wines.

From the owner: Bar à vin et cuisine à partagerread more

Nice charcuterie and wine pairing of local wines, sausages, meats and cheeses. Owner was very nice…read moreand knew his stuff.

This quickly became our favorite wine bar in Lyon. It's a great place for a planche and a glass or…read moretwo of wine. The proprietor is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Prices are very reasonable for the quality of the food and wine. We first encountered it on a walking tour of Vieux Lyon and happily revisited it twice during our stay.

From the owner: Un bar d'étudiants festifs La spécialité de la maison, c'est le "shooter" à boire enflammé, à la…read morepaille, ou cul-sec. C'est un mini-cockail dont la composition se doit de rester secrète et dont le nombre (plus de 80!) est toujours croissant. Les plus réputés sont le Doggy Style, le Blue Fire, le Scream, le B 52 ou le Vodka Tagada. Vous pouvez également savourer des cocktails classiques. Le Stendhal est principalement fréquenté par des étudiants qui veulent faire la fête.

Great place to grab a bite and drink. There's plenty of seating inside and out. We came early,…read morearound 6 when it opened for dinner service and were seated right away with the best service. Our waitress was friendly, extremely patient (we unfortunately don't know a hint of French), and she was more than willing to describe what each dish was. The food, tapas style, was delicious and well priced. After asking for the check, you have to pay at the bar.

Nice place to eat. Owner and staff were all really helpful. Food was simple but well done. A good…read morechoice for a glass of wine and a few small plates.

So happy we found this place! They have numerous wines on tap for you to try. The gentleman working…read morewas very sweet and helpful. I know jack smack about French wines but enjoyed speaking with him to learn anything I could. He gave us a card to account for our tab. You insert the card and select what size pour you'd like. I almost tried them all but we wanted to get back to our riverboat in time for lunch. I would of gone back again if we stayed in town longer. If you enjoy wine or want to try locals wines from Macon then I recommend visiting. Besides having local wines they have others throughout France and I even spotted canvasback from Washington state, USA! my favorites were the chardonnays and I thought I hated Chardonnay! We bought 5 bottles to carry back home to Florida with us. Of course we had to get Pouilly fuisse! Enjoy!!