Amazing beer, great ambiance, and super friendly staff! All their beers come from lyon and are…read moredelcious. There are descriptions of the beer with alcohol % and the prices on chalkboards along the wall. The beers are extremely cheap in comparison to most places in Lyon where you automatically pay 7 € for a pint of Leffe. They have a super cute patio out back as well and when we went there was live music! Also, you can take your pint glass home with you for only 1 €!

From the owner: Bières artisanales et régionales, vins biologiques et biodynamiques, cuisine de saison et produits…read morelocaux, flammekueche (tartes flambées) au feu de bois, jardin, chill et concerts

A real Lyonnais bouchon experience where trying all the classics won't break the bank!…read more Hidden on a little side street amidst other restaurants tailored to locals, chez George really delivers that's authentic Bonchon experience you've been looking for. You can expect the classical checkered table clothes, a tight seating arrangement where the person sitting next to you is a complete stranger (that you'll get to chat and know along the evening) and a boisterous chef that welcomes you and comes to check on you many times during the meal. The menu has all the classics and you can even afford to try them all in one sitting without exploding the bank. However, if you eat everything, your tummy might explode ;) Given it was our last night, we went for 'la totale'. The plate of cold cuts was packed tightly with generous servings of terrine, pate de foie gras, saucisson. The quenelle was so fluffy and well souffled that it was like a pillow in your mouth. The tripes although not for everyone, satisfied our desire for offals. The andouillette was crispy on the outside and served with a well flavoured mustard sauce. All in all, for four hearty dishes, 2 glasses of kir and a 46cl bottle of wine, the total came up to 78€! Reservations highly recommended :)

We arrived a little late for our reservation at 7.30, I had thought I had booked 8pm but apparently…read moremy res was at 7.15pm. My mistake, I apologized. We were abruptly told by a little rude waiter that we were late, he made such a fuss I thought he was going to say he couldn't seat us but then he gave us a table in the corner outside! The table was uncomfortably small (we are not big people) it was cramped! We ordered some drinks and apps and within about 20 mins I had water dripping down my back and on my arms which I thought was raindrops! I realized that actually it was water leaking from the apartment drains above. The water was also hitting the table and going in our food! We asked to be moved indoor where there were tables but we were promptly told to shift to the table next to ours outside. We did so but realized more water coming down on the food! When I complained and said it's unacceptable, the waiter asked do we want a table inside? Lol, so now you have space but before you didn't! The waiter just shrugged and said it's normal when you have apartments above! Absolutely disgusting attitude and rude treatment of paying customers! We left without finishing our contaminated food! We paid for it but there was no compensation or apology! Don't bother going here, most other restaurants we went to we received excellent service and pleasant people!

From the owner: Bar-Restaurant festif situé près des campus étudiants de la Doua (Villeurbanne) l'OXXO. Ouvert du…read moreLundi au Vendredi de 11h à 1h du matin.

Il fallait le trouver ce petit coin de paradis au milieu du no man's land gastronomique qu'est le…read morequartier en dessous de la doua ! Une fois à l'intérieur, même s'il fait gris dehors, on retrouve le sourire parce les couleurs sont vives et les matières originales. Les pieds de tables sont d'anciennes machines à coudre à pédalier, et les bouquets sont en fleurs naturelles. Même la nourriture est 100% fraîche ! Ne tarder pas trop donc le midi pour venir déguster les bons plats maison qui partent comme des petits pains. Ce lieux n'est pas réservé aux étudiants malgré ses prix abordables, bien au contraire. Personnellement j'y suis allée avec ma maman pour discuter, à côté de nous il y avait un groupe d'artiste en train de planifier une tournée, dans le coin un couple se regardait tendrement et deux hommes près du bar parlaient business. Important : mieux vaut appeler pour réserver pour les repas. Ce serait dommage de faire tout le trajet et ne pas pouvoir goûter à la quiche du moment ou aux club sandwich savoureux. Dans le pire des cas, consolez-vous avec les tartes du jour :-) Le + : le parking juste à côté. A noter : J'ai entendu dire que c'était aussi super sympa le soir avec sa scène animée... Il faudra y retourner !

From the owner: Il se passe toujours quelque chose à Toï Toï. Avec un fou mélange de concerts, de découvertes danse…read morecontemporaine, de bons produits locaux à déguster au bar en fin de journée et au resto tous les midis de semaine, Toï Toï est le lieu décalé que vous avez toujours rêvé avoir en bas de chez vous ! Pour vous, du gros son, de bons goûts, des rencontres improbables et des gens pétillants qui se mélangent.

From the owner: Les Bigoudi's (Valérie et Marie), vous proposent une cuisine maison et de saison…read more Chaque jour, retrouvez les petits plats de Valérie, concoctés avec des légumes bio, en direct de notre super maraîcher Gérard, tout frais et tout prêt (Décines 69), des viandes françaises ou européennees et du poisson frais issu d'une pêche durable les vendredis. Et pour les gourmands, on finit par des pâtisseries comme chez Mamie, avec de bons oeufs bio de notre ami Quentin (St Joseph 42) et de la farine Bio (La Vie Claire). Pour faire glisser tout ça, nous proposons des vins natures ou bio de la Vallée du Rhône et de Savoie, sélectionnés avec amour par Stéphane de la Cave des Charpennes, de la bière artisanale à la pression (Grihète) de la Drôme, et des jus de fruits artisanaux de Rontalon (69). A bientôt pour vous faire découvrir notre petit bistro!

You should know at least a little French if you're traveling through France. I don't know much,…read morebut I was willing to try for French cuisine. Luckily, there was a super nice person working there who also spoke English. I ordered the beef which was exquisite and got patatas bravas as an accompaniment. My friend got the fried chicken and sweet potato mash with chorizo and absolutely gushed over the potatoes. We were lucky to slide in early on Friday and find a table open - I think you usually need reservations. I would definitely go back to this restaurant again because the decor was cool, the vibe was right, and the food was delightful. I wish we had room to try the desserts, or that I had tried something off the long drink menu.

What a fantastic evening we had. Wonderful restaurant, excellent food, and super friendly staff…read more Enough English to help us order an amazing meal. Highly recommend the pork dish.

We were a group of 6 spending a night in Lyon looking for some traditional fair at a reasonable…read moreprice point. None of us eat the traditional Lyonaise food of innards. Search narrowed down to three locations and we settled on La Mere Jean. A friendly staff named Georgia took the time to translate every item on the French menu for us six in English. I can only speak for the dishes in had tried. The Lyonaise salad was very tasty, the bacon was thick diced pieces crispy and melt in your mouth. You can't be afraid of a bit of fat as it's what makes it so good. I had the cold appetizer mix plate of meat and lentils. I felt it was to unlock your senses with different types of texture pleasure in the mouth than going for a flavour palette. The Quenelle was my main. It was an absolute unique delight with the fluffy and spongy texture smoothered with the seafood cream sauce with potato gratin. It's a rich heavy dish and hits you when you least expect it. Tried a piece of marinated fish that was also a suprise to the pallette. The texture and flavour was like smoked ham than eating fish and very tasty. Dessert was the traditional red praline tart. My mind kept getting fooled with it being red but it's not cherry, not strawberry, just sweet praline. All paired with a Cote du Rhone wine. It is one of those meals you have long memories of as it's so different to N.A. dishes. All in all our group was very happy to have tried the food, appreciate the reviews/photos and most of all thank the friendly staff at la Mere Jean to make it a wonderful experience as we had no idea what we were going eat in Lyon but wanted something local.

Ambiance was charming, service agreeable, plates could have been done better…read more La mère jean was my first bouchon expérience in Lyon and it was very nice. However I knew it would not be my only bouchon dinner after trying the typical dishes of eggs in red wine sauce and fish dumplings. I had never had these food before but I know how to cook so I knew something was off. The red wine sauce was thin and watery and the fish dumplings dense and pale. It was a Monday evening so perhaps the best chef had the night off. The wine was very good and the atmosphere was perfectly lyonnaise.