In Lyon, eating is a religion! Enjoy a fantastic eating experience in a typical Lyonnais Bouchon, or in one of its gastronomic restaurants. If you love simple, yet sophisticated food, we bring you our selection of famous restaurants not far from your Mercure hotel. Cold meat platters, tabliers de sapeur, pike quenelles and other specialities from Lyon and elsewhere: all these addresses will inspire your taste buds with their high-quality products.
Share a meal among friends at the Musée.
Close to Part Dieu, Danton is a very popular restaurant among Lyonnais folk. This bistronomy, as its name suggests, combines bistro charm and gastronomic fineness. On the menu: fresh produce crafted into salmon tartare on its asparagus velouté, veal hock, French toast, and many more.
The original touch at Poivron Bleu
If you want to eat in a typical Lyonnais atmosphere, the Musée is the place to go. Set in the Cordeliers district, this traditional bouchon proposes copious dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. Taste the exquisite pike quenelles and the praline tart.
Show off your good manners at Bonnes Manières
About a kilometre separates the Lyon Centre Saxe Lafayette Mercure hotel from Poivron Bleu, and it’s definitely worth the walk. The cook makes it a point of honour to buy local produce which he whips up into some really authentic dishes, for example, the cream of petits pois pods, cuttlefish tartare and beef hock rillettes.
Head for Le Garage
In the Grande Rue de la Guillotière, Bonnes Manières is a must. This modern bouchon is considered one of the star venues of Lyonnais cuisine. Warm saucisson, scorpion fish filet, and tête de veau are followed by a brioche perdue. This is a must when in Lyon.
Try out the Mercure Centre Saxe Lafayette restaurant in its offbeat converted garage location. Our chef has developed a daring menu using fresh, seasonal produce. Enjoy a sea bream tartare, crayfish ravioli, a poultry ballottine and the famous Saint-Marcellin cheese.
