Guidebook for Lyon
Essentials
Zozo Gelateria is my favorite ice cream maker. There is even a terrace to enjoy it from and have good time.
Price: 2,50 € cornet 1 scoop of ice cream
Open daily in the summer from 11 am to 22 pm
33 Cours Franklin Roosevelt
Zozo Gelateria is my favorite ice cream maker. There is even a terrace to enjoy it from and have good time.
Price: 2,50 € cornet 1 scoop of ice cream
Open daily in the summer from 11 am to 22 pm
Bernachon
42 Cr Franklin RooseveltJust the best chocolate maker
Regional products are obviously honored at Les Halles. There are 56 shops and restaurants.
257 locals recommend
AOC
102 Cr LafayetteRegional products are obviously honored at Les Halles. There are 56 shops and restaurants.
The bread is excellent and there are many choices. You can also improvise a picnic and buy cheese, cooked meats, sandwiches, pastries etc. Everything is always delicious ...
13 locals recommend
Maison Pozzoli
18 Rue FerrandièreThe bread is excellent and there are many choices. You can also improvise a picnic and buy cheese, cooked meats, sandwiches, pastries etc. Everything is always delicious ...
Shopping
38 Rue Garibaldi
38 Rue GaribaldiThe closest large supermarket
La Part Dieu
17 Rue Dr BouchutOne of the biggest malls in Europe
Everything Else
You can visit the free zoo, walking in the beautiful botanical garden and rent a small boat on the lake of 16 hectares.
1884 locals recommend
Park of the Golden Head
You can visit the free zoo, walking in the beautiful botanical garden and rent a small boat on the lake of 16 hectares.
20 Cours Franklin Roosevelt
Bike rental
Drinks & Nightlife
L'Horloge
34 Bis Bd des BrotteauxWine bar - Terrace
Wine bar - Restaurant
Lunch: 12 am-2:30 pm.
Evening: 8pm - 11 pm
Open daily from 8am to 1am
8 locals recommend
Pléthore & Balthazar
72 Rue MercièreWine bar - Restaurant
Lunch: 12 am-2:30 pm.
Evening: 8pm - 11 pm
Open daily from 8am to 1am
One of the most beautiful terraces in Lyon. At night, the light provides a cozy atmosphere
La Cour des Miracles
4 Rue de la GareOne of the most beautiful terraces in Lyon. At night, the light provides a cozy atmosphere
Arts & Culture
Ugc Astoria
31 Cr VittonCinema
The museum is closed to prepare for the next exhibition (Erró). Re-opening on 3rd October 2014.
Opening hours : 11 am - 18 pm
275 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Lyon
81 Quai Charles de GaulleThe museum is closed to prepare for the next exhibition (Erró). Re-opening on 3rd October 2014.
Opening hours : 11 am - 18 pm
The museum is located in an old abbey of 17th century. You can also enjoy a cup of tea or something to eat on the terrace of the museum which is quiet and sheltered by lime trees.
864 locals recommend
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
20 Pl. des TerreauxThe museum is located in an old abbey of 17th century. You can also enjoy a cup of tea or something to eat on the terrace of the museum which is quiet and sheltered by lime trees.
It offers contemporary and classical repertoire and also creative theater. This is one of the few theaters in France, to celebrate 200 years of dramatic art. Napoleon once attended performances !
160 locals recommend
Bistrot Des Célestins
4 Rue Charles DullinIt offers contemporary and classical repertoire and also creative theater. This is one of the few theaters in France, to celebrate 200 years of dramatic art. Napoleon once attended performances !
Le Sucre organizes many cultural events: concerts, exhibitions, graphics performances, brunches, parties, workshops, visual design, etc
243 locals recommend
Le Sucre
50 Quai RambaudLe Sucre organizes many cultural events: concerts, exhibitions, graphics performances, brunches, parties, workshops, visual design, etc
Food Scene
One of the five brasseries Paul Bocuse (famous french chef) located in the elegant Brotteaux station (historical monument).
12:00 to 2:00 pm
7:30 pm. to 11:00 pm.
108 locals recommend
Brasserie L'Est
14 Pl. Jules FerryOne of the five brasseries Paul Bocuse (famous french chef) located in the elegant Brotteaux station (historical monument).
12:00 to 2:00 pm
7:30 pm. to 11:00 pm.
Lamartine, Zola, Verlaine, Rodin, The Lumière brothers, the painter Jongking have visited this institution. Art Deco decoration. The kitchen is very good, in the great brasseries tradition.
244 locals recommend
Brasserie Georges
30 Cr de Verdun PerracheLamartine, Zola, Verlaine, Rodin, The Lumière brothers, the painter Jongking have visited this institution. Art Deco decoration. The kitchen is very good, in the great brasseries tradition.
You can eat in or ask for home delivery.
11:00 am - 14:30 pm
18:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sushi Shop Lyon Vitton
64 Cr VittonYou can eat in or ask for home delivery.
11:00 am - 14:30 pm
18:00 pm - 11:00 pm
You can have a great breakfast or just a coffee and when it's the season (October - April), you can eat fabulous seafood here. Open monday to saturday from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm.
Le Rive Gauche
31 Cr Franklin RooseveltYou can have a great breakfast or just a coffee and when it's the season (October - April), you can eat fabulous seafood here. Open monday to saturday from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm.
A sheltered terrace, a retro style, a delicate and Lyonnaise cuisine. The menu offers all specialities, all well cooked and accompanied.
8 locals recommend
Le Théodore
34 Cr Franklin RooseveltA sheltered terrace, a retro style, a delicate and Lyonnaise cuisine. The menu offers all specialities, all well cooked and accompanied.
Sightseeing
It is one of the most representative monuments, it's a symbol of the city. This site is served by the funicular. Don't miss the view from the esplanade which is wonderful !
751 locals recommend
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
8 Pl. de FourvièreIt is one of the most representative monuments, it's a symbol of the city. This site is served by the funicular. Don't miss the view from the esplanade which is wonderful !
At the heart of the medieval and Renaissance area, Cathedral St.Jean blends Gothic and Romanesque styles. It is classified as a historic monument since 1862.
151 locals recommend
Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste
Place Saint-JeanAt the heart of the medieval and Renaissance area, Cathedral St.Jean blends Gothic and Romanesque styles. It is classified as a historic monument since 1862.
Rue Saint-Jean is a pedestrian cobblestone street and this is the main street of the district. Take this opportunity to visit the most notable and longest "traboule" of Vieux Lyon at No. 54
54 locals recommend
Rue Saint-Jean
Rue Saint-JeanRue Saint-Jean is a pedestrian cobblestone street and this is the main street of the district. Take this opportunity to visit the most notable and longest "traboule" of Vieux Lyon at No. 54
You'll find here the tourist office, a small playing area, a fountain, two brasseries and periodically a Ferris wheel. This is one of the biggest squares in France.
570 locals recommend
Bellecour Square
Place BellecourYou'll find here the tourist office, a small playing area, a fountain, two brasseries and periodically a Ferris wheel. This is one of the biggest squares in France.
There is a restaurant on the 7th floor, that offers a single view of the roofs of Lyon and Fourvière which is illuminated at night.
The atmosphere is so romantic here.
181 locals recommend
Parc Opéra
21 Pl. TolozanThere is a restaurant on the 7th floor, that offers a single view of the roofs of Lyon and Fourvière which is illuminated at night.
The atmosphere is so romantic here.
is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the peninsula between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of the Croix-Rousse.
406 locals recommend
Place des Terreaux
Place des Terreauxis a square in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the peninsula between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of the Croix-Rousse.
Located on the slopes of Croix-Rousse the Court of Ravenous is a symbol of Lyon. The "Cour des Voraces" is a courtyard, famous for its monumental staircase outside six-floors.
9 locals recommend
Cour des Voraces
Located on the slopes of Croix-Rousse the Court of Ravenous is a symbol of Lyon. The "Cour des Voraces" is a courtyard, famous for its monumental staircase outside six-floors.
It offers a superb view of the opera, the city hall tower and the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the hill of the Croix Rousse. There is also a playing area, a monumental fountain etc.
8 locals recommend
Place du Maréchal Lyautey
Place Maréchal LyauteyIt offers a superb view of the opera, the city hall tower and the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the hill of the Croix Rousse. There is also a playing area, a monumental fountain etc.
The banks go from Tete d'Or Park to Gerland. It is a place that lives 24/7 at the rate of different moods : joggers, the market some mornings, restaurants, a playing area, bars, nightclubs...
3 Quai Général Sarrail
The banks go from Tete d'Or Park to Gerland. It is a place that lives 24/7 at the rate of different moods : joggers, the market some mornings, restaurants, a playing area, bars, nightclubs...