Renowned the world over, Lyon's cuisine is as rich as it is delicious. No wonder Lyon is considered the gastronomic capital of France. With a strong influence of peasant and regional cooking through the use of local ingredients, Lyon cuisine reflects the culinary tradition of the Rhône-Alpes region.
Among the most famous Lyonnais dishes, served in traditional bouchons, are pike quenelles with Nantua sauce, boudin noir, grattons de porc, salade lyonnaise, cervelle de Canut, tablier de sapeur (sapper's apron), and a whole host of charcuterie, led by dry sausages, accompanied by a glass of Rhône Valley red wine. For dessert, it's impossible not to try the pink praline tart.
If you'd like to enjoy a delicious meal at one of Paris's bouchons and restaurants lyonnais, here are our top addresses!
Picotte, a bistronomic tour of France's regional specialities
From Provence to Northern France, via Normandy and the West Indies, Picotte promises a veritable bistronomic tour of France's specialties. [Read more]
Aux Lyonnais, the bistro by Alain Ducasse
Aux Lyonnais is a bistronomic restaurant of Mr Ducasse. For 12 years, the restaurant has been honoring Lyon's gastronomy in the heart of Paris in a good-natured, canaille atmosphere, as we like to say. This makes it the first restaurant outside Lyon to be labeled "Bouchon Lyonnais". [Read more]
A hundred kilometers from Lyon, the landscape changes, the French Alps reveal their snow-capped peaks and Savoyard cuisine takes center stage. Renowned for its dishes rich in cheeses, charcuterie, meats and potatoes - ingredients sourced from the finest terroirs - Savoie cuisine knows how to delight even the biggest appetites with its generous, comforting dishes.
Savoyard fondue, raclette, tartiflette, croziflette, farçon and diot sausages are just a few of the dishes that can't be missed, before finishing with a blueberry tart, a Savoy cake and a glass of Savoy white wine, génépi or Chartreuse.
These are just some of the traditional specialties to be savored at Savoyard restaurants in Paris. Follow our advice!
Deux, the first Parisian table from Tiphaine Mollard and Romain Casas
Friends in the city as well as in the kitchen, Tiphaine Mollard and Romain Casas have just opened their first Parisian restaurant with the idea of combining their native Savoie and South-West regions in their dishes. [Read more]
Where to eat raclette, tartiflette, Mont d'Or or fondue in Paris? Our best addresses
Looking for a good raclette, fondue, tartiflette or Mont d'Or coulant in Paris? All you can eat, high up in the sky or in temporary chalets, discover the restaurants and other gourmet addresses where you can enjoy these delicious winter dishes in Paris and the Ile-de-France region! [Read more]