There are as many days of the year as there are ways to treat yourself. Playing sport, listening to an album you love again, catching up with a long-lost friend… But generally speaking, eating is on the kif podium. All rankings considered. Here, we give you some tips on how to keep this pleasure in its rightful place.
Maison Grand Large
Maison Grand Large has been delighting diners in eastern Lyon since 1997, in a warm, family atmosphere. The cuisine is quite simply excellent, and it’s not for nothing that the restaurant has been racking up rave reviews. For some time now, the restaurant has been offering an all-you-can-eat couscous menu for €20. In short, the perfect equation for eating well, in a sympe setting and at the best price.
🍴 All-you-can-eat couscous for €20
⏰ Open every day, all-you-can-eat couscous on Friday evenings only.
📍 60 rue Francisco Ferrer, Décines
Grand Café de la Préfecture
Le Grand Café de la Préfecture is a pleasant restaurant serving French cuisine with Mediterranean notes (and producer wines!). Their Sunday brunch buffet is all-you-can-eat! Clearly the best way to end the week in style.
🍴 Buffet 30€ adult / 15€ child
⏰ Open every day, but all-you-can-eat brunch only on Sundays
📍 10 Rue Servient, Lyon 3
Obrigado Rodizio
This Brazilian restaurant is located in the 7th arrondissement, and since it opened last February, it’s been a huge success! The chain, which now boasts 8 restaurants in France, is hitting hard. The reason? All-you-can-eat formulas with spit-roasted specialties. What do the people expect! A wide choice of meats to suit all tastes. A must-try!
🍴 Buffet from €17.90 including 6 spits
⏰ Daily from 12:30 to 2:30 pm and 7 to 11 pm (until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays)
📍 372 rue Garibaldi, Lyon 7
Les Marmottes
No need to go skiing with this restaurant to enjoy the best Savoyard specialties, including the legendary all-you-can-eat raclette. Are you alone tonight, but dreaming of it? No problem, you can come and enjoy it on your own. And to top it all off, all products are sourced from small cooperatives in Haute Savoie. Les Marmottes restaurant ticks all the right boxes.
🍴 All-you-can-eat raclette for 32€.
⏰ Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 to 14:30 and 19:00 to 23:30 / Sundays and Mondays, 19:00 to 23:30
📍 261 Rue Vendôme, Lyon 3
Bombay Palace
With its ultra-affordable prices and vast choice of dishes, the all-you-can-eat buffet at the Bombay Palace Indian restaurant in Vieux-Lyon fully deserves its place in our ranking. It even serves delicious cheese naans!
🍴 Lunch at 14.90€ (weekend at 17€) and evenings at 20.90€ / Children’s buffet (-10 years) at 9€.
⏰ Every day except Tuesday 12h-15h 19h-23h
📍 1 Rue Bellievre, Lyon 5
Flam’s Lyon
Are you passionate about Alsatian cuisine and want a good Flammenkueche prepared according to the rules of the culinary art? Head to Flam’s in Lyon, where the famous tarte flambée can be eaten as much as you like, with or without starter and dessert. Hopla!
🍴 From €13.90 all-you-can-eat
⏰ Monday to Friday: 12:00-14:00 and 18:30-23:00 / Saturday: 12:00-00:00 and Sunday: 12:00-22:30
📍 12 Rue Tupin, Lyon 2
Seazen Buffet
🍴 19€-22€ all-you-can-eat buffet
⏰ Daily 11:45am-2:30pm 6:45pm-10:30pm
📍 175 avenue Jean Jaurès, Lyon 7
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