Its name could add to the list of common pleonasms in the French language. You know, those repetitions within a single sentence of words with the same meaning: going downstairs, as of today, freezing from the cold…And that’s precisely because the restaurant embodies, in every way, everything you’d expect from a great local spot: a delicious bouchon with a warm, friendly atmosphere—two more pleonasms to describe the place: Le Bouchon Les Lyonnais.
Le Bouchon Les Lyonnais, where the art of doing things “twice as well”
That’s the big challenge when you run a restaurant: getting people to come back as much for the flavors on the plate as for the charm of the place. And when it comes to this dual challenge, Bouchon Les Lyonnais certainly rises to the occasion. You step into this large dining room that’s overflowing in every sense of the word. The bistro-style mosaic, with its broken-tile look, blends perfectly with the orange walls dotted with frames and the raw wood furniture.
On the food front, expect a wonderful array of dishes here as well. The extensive menu features all the staples of Lyonese cuisine, and the plates are beautifully presented. Eggs meurette, cream ravioli gratin, and beef parmentier are house classics, as is the Lyonnaise pie, which is simply to die for. For those with a hearty appetite, you’ll have the option to round out the feast with no fewer than 4 types of cheese and 9 desserts!
It is therefore no small feat that the restaurant has been awarded the official “Les Bouchons Lyonnais” label, issued by the Lyon Tourist Office and the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Finally, let’s salute the restaurant’s logo, which, with just a few strokes of the pen—through the prominence of that nose and the red background—manages to capture all the generosity of the Lyon bouchon.
At the heart of Lyon’s heritage
Located at 19 Rue de la Bombarde (Lyon 5th arrondissement), Bouchon Les Lyonnais couldn’t be more quintessentially Lyon! The cobblestone street, situated in Vieux Lyon, is home to numerous traboules and buildings listed as historic monuments. For example, the city’s former courthouse was located at number 2, but the most remarkable building is obviously the Maison des Avocats at number 8, which houses the Lyon Museum of Miniatures and Cinema, home to the world’s largest collection open to the general public.
