Green tea, herbal tea, gourmet coffee, chai frappé, maté, lemonade or syrup… so many ways to unwind and change from black coffee. Add to this the fact that tea rooms generally offer ice creams, sorbets and other desserts that include the words “homemade”, “fondant” or “croquant”. Yes, gourmandise has its addresses in Lyon.
Having recently introduced you to your favorite local desserts and, more generally, to Lyon’s specialties, it was time to turn our attention to tearooms. Because behind this name lies much more than an infusion. From a simple cocooning break to a real tasting experience, between gourmet pastries and sweet comforting drinks, Lyon Secret has selected for you the best tearooms in 2025.
Le Luminarium, the most deco
It’s hardly surprising that this tea room is so highly praised by its visitors. At Le Luminarium, tea time has taken on the allure of eternity, and the experience is savored with fanfare thanks to a plethora of delicious organic teas, coffees and artisanal gourmet pastries! This salon, located in the heart of Vieux-Lyon, is a magical place, with its bright, well-cared-for décor and delicious, light teas.
❤️ Our favorite: “La petite gnôle” white tea and earl grey tea cake
📍 9 Rue des Trois-Maries, Lyon 5
👉 Info here
Chez Joséphine, the most traditional
Chez Joséphine is not just a reference in the tea room world, but also in Lyon’s gastronomic landscape. That’s saying a lot. Its central location on the Place Sathonay and its storefront give it our undivided attention, without even stepping inside. As soon as you step inside, you’re immediately charmed by the atmosphere and the menu! A café-tea room, ice cream parlour and restaurant rolled into one, Chez Joséphine is a real Proust’s madeleine!
❤️ Our favorite: Café liégois and tiramasu ice cream
📍 3 place Sathonay, Lyon 1
👉 Info here
À chacun sa tasse: the cosiest tea room
With over 100 teas to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice in this welcoming setting just a stone’s throw from the Hôtel de Ville! Here, tea varieties are beautifully intermingled in floor-to-ceiling loose-leaf tins! At once a café, a meeting place and a workspace for students, À Chacun sa Tasse is inspired by a warm and welcoming way of life, where friends can enjoy a gourmet break. Head upstairs and take a seat on the soft armchairs!
❤️ Our favorite: Iced matcha and homemade chocolate cake
📍 2 Rue du Griffon, Lyon 1
Ja’umina: the maté lounge!
¡Buenos dias y bienvenido! Ja’umina takes you across the Atlantic without leaving Lyon. Tea is one world, mate another. Come and discover this beverage of many virtues that will never cease to amaze you. One thing’s for sure, mate won’t leave you indifferent, and neither will Ja’umina’s Paraguayan specialities!
❤️ Our favorites: el maté dulce and pasa frola
📍 69 rue Salomon Reinach, Lyon 7
👉 Info here
Aux Thés des Merveilles: the most family-friendly of tea rooms
In a welcoming atmosphere, where the madness of the famous white rabbit always late intermingles with other poetic exuberances from the world of Alice in Wonderland, it won’t take you long to fall for a good invigorating tea or a comforting chocolate drink. Traditional, new discoveries, great vintages… the selection of teas at “Aux Thés des Merveilles” is such that you’d have to come back every day to taste them all! It’s an enchanting, family-style place, ideal for Sunday afternoons.
❤️ Our favorite: organic blue oolong tea
📍 59 Montée de la Grande Côte, Lyon 1
👉 Info here
Les Papas Sucrés: the most gourmet of all
With a passion for bubble tea and 100% homemade desserts, we’ve found a taste bud paradise for you! Cakes, cheesecakes, tarts, muffins, cookies… Les Papas Sucrés doesn’t limit itself to exquisite sweets; in their cosy space just a stone’s throw from Place Bellecour, gourmets can enjoy a varied and inexpensive lunchtime menu of savoury dishes cooked on the premises: avocado toast, savoury pancakes and great brunches! Tea suddenly looks like an entire feast!
❤️ Our favorite: the moccacino and pancakes (not forgetting the speculos topping!)
📍 42 Rue Sala, Lyon 2
👉 Info here
Le Gentle Cat: the most feline of all
Don’t bother the hairy, mustachioed inhabitants! Here, we share a cat-licious tea break in the company of gentle felines coming to purr in our ears… Accessible from the age of twelve, the Gentle Cat also offers a tasty brunch of homemade quiches, charcuterie, cheese, pastries and drinks, in addition to a finely-stocked tea menu! Just don’t let the cat next door steal your milk!
❤️ Our favorite: the chai latte and the moelleux (of course!)
📍 51 rue Auguste Comte, Lyon 2
👉 Info here
L’Ormiellerie, the most refined
Brunch on weekends, lunch at midday and snacks between 2pm and 6pm, L’Ormiellerie is the little gem of Lyon 6th. This Moroccan delicatessen offers delicious dishes and pastries from Wednesday to Sunday! But that’s not all. If you’ve fallen for their sweet treats, you can order them from their e-shop!
❤️ Our favorite: the menu changes every weekend 🙂
📍 34 rue Juliette Récamier, Lyon 6
👉 Info here