Some restaurant tips

French Food

1. Le Café du Gros Caillou
180, Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, Metro Croix Rousse
Tel : 04 78 27 22 37
(Nice inexpensive bistro (with a huge terrace))

2. Oblik Café
26, Rue Hippolyte Flandrin, (close to Terreaux)
Tel : 04 78 30 14 97
(Hype small bistro with a nice cuisine.)

3. La Manille
33, Rue Tupin, 69002 Lyon (Metro Cordeliers)
Tel : 04 78 37 35 93
(Small bistro with simple traditional cuisine.)

4. Café 203
9, Rue du Garet, (behind the opera)
Tel : 04 78 28 66 65
(Lively café with a good selection of main courses.)

5. Brasserie Georges
30, Cours de Verdun, (Perrache)
04 72 56 54 54
(One of the oldes brasseries in Lyon. Great art deco building.)

6. Le Gourmet de Sèze
129, Rue de Sèze, Metro Massena
Tel : 04 78 24 23 42
(A 1-star Michelin restaurant with only 10 tables, but still "affordable".)

7. Crêperie Belle Ile
12 Rue du Garet, (behind the Opera)
Tel : 04 78 29 27 09
(Crepes, as the name says.)

8. Magali et Martin
11, Rue des Augustins, (close to Terreaux)
Tel : 04 72 00 88 01
(Upscale restaurant, good selection of food, menus around 30€.)

9. Le Bouchon des Filles
20, Rue Sergent Blandan, (place Sathonay)
Tel : 04 78 30 40 44
(Good quality Bouchon run by former employees of the Café de Féderations.)

10. L'Eskis
11, Rue Chavanne, close to Terreaux
Tel : 04 78 27 86 93
(Molecular fusion cuisine, if you want to give it a try.)

Asian

1. Sushido
169, Rue Cuvier, (Close to Brotteaux)
Tel : 04 78 52 70 35
(All you can eat sushi circle for 23 euros.)

2. Indo Café
14, Rue de la Thibaudière, Metro Saxe Gambetta
Tel : 04 78 58 33 30
(All you can eat for 15 euros, great choice. Outdoor terrace.)

3. Mendo
26, Quai Augagneur, Metro Guillotière
Tel : 04 78 62 06 06
(Noodle restaurant with a 10€ menu.)

4. Goman Etsu
11, Rue Lanterne, (close to Terraux)
Tel : 04 78 39 31 91
(Okonomiyaki (japanese crepe).)

5. Matsuri Part-Dieu
109, Cours Lafayette, (close to the Part Dieu Mall)
Tel : 04 37 24 74 90
(Big sushi circle, two adresses in Lyon.)

Vegetarian

1. L'Arrosoir
25, Rue de l'Arbre Sec, (behind the opera)
Tel : 04 78 39 57 57
(Good choice of salads and quiches.)

2. Toutes les Couleurs
26, Rue Imbert Colomès, Metro Croix Paquet
Tel : 04 72 00 03 95
(100% Bio restaurant, never tried it but heard good comments from some friends.)

Italian

1. Pizzeria Napoli
45, Rue Franklin, Metro Ampère
Tel : 04 78 37 23 37
(The best pizza in Lyon. Always packed!)

2. Pizza Pino
106, Rue du Président Edouard Herriot, Metro Bellecour
Tel : 04 78 38 30 15
(One of the few places open till 3 am.)

Burgers

1. Ninkasi Opéra
27, Rue de l'Arbre Sec, (behind the Opera)
Tel : 04 78 28 37 74
(Burgers, salads and lyonese Brewery)

Spanish

1. La Luz
6 petite, Rue des Feuillants, Metro Hotel de Ville
Tel : 04 78 30 67 70
(Unspectacular Spanish restaurant (but being a Spaniard, I'm maybe not objective))

Arab

1. La Koutoubia
13, Rue Hippolyte Flandrin, close to Terreaux
Tel : 04 78 39 06 57
(Couscous place, chic and ... not unexpensive.)

Ice Cream

1. Nardonne
9, Place Tobie Robatel, close to Terreaux
Tel : 04 78 27 90 28
or 3, Place Fousseret, close to Gare St. Paul
Tel : 04 78 28 29 09
(The best ice cream in town, two adresses (long story) due to family conflicts!)

2. Les Enfants Gâtés
3, Place Sathonay, (close to Terreaux)
Tel : 04 78 30 76 24
(Javier's favorite.)