Best Wine Bars in Lyon
Every wine bar on this list holds a Star Wine List award for 2026. La Cave Café Terroir in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers is the exceptional programme: over 1200 references, managed by sommelier Jean-François Têtedoie, with bistronomic small plates. The bar pours natural wine. The other bars on the page run wine lists.
Octobre caviste in Quartier Bas des Pentes Presqu'île specialises in bio, biodynamic and natural wines, and pairs them with Southern French-inspired sharing plates. Odessa Comptoir in Quartier Haut et Coeur des Pentes pours low-intervention wines from small French producers, with shareable homemade tapas. Jaja Bistro in Quartier Bellecour Carnot pours natural wine and has a courtyard for summer dining. Soif Lyon in Quartier Ouest des Pentes pours natural wine in a room with an old-school gaming arcade.
How this list is chosen: Bars with a deep wine list, a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a natural-wine focus, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Jaja Bistro
Born from the event company Jaja Power, which Antoine Kochen and Chloé Courbière launched in 2018 to bring food and wine experiences to Lyon, Jaja Bistro opened in 2021 as a natural extension of that mission. Located on Rue Laurencin in the 2nd arrondissement, it sits at the intersection of Lyon's deep bistro tradition and a newer generation of wine-forward neighbourhood dining.
La Cave Café Terroir
Deep wine list
La Cave Café Terroir sits on Rue Montcharmont in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, operating as the wine bar counterpart to the well-regarded Café Terroir. Where the sister restaurant offers a structured dining experience under Chef Jeff Têtedoie, La Cave leans into the looser, bottle-driven culture of Lyon's wine bar scene, placing it firmly within the city's tradition of serious drinking without ceremony.
Octobre caviste
Octobre caviste sits on Rue de la Platière in Lyon's 1st arrondissement, where the caviste-bar format has quietly become one of the city's sharper ways to drink well. Recognised by Star Wine List in 2026, it operates at the intersection of retail wine culture and sit-down hospitality, a format that rewards visitors who know how to use it.
Odessa Comptoir
On the slopes of La Croix Rousse, Odessa Comptoir operates as a natural wine bar and kitchen where the list drives the meal, not the other way around. Co-owner David Schayne has positioned it within Lyon's growing low-intervention wine circuit, where the food is honest and the pours are the point. A neighbourhood address with a loyal local following in Lyon's 1st arrondissement.
Soif Lyon
A wine bar on Rue Terme in Lyon's 1st arrondissement, Soif Lyon holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, placing it among a recognised tier of French wine destinations. The format centres on the dialogue between glass and plate, with a list that signals range and editorial conviction. For serious wine drinkers passing through Lyon, it belongs on the itinerary alongside the city's best cave-bars and natural wine bistros.
Planning wine bars in Lyon
- Which wine bar on this page has the largest list?
- La Cave Café Terroir in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers has the largest list on this page, with over 1200 references. Sommelier Jean-François Têtedoie manages natural wine there, with bistronomic small plates. The wine programme is exceptional. The bar holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.
- Which neighbourhoods are these wine bars in?
- The wine bars on this page are in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers, Quartier Bas des Pentes Presqu'île, Quartier Haut et Coeur des Pentes, Quartier Bellecour Carnot and Quartier Ouest des Pentes. La Cave Café Terroir is in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers. Octobre caviste is in Quartier Bas des Pentes Presqu'île. Odessa Comptoir is in Quartier Haut et Coeur des Pentes. Jaja Bistro is in Quartier Bellecour Carnot. Soif Lyon is in Quartier Ouest des Pentes.
- Which of these bars pour natural wine?
- Natural wine is poured at every bar on this page. Odessa Comptoir, Octobre caviste and Soif Lyon focus on natural wine. Octobre caviste specialises in bio, biodynamic and natural wines with Southern French-inspired sharing plates. Odessa Comptoir pours low-intervention wines from small French producers with homemade tapas. Jaja Bistro and La Cave Café Terroir pour natural wine. La Cave Café Terroir's list is managed by sommelier Jean-François Têtedoie.