Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Lyon
Restaurant wine in our Lyon guide runs from regional cellars and natural-wine lists to Wine Spectator awards. Burgundy by Matthieu in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers keeps an exceptional collection of Burgundy wines beside a tasting menu and à la carte, and it holds one Michelin star. NOSCH, also in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers, lists over 800 references focused on natural and living wines. Epona, also in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers, holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and a Michelin Plate.
Le Café du Peintre in Quartier Brotteaux lists over 2,500 references beside quenelles de brochet in a traditional Lyonnais bouchon. L'OCTAVE in Quartier Vaise Rochecardon Industrie lists 750 references, including rare Condrieu selections. Villa Florentine in Quartier Quartiers Anciens holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence on a sommelier-led list. Prairial in Quartier Perrache Confluence lists 950 organic and natural wines.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Arsëne
Deep wine list
Arsëne occupies a quiet address on Rue Vaubecour in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, placing it within reach of the Presqu'île's dense concentration of serious kitchens. Lyon's dining culture sets a high bar for occasion meals, and Arsëne enters that conversation from a neighbourhood where the competition is both established and closely watched. For a milestone dinner in a city that treats the table as civic ritual, the address merits attention.
Bacchanales
Deep wine list
On the second floor of a 19th-century building in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, Bacchanales occupies a tier of the city's dining scene where environmental sourcing and format restraint matter as much as technical precision. Set against peers like Le Neuvième Art and Takao Takano, it represents a smaller, quieter current in Lyon's gastronomy, one less interested in institutional recognition than in what ends up on the plate and where it came from.
Bel Ami
Deep wine list
On Place Santhonay in Lyon's 1st arrondissement, Bel Ami operates as an intimate wine bar and restaurant where shared plates and a convivial atmosphere reflect the city's deep bouchon tradition in a lighter, more contemporary register. The room draws a crowd that comes to eat well without ceremony, making it a useful measure of how Lyon's neighbourhood dining scene sits alongside its Michelin-heavy reputation.
Brasserie Roseaux
Deep wine list
Brasserie Roseaux sits on Cours Franklin Roosevelt in Lyon's 6th arrondissement, holding a 2025 Michelin Plate for its traditional French cuisine.
Burgundy by Matthieu
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A consecutive Michelin-starred address on the Quai Saint-Antoine, Burgundy by Matthieu holds one star in both 2024 and 2025 under chef Quentin Pallestor-Veryrier. The €€€ price tier positions it as a committed but accessible entry into Lyon's upper bracket.
Café Terroir
Deep wine list
A two-time Michelin Plate holder in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, Café Terroir anchors itself in French country cooking at a price point that positions it as a serious daily-dining address rather than an occasion restaurant.
Epona
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
On the Quai Jules Courmont in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, Epona holds a 2025 Michelin Plate and pairs modern French cooking under Chef Mathieu Charrois with a wine list of 215 selections across 2,600 bottles, directed by Julien Jacquin. The address sits in one of the city's most active dining corridors, where the price tier and programme position it alongside Lyon's mid-to-upper modern French tier.
L'OCTAVE
Deep wine list
L'OCTAVE occupies a quiet stretch of the 9th arrondissement at 60 Rue des Docks, away from Lyon's more trafficked dining corridors. Recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star designation in April 2024, it sits in the tier of Lyon restaurants where the wine program carries as much editorial weight as the kitchen. For those building a serious itinerary across the city, it belongs on the shortlist alongside the fine-dining addresses of Presqu'île and Croix-Rousse.
La Mere Brazier
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Lyon's most historically weighted two-Michelin-star address, La Mère Brazier at 12 Rue Royale carries a lineage that shaped modern French restaurant culture. Under chef Mathieu Viannay, the kitchen operates within a classical French framework tied to seasonal sourcing and Lyonnais market tradition. Consecutive OAD Classical Europe rankings and Les Grandes Tables du Monde membership place it firmly in France's upper tier of traditional fine dining.
La Table de la Villa Florentine
Deep wine list
La Table de la Villa Florentine Restaurant places creative cooking inside one of Lyon’s clearest dining contrasts: a historic food city viewed from above rather than from the market-street crush below. Chef Henri Carlier’s kitchen is framed by produce, seasonality, and the panorama over Old Lyon and Fourvière, making it a composed choice for travellers who want Lyonnais context without a bouchon format.
Le Bœuf d'Argent
Deep wine list
On Rue du Bœuf in Lyon's Vieux-Lyon, Le Bœuf d'Argent occupies one of the old quarter's more storied dining addresses, placing it squarely in the tradition of serious Lyonnais table culture. The address draws on the neighbourhood's layered restaurant history while operating at a level where team coordination between kitchen, sommelier, and floor defines the experience as much as any single dish.
Le Café du Peintre
Deep wine list
On the Boulevard des Brotteaux in Lyon's 6th arrondissement, Le Café du Peintre occupies a stretch of the city where brasserie tradition and contemporary French cooking have long shared the same pavement. The address places it inside one of Lyon's more considered dining neighbourhoods, where the sourcing conversation is taken seriously and the room tends to reward returning visitors who know what to order.
Le Neuvième Art
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
Le Neuvième Art holds two Michelin stars and a place on La Liste's Top Restaurants (91 points in 2026), positioning it among Lyon's most formally ambitious tables. Chef Christophe Roure's contemporary French menu operates within a collaborative service structure that distinguishes the restaurant inside the city's prestige dining tier. Closed Mondays and Sundays, it serves lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday at 173 Rue Cuvier, 69006 Lyon.
Les Loges
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Tucked within a Renaissance courtyard in Lyon's Vieux-Lyon district, Les Loges occupies one of the city's most architecturally striking dining settings. The restaurant holds an EP Club 'Notable' designation and draws on the deep culinary traditions of a city that has long set the standard for French gastronomy. For visitors planning ahead, it sits in the upper tier of the Old Town's serious dining options.
Les Terrasses de Lyon
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
On the hillside of Fourvière, Les Terrasses de Lyon holds a single Michelin star earned consecutively in 2024 and 2025, with Michelin's guide citing creative cooking as its distinguishing register. Chef John Leon leads a kitchen that operates at the upper end of Lyon's fine-dining tier, where classic Lyonnaise weight meets a more contemporary, technique-forward sensibility.
M Restaurant
Deep wine list
M Restaurant sits in Lyon's 6th arrondissement, where chef Christian Onia applies a farm-to-table approach to a city that has long treated its market producers as kitchen partners. Consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards in 2024 and 2025, alongside a 2025 Opinionated About Dining Top 633 European ranking, confirm its position among Lyon's most consistent value-led addresses.
Maison Clovis
Deep wine list
In Lyon's 6th arrondissement, Maison Clovis sits at the intersection of modern technique and seasonal vegetable-forward cooking that critics have singled out for its poetic contrasts. The sober, contemporary interior frames a cuisine where colour and composition do the talking. For a city that defines French gastronomy's gravitational centre, Maison Clovis represents a quieter but considered counterpoint to the region's richer traditions.
Monsieur P
Deep wine list
On the edge of Place des Célestins in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, Monsieur P has earned consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it firmly within the city's mid-to-upper modern dining tier. Chef Florent Poulard's kitchen operates at the intersection of classical French technique and contemporary restraint, making it a considered stop for anyone working through Lyon's serious restaurant circuit.
NOSCH
Deep wine list
The kitchen operates with a clear ethical compass, placing sustainability and considered sourcing at the centre of its cooking. In a city that defines French gastronomy, NOSCH represents a generation that is rewriting what ambition looks like.
Pléthore & Balthazar
Deep wine list
On Rue Mercière, Lyon's most storied dining street, Pléthore & Balthazar occupies the kind of address that rewards those who look past the prestige corridor and into the quieter tier of serious eating. The name itself signals intent: abundance and feasting in a city that has always taken both seriously. An address for the wine-focused diner who wants depth on the list without the formality of the starred rooms nearby.
Prairial
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred address on Lyon's Presqu'île, Prairial pairs chef Gaëtan Gentil's daily-changing creative menu with one of the city's most serious natural wine lists, spanning over 1,200 biodynamic references selected by sommelier Céline Boinon. The open kitchen places the brigade at the centre of the dining room, turning the act of cooking into part of the room's rhythm.
Têtedoie
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
On the Fourvière hillside above Lyon's rooftops, Têtedoie holds a sustained Michelin star through Christian Têtedoie's modern French cooking, grounded in the region's notable produce networks. The restaurant occupies the upper tier of Lyon's contemporary fine dining scene, sitting above the traditional bouchon format and alongside the city's other starred addresses.
Victoire & Thomas
Deep wine list
On a narrow street in Lyon's 1er arrondissement, Victoire & Thomas has built its reputation around sharing plates that foreground vegetables and colour without sacrificing substance. The format slots into a broader Lyonnais shift toward convivial, produce-led dining that sits apart from the city's traditional bouchon circuit. It occupies one of the more animated nightlife corridors in the city centre.
Villa Florentine
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
A Relais & Châteaux property set inside a Renaissance convent on Fourvière hill, Villa Florentine occupies one of Lyon's most architecturally significant addresses. Chef David Delsart leads ingredient-focused French fine dining with city views from the terrace and pool. The hotel's position above Vieux Lyon places it a short walk from the UNESCO-listed old quarter, making it a practical base for serious diners.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Lyon
- Which neighbourhood groups the long restaurant wine lists on this page?
- Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers holds several of the long restaurant lists on this page. Burgundy by Matthieu keeps an exceptional collection of Burgundy wines with a tasting menu and à la carte. NOSCH lists over 800 references focused on natural and living wines with French bistro cooking. Epona holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and a Michelin Plate, with cooking from chef Mathieu Charrois. Café Terroir runs an exceptional sommelier-led list beside modern Lyonnaise dishes.
- Which restaurants on this page hold Wine Spectator awards?
- Two restaurants on this page hold a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2025: Epona in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers and Villa Florentine in Quartier Quartiers Anciens. Epona pairs the award with a Michelin Plate, an extensive list, à la carte and a set menu from chef Mathieu Charrois in the Grand Hôtel-Dieu. Villa Florentine serves à la carte and a tasting menu on an exceptional sommelier-led list, with views over Lyon's rooftops.
- What list styles appear among these wine restaurants?
- The lists on this page include Burgundy, Condrieu, natural wine and large reference cellars. Burgundy by Matthieu in Quartier Bellecour Cordeliers keeps an exceptional collection of Burgundy wines. L'OCTAVE in Quartier Vaise Rochecardon Industrie lists 750 references, including rare Condrieu selections. Prairial in Quartier Perrache Confluence lists 950 organic and natural wines on a sommelier-led programme. Le Café du Peintre in Quartier Brotteaux lists over 2,500 references beside traditional Lyonnais bouchon cooking.