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Lyon, a weekend of bouchons
Two hours on the TGV to the city the French call their food capital. Lunch at Les Halles, ten minutes from the train; dinner at a bouchon run by a Meilleur Ouvrier de France; Sunday morning at the market along the Saône.
SNCF (TGV INOUI) · Paris Gare de Lyon to Lyon Part-Dieu
Trains about every half hour. OUIGO is the cheaper TGV, but some go to Lyon Saint-Exupéry or Perrache instead. Fares climb as the train fills: book on SNCF Connect as soon as you book dinner.
Bouchon · Vieux Lyon · Saturday evening
Weeknights are easy; book a week or two ahead for a Saturday, on their site or by phone.
Saturday, Nov 14Day 1 of 2
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Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse
Get: A dozen oysters and a glass of white at a counter, then a Saint-Marcellin from Mère Richard and some saucisson for later.
The covered market Paul Bocuse shopped in, a ten-minute walk from the Part-Dieu platforms.
Walk in. Saturday lunch is its busiest and best.
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Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean
Get: Pâté en croûte, quenelle de brochet in Nantua sauce, and the praline tart.
Joseph Viola, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, cooks the Lyon classics properly, a few steps from the cathedral in the old town.
Weeknights are easy; book a week or two ahead for a Saturday, on their site or by phone.
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Sunday, Nov 15Day 2 of 2
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Marché Saint-Antoine Célestins
Get: Bresse chicken, cheese from the Alps, and a rotisserie potato from the van while you walk.
The long market on the Saône, with the old town across the water. Sunday morning is when Lyon shops.
Tuesday to Sunday mornings, until about 1pm.
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Le Bouchon des Filles
Get: The set menu: salade lyonnaise, then whatever the main of the day is, then the cheese.
A bouchon named for the mères lyonnaises, the women who started Lyon's tradition of home cooking for the public. Warm, loud and a short walk from the market.
Book a few days ahead and check the Sunday lunch hours.
Photo like it: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The star is Lyon Part-Dieu. Pins are numbered like the stops; red is the table to book.
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Good to know
How do you get to Lyon from Paris by train?
SNCF (TGV INOUI) from Paris Gare de Lyon to Lyon Part-Dieu, about 2 hr. Trains about every half hour. OUIGO is the cheaper TGV, but some go to Lyon Saint-Exupéry or Perrache instead.
What is the one restaurant to book for a food weekend in Lyon?
Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean: Joseph Viola, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France, cooks the Lyon classics properly, a few steps from the cathedral in the old town. Weeknights are easy; book a week or two ahead for a Saturday, on their site or by phone.
Which market should you go to in Lyon?
Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse (Part-Dieu): Walk in. Saturday lunch is its busiest and best. Marché Saint-Antoine Célestins (Quai Saint-Antoine): Tuesday to Sunday mornings, until about 1pm.
Do you need a car?
What's the best food weekend from Paris by train? Lyon is two hours on the TGV: lunch at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse, dinner at Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean (book a week or two ahead for a Saturday), and the Sunday market on Quai Saint-Antoine.
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