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The best breakfast and brunch in Lyon

Start with Le Kitchen Café in Guillotière for cinnamon brioche roll and coffee, Pimprenelle in Presqu'île for praline brioche and baked eggs and Le Desjeuneur in Croix-Rousse for pancakes with eggs and bacon. Here are all 5, with what to get at each.

5 places · Updated October 25, 2026

Le Kitchen Café
Le Kitchen Café · Photo: Le Kitchen Café
  1. Le Kitchen CaféLe Kitchen CaféGuillotière

    Get: Cinnamon brioche roll and coffee

  2. PimprenellePimprenellePresqu'île

    Get: Praline brioche and baked eggs

  3. Le DesjeuneurCroix-Rousse

    Get: Pancakes with eggs and bacon

  4. Cour des LogesVieux Lyon

    Get: Breakfast buffet

  5. L'Estanco du Marché6th arrondissement

    Get: Granola, yogurt and fruit

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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Lyon?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Le Kitchen Café (Guillotière), Pimprenelle (Presqu'île) and Le Desjeuneur (Croix-Rousse). All 5 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

What should I order?

At Le Kitchen Café, get cinnamon brioche roll and coffee. At Pimprenelle, get praline brioche and baked eggs. At Le Desjeuneur, get pancakes with eggs and bacon. At Cour des Loges, get breakfast buffet.

How does Chef Amazing pick these?

From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Lyon: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.

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Places change: check hours before you go. Pins come from addresses and OpenStreetMap and can be a little off. Updated October 25, 2026.

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