I was happily surprised by this restaurant, the food is very good although the location is hard to…read morefind. you have to really look for it as it's between buildings

Just to be clear, this is a Venezuelan restaurant with a small range of very typical Venezuelan…read moredishes (arepas, etc). I had the pabellon which the internet tells me is Venezuela's national dish. It was a large plate of black beans, ropa vieja-type beef, white rice and fried plantain, and it was excellent. The place attracts mostly Latin Americans it seems. The lady who runs the place was in the back with her partner talking quite loudly the whole time, and talking with a customer who seems to also be a friend and went back in the kitchen at one point. The music was played from her phone and was interrupted each time she took a call or sent a message. Good food but some management/operational challenges! FYI, they are cash-only at the moment.

Since coming to Lyon, my diet hasn't been the greatest. It hasn't been as easy to find healthier…read morerestaurants but also it's fun to try culturally-local dishes. But this morning on a mission to try to eat better today, I discovered My Petite Factory. This place is a little gem with a variety of healthy dishes to try, some of these are decadent. To be honest, I could eat here for every meal and be thoroughly content. The use only fresh ingredients and make all of it from scratch. The footprint of this place is deceiving because when you walk in it looks like a tiny shop. But they do have seating downstairs if you want to eat in.

Amazing selection of gluten free food! The upstairs dining area is super cute and cozy!read more

Update to 4.5 stars. We went shortly after opening and enjoyed des choquettes, une tarte poire, une…read moretarte citron, and - of course - more quiche. Excellent! Vraiment! I cannot believe these treats were gluten and dairy free. So good that I bought Chef Grégoire's recipe book as well.

A modern coffeeshop with delicious Cappucino and Cortado…read more The staffs were friendly. Lots of fun seats inside and out. You see many students hanging out and working in the space.

An outstanding American style coffee house in Lyon, France…read more * * * So what is the big deal about American style coffee houses in Anywhere, France? Americans can get American coffee in America. France is for French stuff. * * * Well, there is one exception to the rule of France is for French stuff. French coffee is generally bad. I have had expresses and espressos in lots of cafes both on this trip and earlier trips. French espresso is grim stuff. When Starbucks showed up in France, it got a huge popular reaction. Most of this was for wacky flavored coffees such as Pistachio Mint Lattes. But the huge crowds showed a real impatience with lame tame cafe espressos. * * * When French entrepreneurs tried to clone the Starbucks experience, the results were not good. They aped all of the worst aspects of Starbucks coffee without putting anything legitimately good on the table. * * * So the French move into artisanal coffee houses is a very big deal. They follow the American model of having a) outstanding espressos, lattes and alt-coffee drinks and b) having a small but fine menu of breakfast and lunch dishes to make the coffee house a place for a destination meal. Note that not all French artisan coffee places add on Clause c) c) People need to be able to work at the coffee house all day on their computers. The places with really good food actually frown on all-day workers. There is a line out the door of people wanting to eat that really good food. But even with no c), a) and b) are enough to give you a great place. Coffee reform has finally come to France. * * * In the new coffee movement, Slake is a stellar addition. The coffee is amazing - but most of the new coffee houses have that. What sets Slake apart is food that is absolutely positively outstanding. I had a set of Turkish eggs - which were one of the best breakfasts I had in the entire trip to Lyon. My wife did even better with a one-off special - an Indonesian pancake with caramel flour. I died and went to heaven off the one taste of pancake I got. My wife was singing with the angels and flying around the Gates of Radiant Light. A quick look at the other tables suggested that there is legendary French toast to be had as well as a number of other absolutely intriguing treats. * * * There is a line to get into Slake. Don't come expecting immediate gratification - And get out when you are done with your meal. But in return for that The Great Gods of Java will show you the Resplendent Wonders of Their Kingdom once you ditch the cheap espresso.

When it's the last day of a fantastic two-week visit to France, and you're in Lyon, the country's…read moreculinary capital, and you fancy yourself a bit of a connoisseur who doesn't want to be disappointed, you have a real challenge on your hands when it comes to choosing a restaurant. Add to that the fact that it's Monday, when so many places seem to be closed, and your challenge is even greater. Fortunately for us, a reliable friend suggested (nay, insisted) that we visit this bouchon for our last dinner in France, and not wanting to upset him, and trusting his opinion implicitly, we phoned them up and got ourselves a table. When we arrived we were struck by several things--the small size of the establishment; the youth of the several young women who run the place; the limited menu; the low prices of the wines. We were also struck by how empty it was, since we were the first to arrive for dinner, just as they opened at 7pm. But before even ten minutes were up, the place was half-full, and before long, it was packed, and many people were turned away at the door who hadn't had the presence of mind to book in advance. As mentioned above the menu is small. In addition, they only do a "formule", comprising a salad course (which has no choices to be made) followed by a main, cheese and dessert, all for €27. As we sat down we were given a little amuse bouche, which I have to say was the one disappointment of the meal, being too dry and hard to swallow and not having much taste, but it was the one misstep of the evening. The salad course consisted of three dishes--a delightfully mustardy lentil salad; herring with tzatziki; and a cold terrine of eggplant with a tomato sauce on the side. When they were delivered to us, the server explained what they were so incredibly quickly that I could not follow it at all--it was only when we heard her explain it to a neighbouring table, and in English, that I picked up some of it (she spoke quickly in English, too), but I asked her again what it was and she patiently explained it again. For our mains, there were several choices to choose from and we chose the onglet with new potatoes for one of us, and the boudin with apples and herb salad. The onglet was cooked perfectly and had exquisite flavour, as did the potatoes accompanying it. But the boudin was something else--delicious black pudding in a filo pastry with apples and topped with a salad with parsley and other herbs. It was a great way to make a rather humble item--black pudding--into something elevated, and I enjoyed it immensely. Dessert was perhaps a bit less outstanding than the rest of the meal, though that's not to say that it was not good. But the choices were not as interesting to us (we have grown a bit tired of molten chocolate cake and sorbet) so we stuck to two items that were a bit different--lime cheesecake on the one hand, and "dessert à la praline" on the other. The former was fairly straightforward, with a bit of chestnut cream on top for good measure, while the latter was (to me) more interesting, a kind of semifreddo with red fruits and with praline mixed in, served with red fruit coulis. To go with our meal, we ordered a 'pot' of Crozes-Hermitage wine, which seemed a good buy at €14.50 and went very well with what we had ordered. This was an exceptional and exceptionally enjoyable evening in all respects, and the young ladies of the establishment have lived up to their reputation, as did the friend who recommended it to us.

The food was good but the service was pretty slow and unnecessarily uncomfortable. The server was…read morepoking fun at us being American to all of the other tables as part of his bit but it wasn't funny. He served all the other tables before us, so the service was very slow. Felt intentional. Four of us spoke fluent French so it wasn't that we were clueless tourists. He also dropped sauce on two guests. The server was more entertained with his own antics without any regard for how he was received. At one point one of our group asked if he minded that we were American and he assured us we were welcome but then didn't modify his behavior.

Yum! I finally got to try Soline with a friend! I had a bouillabaisse with fennel and carrots,…read moreserved with rice and a side salad. A real side salad with multiple vegetables! And for dessert I had a piece of pear & almond tart - vegan and gluten free. It was all very good. My friend had a chickpea tajine that was a little spicy and served with couscous. I only had a taste but it certainly left me wanting more. I really like that this place exists and is so close to my house. I do wish they were open for evenings and weekends though. (They do serve dinner Monday - Friday but it's by reservation only.)

I'm torn between three and four stars here... Soline kinda deserves four stars just for being a…read morevegetarian restaurant in Lyon! The food is nice and it's organic, the service is friendly. It's more of a cafeteria than a restaurant but that's ok. But the food is after all just nice and nothing one couldn't make at home. It might deserve four stars for veggie-deprived France but for more vegetarian-friendly countries (i.e. anywhere but France) it's a bit disappointing, it misses the twist and some innovation. The prices range from around ten Euros for a big salad to nineteen for a set menu that includes starter, main and dessert, which I find a bit steep for what you get. So like my star dilemma, not sure if I'll go back despite everything that it has going for it.

Delicious and accommodating to our gluten-free needs. We arrived in Lyon late in the evening and…read morewere turned away French style by the majority of restaurants. All refused to tweak items on the menu to make them gluten-free friendly. This restaurant was very friendly, accommodating, willing to give us options. We ate a delicious meal, beautifully presented and with flavors that married east and west. Would recommend highly!

A nice surprise lunch on a saturday for under 20E and 3 plates…read more Nice service , very fresh , and young people trying their best in the kitchen. Risotto and scallops was outstanding and cheesecake type of tiramisu was beyond the regular..... O yes, even the green bean soup as starter was tasty and well served...

From the owner: Five est un restaurant 100% sans gluten, où tout est fait maison à partir de produits frais et de…read moresaison. Au programme, des plats mijotés et des tartes du jour, des pâtes avec sauce maison, des soupes et de délicieux club sandwichs. Et le pain maison utilisé pour les clubs est vendu en épicerie !! Que du sain et de l'équilibré 100 % gluten free et 100 % fait maison !!

I LOVE this place - beautiful space and healthy food, and for me as a vegan and gluten intolerant…read morethis is one of the rare spots in Lyon where I find dishes and desserts that are both vegan and gluten free. They have food for all diets but you can tell they care about providing healthy options for everyone. Oh and if you go there you gotta try the vegan chocolate mousse... you're welcome ;)

From the owner: Chez Bartholomé, nous réinventons le brunch à la lyonnaise en mêlant générosité, créativité et…read moreproduits de qualité. Ce qui nous rend uniques, c’est notre engagement à proposer une carte 100 % maison, pensée pour plaire à tous les régimes alimentaires : végan, sans gluten, sans lactose ou végétarien. Chaque plat est cuisiné avec soin, en privilégiant des ingrédients frais, locaux et de saison. Notre ambiance chaleureuse, avec ses murs en pierre, sa déco végétale et son équipe toujours souriante, vous plonge dans un cocon où l’on prend le temps de savourer. Que ce soit pour un brunch entre amis, un café solo ou un moment en famille, Bartholomé est le lieu où l’on se sent bien. Ouverts 7 jours sur 7, nous avons fait du brunch un art de vivre, disponible tous les jours, et pas seulement le week-end. Nos formules généreuses, notre attention portée aux détails, et notre capacité à accueillir tous les appétits font de Bartholomé un incontournable du 1er arrondissement de Lyon. Bartholomé, c’est bien plus qu’un restaurant : c’est une expérience gourmande, inclusive et conviviale, pensée pour faire plaisir à tous.

Sitting up stairs in the common area will definitely make you feel not special. Sit down stairs…read more The food was mediocre along with the service. They were nice, don't get me wrong. They served in a reasonable amount of time. But for your money unless you're stuck like we were on Christmas without advance reservations somewhere better, go elsewhere.

Service was excellent, very good meal, ambience is great. I am a senior female, traveling with a…read moretiny dog companion, and they treated us very well.