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.

The Vegetarian Food We've Had in France!…read more Well, we've only found one other place that was exclusively vegetarian. Nonetheless, the food was excellent! It looks like the menu changes regularly, so I'm not sure how helpful this will be. We each had the Minestrone soup, which was fabulous! It was a different take on what we expected, but we enjoyed it anyway! For plats we had the Buckwheat Gallette and the Assiette Gourmande. What that really means (in American food terms) is that the Gallette is kind of a savory thick patty made of vegetables and buckwheat on a bed of red cabbage and spinach in a savory asian influenced sauce. The gourmet plate was a large salad with various raw vegetables and sprouts under a delicious dressing (not too heavy); in the corner there was marinaded tofu dice and a side of french quinoa with a savory broth. Everything was very original and tasty! The clientele appeared to be mostly french hippies! The dining area is middle sized, probably seats a total of 30. Don't forget they are only do dinner on Friday and Saturday nights.

I was in Lyon for the day had looked up a few vegan restaurants but didn't make reservations as i…read moredidn't know what time we would be ready to eat. Live and learn, when you are on a super restrictive diet reservations are a must...went walking up the cathedral back down and then back up the hill to find a place to eat. Our first choice was full so we ended up eating here, which is rated top 10 restaurant in Lyon. By the time we got there it was 20:00 ish (15km of walking uphill later) we were jet lagged, tired and starved! The food was delicious but you can't be starving or in a rush...the portions are on the smaller side of things especially if it's your only meal of the day. I would recommend it but next time I'll make reservations for my number one choice i didn't get the chance to try.

This was our first Michelin restaurant in Lyon, France and we went there for lunch. The food was…read moreabsolutely incredible which we gave it 5 stars. Service could be improved due to other Michelin restaurant I never had to refill my glass with water which hurt them. The restaurant was well decorated, cozy and inviting. They also let you visit the kitchen anytime while preparing our food which added a thrilling behind-the-scene element to the dining experience. Would highly recommend this place.....

Ambiance-1: Where you get seated in this restaurant matters a lot. We came for the "immersive"…read moreexperience of watching the chef in a "unique" setting but instead got the unpleasant experience of watching guests go in and out of the bathroom. With the exception of another couple and their dog, our family of four were seated in area separate from the main dining room, next to the bathroom, isolated from the open kitchen and other diners. A note to future diners: make sure and request a table in the main dining room. Food-4: with the exception of the pigeon, the fish , vegetable, and dessert courses were well presented with delicate flavors that leaned toward the floral and fruity. Meal and wine pairings were good but not revelatory. We expected more from a Michelin starred restaurant. Service-3: uneven, one of our junior sommeliers was excellent and she really made our experience better whereas the head waiter provided perfunctory service. Overall-3: Without the actual "immersive" experience and "unique setting", the food and service alone was not enough for this dinner to be memorable.

Our group stumbled upon this restaurant and were glad we did. We were walking from Cité…read moreInternationale to a different restaurant which was full, so we kept walking. With a little direction from our smartphone apps, we were very happy to find Au Temps Perdu (at the top of many stairs up from the river), and glad that they could accommodate our group on a Friday night. We are not native French speakers, and this is not a typical tourist restaurant. It seemed that the other patrons were locals, which, as tourists, we enjoyed. We figured out the menu with the translation help of the waiter and also with some language help and recommendations from a group of friendly, welcoming locals at a neighboring table. We really enjoyed the meal and experience. The cost was very reasonable for the delicious, hearty meal. They also did a good job providing a delicious off-menu meal for our vegetarian friends. The only negative was the cigarette smoke from others in the restaurant ... but alas, we are in France. We will return next time we visit Lyon.

From the owner: Plus de temps à perdre Accroché à la colline de la Croix Rousse, le patron se vante d'avoir la plus…read morebelle vue sur Lyon et le Mont Blanc. Dans un cadre d'authentique bistrot à l'ancienne, la cuisine est traditionnelle, un brin fantaisiste. Pour un retour dans le temps, pas si perdu...

Great vegan options. I had to walk up a hill but it was totally worth it. Their carrots were the…read morecolor of salmon so I confirmed that everything was vegan and it was. Nice, homey art on the walls inside and outside. Recommended.

I found this while searching for a restaurant with good vegetarian options in the Croix Rousse…read moreneighborhood of Lyon. We were very pleased with the atmosphere and the food! We couldn't read anything on the menu (which was a chalkboard that they brought around) but an English speaking waitress talked us through it. I had what she called "the menu where you don't choose anything" which was a selection of all the vegetarian options they had that day (eight in total including Soup, Quiche, Couscous, a number of salads, hummus, cheese and others) and a dessert sampler plate of the four desserts that day. My meat-eating companion asked the waitress to bring him her favorite things had an appetizer of cheese toast with caramelized onion and herb spread and a roast chicken in sauce with rice for the entree. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. One note, my companion did not order a dessert and, therefore, did not get the menu/deal, so his food ended up being about 8 euros more than it would have been had he gotten the dessert. So be careful to order one of the actual menu options, not just a la carte. (This is good advice in France generally as everywhere has the "Menu" multicourse option that gets you the best price).

Everyone who has ever reviewed this place for Yelp has given the place five stars…read more I am giving the place five stars. Do you see a trend here? * * * Like an Elephant is an insanely good vegan restaurant. There are vegan cartoons all over the restaurant. The print is fine so it takes some examination to see them all and get all the jokes. The place is very small making this a tough reservation to get. The menu is even smaller. Three choices of entree. Three choices of main course - one of which is always a vegan burger. Two choices of dessert. You frankly won't need anything else in this world. * * * A staple of Jewish vegetable cooking is a tsimmes. This is a stewed dish with carrots, apricots and lots of other orange fruits and vegetables. Like an Elephant turns this concept into a soup. Carrot veloute with apricots and subtle spices. Never have I been so in love with a carrot. Although frankly, the apricots were doing a whole lot of the talking. * * * My lovely wife had the mushroom risotto with lemon. She was head over heels in love. I had the vegan burger of the day. The burger was insanely good. Zucchini has never been put to better use. But the strange magic of the dish was their alternative to French Fries. These were plain ordinary potato wedges sauteed in olive oil, and vegan butter The same "home fries" concept you would get at an Alabama diner. But when the olive oil is really really good, and the vegan butter is better than butter from a cow ... And the potatoes have lots and lots and lots of olive oil and vegan butter ... Now you are looking at pure and unadulterated decadence. Veggie burger plates are usually just okay. This was the veggie burger and fries of midnight dreams. * * * Desserts were variations on a theme of panna cotta. It however was not the spartan desserts of good-for-you vegetables-are-for-suffering pious-vegan restaurants. These were sensuous and pleasant. But I was like a man who had found true love-making happiness And was out-like-a-light in a deep post-romantic slumber. The dessert was there, but I barely remember it * * * Magical Burger Magical Fries Magical Burger Magical Fries. And every single one of them was a healthy vegetable.

This is probably the best vegan food I have ever had! Amazing price for multiple courses and a…read morecreative menu. The kitchen was quick and the service was excellent. Definitely make a reservation and be sure to try this restaurant out.

Excellent food, great service, beautiful room, fun tasting experience. We had a wonderful time.read more

The food was creative and delicious. The staff was attentive and kind. My French is very poor but…read moreeveryone was courteous and helpful in translating. My friend and I even received some advice on how to improve our language learning. I hope to return again soon if I am ever in Lyon again. This is a gastronomical experience for both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike to branch out and try new vegetarian flavors. The kitchen adapted seamlessly to my pistachio allergy. Also, you pay at the counter at the end (for those who are not from France).

The food is amazing. Everything was fresh and locally sourced…read more The owners and the staff are very friendly. We split an Antidote, which is an elixir made in Beaujolais. The flavors of the food were excellent. It's a very comfortable and welcoming place. All of the wines are bio.

Reservations go quickly and I had to book a week in advance for an open slot. And they do for good…read morereason. The dishes are well executed and the flavors are exquisite. After a few bites, the pastrami betterave was reminiscent of pastrami and the Chou braisé was so so good. Do the full course (entrée, plat, dessert).