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.

Such a lovely café and truly the best omelette I've ever had. (I got the feta omelette)…read more Cozy atmosphere, great coffee drinks, and a chef who clearly knows what she's doing. Go here!!

Healthy light lunch option. We tried the omelette and special of the day, which is ramen with lots…read moreof veggies - mushrooms, carrots, bean sprouts. Very healthy and good cleanser of palate.

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.

We had a delicious raw lasagna for lunch, very well priced. We also took some brioche to go for our…read morebreakfast. Cute little place which got crowded for lunch--the wraps and bowls were already sold Out when we arrived so be sure to get there early. A short walk from the resistance museum if you're visiting. Recommend for a healthy and delicious lunch.

When your S.O. is vegan, and you're in Lyon, things could get rough. Agains The Grain to the…read morerescue. Food was great! I ordered soup, wrap & banana bread. Soup was gazpacho - tomato and cucumber. The toddler loved the banana bread. SO ordered the salad and it proved worthy and she's a hard one to please. Loved the fact that they had non-dairy based milk for my mocaccino. Service was excellent! So friendly. Highly recommend putting a book mark on this one.

First Indian restaurant we tired in area. Food was very good, fresh, tasty. After ordering your…read moremain dish you have access to buffet with various sides. Atmosphere was lovely and host/owner was fantastic. Five star for customer service! Will for sure return.

3 words: All. Vegetarian. Buffet. At lunch, you eat off the buffet exclusively and for dinner you…read moreget to order an additional main course and eat off the buffet for your sides. Buffet includes: samosas, pakoras, dal, palaak paneer, a mushroom dish, two types of rice (regular and biryani-style,) several salads, a handful of desserts, roti, and probably some other stuff I can't remember. There are lots of meat-based main dishes at dinner or you can order more of the vegetarian options. There are also your usual naan options (regular, cheese, and garlic) as well as various lassis. Lunch is 11€ and dinner is between 11 and 18€ (before drinks, bread, etc.) The guy who runs this place is super friendly and speaks perfect English. They also host events with Bollywood dancers, yoga, meditation, etc. You can follow their facebook page for more info on that stuff. I'm a big fan! Side note: They do not accept credit cards so bring your cash and/or restaurant tickets.

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).

We had Tom Yan Kum soup and beef/sea food green curry. Soup was delicious although 10.5 eur is…read morequite expensive. Beef in my curry was bland, but souce was awsome. Portions come in a bowl with a heating candle beneath. My wife was very satisfied with her portion of sea food curry. Rice is not included (!) so add 2 more euros to the price of 16/18 eur of curries. All in all - good but quite expensive place. They have increased prices for everything for 1.5-2 eurs since we had an "english" menu as well as in French - an ugly bunch of A4 papers and hand written prices lower than in original menu. Waiter speaks english.

Sorry for putting a damper on all the enthusiastic reviews. My review isn't actually about the food…read more- I would have really liked to try the food... but unfortunately there were no vegetarian options on the menu, neither for the starters nor the main dishes. Apparently they only offer a set menu in the evening and nothing à la carte, which was a disappointment. Upon enquiry they were happy to prepare either green vegetably curry or fried vegetables for the main dish, both OK options but unfortunally they couldn't suggest any vegetarian starter, which would have left me paying almost 25 Euros for a plate of vegetables and a dessert... thanks but no thanks... Service was friendly though and the food smelled good.

What a surprise! I love finding cute little cafes with high-quality vegetarian options. After…read moreseeing a fellow veg rave about this place online, I realized it was just down the street from my house and decided to give it a shot. I went in for lunch on a weekday with the baby (and the stroller) and asked the friendly waiter if they had a vegetarian plate (because I wasn't 100% convinced.) He assured me that yes, they did, and would I like to sit at a table outside? Why yes, thank you. I sat. After almost no time at all (which was good, because the wee one was getting a bit fussy), the waiter brought me a carafe of water and the vegetarian plat du jour. I was blown away. (See the picture I posted.) Marinated cucumber and onion, fresh greens in a light dressing, roasted eggplant (cold), grated carrots, lentil salad, some sort of vegetable mini frittata, and a vegetable tart. It was all fresh and flavourful. My only complaint was the vegetable tart had a cheese on it that was a bit too stinky for my silly American taste. Not a big deal - I ate it anyway. And the whole thing only cost me 10 euros! A steal. Oh, a word of advice. If you're going to sit outside, make sure to sit under the awning because one of the upstairs neighbors got a little over-zealous while watering his/her plants and it poured down all over me, the stroller, and the baby. (Totally not the cafe's fault. Just a tip!)

If you're looking for something to do on a weekday night after school or work (or if you're just…read morelooking for a relaxing weekend night), definitely come here. It's in Guillotiere, right over the bridge, so also convenient if you've been running (or strolling, if you're me) along the Rhone beforehand and want a quick pick-me-up. They have an unassuming but decent selection of snacks and beer, as well as board games that you can play at your table. (I flattened my opponent in checkers, but wasn't so lucky with chess...) Worth a visit.

Love this restaurant. The food was spectacular. Reasonably priced and the owner engaged in…read moreconversation and was extremely pleasant and appreciative. It was a stand out and very unassuming. I highly recommend.

I expected a lot from Mamasan after having read all the positive reviews from yelp. Finally I went…read morefor a lunch with a friend today. We ordered two rice noodles, bo bun and the vegetarian one with tofu. honestly, both of us think that the quality is average. the beef in my bo bun was a bit dry and bland to me. my friend tried a bit from my bowl and she said that my noodle has more flavor than hers. i also think that the quantity is a bit small(more like a salad serving for me). we were a little bit disappointed and didn't have any desire for a dessert after. positive point: the bar decor is good. the boss seemed nice and very talkative when he knew that i come from china. overall, the food isnt bad. it's not exciting neither. i wouldnt pay for a bobun at 15e which is not different from the average asian restautents in lyon. i think the best vietnamese noodle that i had in lyon was the asian corner in Miribel. authentic street flavor garanteed:)

Lovely farmers market next to the Saône river…read more Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, but also cured meats, cheeses and some prepared food, mostly at very fair prices. A really nice stroll in the morning. We went back twice.

Never mind Les Halles de Paul Bocuse…read more This is THE great gourmet market in Lyon. It is a massive massive street market on the banks of the Saone. Being on the river, it is as scenic as can possibly be imagined. The market goes on and on and on and on and on. Every kind of meat, every kind of fish, every kind of shellfish, every kind of vegetable, every kind of fruit, every kind of cheese, every kind of bread, every kind of pastry, every kind of spice, every kind of charcuterie, every kind of artisanal prepared food, Any thing you can think of in French cuisine: It's all here at the Marche Saint-Antoine. And they have it at multiple stalls - so you can pick and choose which vendor you like. Want to make pigeon stuffed with quince? They have the pigeon. They have the quince. Do you want fromage blanc made on the Savoyard model rather than following the Lyonnaise model? You have that option and six other choices as well. Have a French cookbook you read but can't use, since you can't find about a third of the ingredients? All those ingredients are at the Marche Saint-Antoine. The prices are very very reasonable. (The contrast with Les Halles de Paul Bocuse is particularly striking on the price issue.) If I lived in Lyon, I would set my cooking days to be the market days at the Marche Saint-Antoine ... Even if there was a perfectly good smaller market in my neighborhood.