Hi all,
My wife and I are heading to Lyon, France this weekend to visit with my niece. I would love to hear if anybody has any great restaurant suggestions, sightseeing ideas, or any other tips or advice. We'll just be there for two days, but would like to make the trip short but sweet. We are arriving at, and staying relatively close to the train station if that helps. Thanks in advance,

Ben

I love Lyon, greatest place to eat in France in my opinion. Actual, restaurants, let me see if I can come up with some names and addresses. I assume you won't have a car right?

Sightseeing, take the funicular and see the Roman stadium, the famous church etc. I just love to walk around Lyon, it is quite nice for that.

Yes, we will be without a car. Thanks for thinking about the restaurant ideas...I appreciate it.

Any of you night owls who didn't see this post earlier have any suggestions? We don't leave until tomorrow afternoon, so there is still time for that perfect restaurant suggestion.

hey ben, if u are without internet as well, u could pm me your cell no, and i can forward u the info as it comes in...just like reuters

I can suggest you one of the Paul Bocuse's brasseries: Nord, Sud, Est, Ouest, Argenson.
Here's the official website: http://www.nordsudbrasseries.com/
I've been at the Sud brasserie a couple of months ago: refined and nice dishes without spending so much
Have a nice weekend!

The above restaurants are very good.

I am not sure which train station you are staying by, there are two the main ones in Lyon, one right in the center of town and the larger onePart Deux which is a little outside of the center. There is a huge mall at Part Deux if you are into that .The train stops at both.

I would recommend the restaurant below it is very near the in town train station. Food is pretty good but the experience is cool, it is just a huge huge restuarant, believe it holds a 1000 peeple
http://www.brasseriegeorges.com/ Plus it is open quite late, I think you can still get food at 11pm

I don't know specific restaurants but there are three specific areas in town I would point you to with lots of restaurants (some of them can be touristy especially near Bellecour but I still find the food pretty good)


1) First area is when you get out of the subway or walk to Bellecour, which is the huge plaza in the middle of town with the equestrian (I think) statue. If you head North and then West two streets there is the Rue de Marronnriers


2) The second area which is further to the North but about a ten minute walk is I believe the Rue Antonio Sallies. It is little street which has alot of restaurants (French mostly) with decent prices....I am only 90% sure that is the right street so you may want to check with the hotel

3) the third area is across the river on the west side near the Norte Dame church (Called Vieux Lyon) quite a few restaurants and this is actually a great place to walk to see all the old archictecture of Lyon. From here you also get the Funincular or can walk, quite steep up to the Forviere region with the church, mini Eifel tower, ruins

have fun

Thanks Dakman, Joe, Peter, and Hsiang...I really appreciate the advice and we are going to check out the Vieux Lyon, old town area, funiclar, and at least one of the restaurants you all suggested. This kind of advice is exactly why I love the English Forum. I'd thank button all of you if I could, but my thread was moved from travel to general off-topic for some reason, so I can't.

sounds like u're all good to go! have fun n take lots of pics!