This is one of the busiest bistros in Lyon, and sometimes the most amusingly raucous. Open only on weekdays and catering to the office-worker crowd, it's operated with panache by a... more
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Advantages: Fantastic food; Great wine; Wonderful service; Good value Disadvantages: Absolutely none
A little over ten years ago I was a student in Lyon, and as a 20-year old who thought he knew it all I spent the year in what is regarded (at least in the city) as the gastronomic capital of France without stepping foot in any of the more highly regarded restaurants. So when we were passing through and spending a couple of nights in Lyon last year the time had come to sample a true 'Bouchon' - a traditional Lyonnais restaurant.
Cafe des Federations ... ...was virtually impossible to get a table without a booking. With this in mind we arrived early, so early in fact that the staff were quite happily sat at the back of the small, perfectly French, room smoking cigarettes and drinking red wine. The reception, however, was friendly and a couple of minutes later we were sat at a small table for two with the restaurant fast filling up. Indeed a few moments later and some more tourists arrived looking for ...
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This is one of the busiest bistros in Lyon, and sometimes the most amusingly raucous. Open only on weekdays and catering to the office-worker crowd, it's operated with panache by a team of hardworking employees who would probably perform beautifully in the trenches of a war zone. The fixed-price menus offer a selection of appetizers, main courses, and desserts. Each evokes old-time Lyonnais cuisine at its least pretentious, with such options as a green salad with bacon and croutons; eggs en meurette (poached in red wine); pork chops; andouillette (chitterling sausages) served with gratin dauphinois (potato croquettes); and several other kinds of sausage, usually with pommes de terre dauphinoise (a potato gratin dish with cream and garlic).
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