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Cafés in Lyon from zinc to V60
An espresso at the zinc on Rue de la Charité, flat whites on Rue de la Platière, phin coffee on Rue de la Thibaudière and a roaster on the Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse.
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4Open by 6am
33Open past 10pm
24Specialty & roasters
Lyon still drinks some of its coffee at the zinc, the metal-topped bar counter. At Café de la Cloche, near Bellecour, Folliet coffee is poured at a counter in a room of old paneling and banquettes that has barely changed since the 1930s.6 Across the Rhône, the café at 23 Quai Victor Augagneur keeps a room of woodwork and painted ceramic views of the city, listed as a historic monument in December 1984.7
Specialty coffee came through local roasters. Robin Perraud founded Slake in 2015 after mornings built around flat whites in New Zealand, and Fika roasts for a large wholesale list of Lyon cafés, restaurants and bars.1 Mokxa opened a garden café with a coffee school on the Croix-Rousse in 2021, and its former headquarters on the Pentes reopened in 2023 as La Boîte à Café, run by new owners.12 Sãba has served organic specialty coffee since 2017.4
Several roasters sell from their own counters. Jaune Cerise roasts every day on the Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, continuing a business that Patrick Callegher started in 1987.3 Mill Factory, in Vieux Lyon, is a pastry shop and micro-roaster in one.5 In Monplaisir, Café Lumière faces the Hangar du Premier-Film at the Institut Lumière, with a shaded terrace.8
Start with a quartier
Lyon by area
Lyon is divided into nine arrondissements, but people place a café by its quartier (neighborhood).16 The Presqu'île and the Pentes, between the Saône and the Rhône, have the old zincs and the densest run of specialty bars; Vieux Lyon lies across the Saône under Fourvière; the left bank runs from the Brotteaux through Part-Dieu and La Guillotière to Gerland.
Vieux Lyon
Renaissance streets under Fourvière: Rue du Bœuf, Place du Change and a pastry shop that roasts.
19 cafés
Terreaux & Les Pentes
Place des Terreaux and the silk weavers' slopes above it, where Lyon's specialty coffee bars cluster.
61 cafés
Presqu'île
Bellecour, the Cordeliers and Ainay: zinc-counter cafés, tea rooms and buvettes on the Saône.
66 cafés
La Croix-Rousse
The silk weavers' plateau: the boulevard market, the Grande Rue and a roaster that roasts daily.
21 cafés
Brotteaux & Foch
The 6th between the Rhône and the Parc de la Tête d'Or, with cafés on Place Kléber and Place Edgar Quinet.
25 cafés
Part-Dieu & Préfecture
Lyon's main station, the Halles Paul Bocuse and the Rhône quays of the 3rd, with coffee from 06:00.
57 cafés
La Guillotière
The old bridgehead district of the 7th: Place Gabriel-Péri, Lyon's Chinese quarter and phin coffee.
40 cafés
Jean Macé & Gerland
The southern 7th, from Jean Macé to the Halle Tony Garnier, with a guest-roaster bar on Rue Béchevelin.
24 cafés
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Café de spécialité
Specialty coffee
Roasting counters and espresso bars from Rue de la Platière to the Grande Rue de Vaise.
24 cafés
Terrasses
Terrasses
Tables on Place Sathonay, the Saône quays and the Avenue des Frères Lumière.
78 cafés
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi from the Pentes to Cours Gambetta, with tables for an afternoon of work.
37 cafés
Ouvert tard
Open late
Café-bars open past 22:00, from Rue Salomon Reinach to the Pentes and the Rhône quays.
33 cafés
Végétarien & vegan
Vegan & vegetarian
Plant-based brunch on the Pentes, vegetarian canteens in the 7th and a botanical café in Monplaisir.
45 cafésVieux Lyon 19 cafés
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Café Popine
Le Luminarium
- Wi-Fi
- Partial wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
Mill Factory
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Specialty
All 19 cafés in Vieux Lyon
See the full listFourvière & Saint-Just 7 cafés
Le Jardin de Bagarelle
Café Vert
Fleur de Canephora
La Limonade de Marinette
Terreaux & Les Pentes 61 cafés
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À chacun sa tasse
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
Arctic Juice & Café
Au Coin de la Rue
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Bubble tea
Aux Thés des Merveilles
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
All 61 cafés in Terreaux & Les Pentes
See the full listPresqu'île 66 cafés
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Café Bellecour
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Café de la Cloche
- Partial wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
Café Le Simone
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Card payment
- Smoke-free indoors
Choc'Hotelo
All 66 cafés in Presqu'île
See the full listConfluence 5 cafés
Kiwa - Korean Coffee Shop
Le Café Bayard
Les Vieux Garçons
La Crêperie d'Amélie
- Takeaway
La Croix-Rousse 21 cafés
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Bistrot des Voraces
- Vegetarian options
- Smoke-free indoors
Bistrot Theleme
mokxa
Régal café
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Bakery café
- Open late
All 21 cafés in La Croix-Rousse
See the full listBrotteaux & Foch 25 cafés
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Bongoo Café
Café Juliette
Studio des Saisons
Breizh Café
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See the full listPart-Dieu & Préfecture 57 cafés
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Blondie
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open by 6am
Donnant
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open by 6am
- Specialty
Festin
- Takeaway
Kalia Café
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Bakery café
- Specialty
All 57 cafés in Part-Dieu & Préfecture
See the full listLa Guillotière 40 cafés
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Café Rosa
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
Coolé
Fami.le
GIOIA
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See the full listJean Macé & Gerland 24 cafés
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Bongoo Café
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- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Specialty
Cabaïtan
Coin café
Le Kitchen
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
All 24 cafés in Jean Macé & Gerland
See the full listMonplaisir & États-Unis 17 cafés
Café Associatif Le Village
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
L'Industrie
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
- Open by 6am
La MESA
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
Le Café imaginaire
- Air-con
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Specialty
Vaise 13 cafés
Chill Coffee Shop
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Le Trait d'Union
Noham Coffee House
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Bakery café
Maison Deschamps
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Smoke-free indoors
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Starbucks
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- Confluence
- 112 Cours Charlemagne Pôle Loisirs - Cellule 18. 4, rue Paul MontrocetMon–Sat 08:30–20:00
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- Part-Dieu & PréfectureMon–Sat 05:30–21:00 · Sun 06:00–21:00
- 10-12 Boulevard Vivier-MerleMon–Sat 08:00–20:00
- 4F Place Charles BéraudierMon–Fri 06:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–20:00
- Presqu'île
- 2 Rue Victor Hugo 69002 Lyon FranciaMon–Fri 07:30–19:30 · Sat–Sun 08:30–19:30
- 65 Rue De La RepubliqueMon–Fri 07:30–19:30 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
- Terreaux & Les Pentes
- 2, Rue de la RepubliqueMon–Fri 07:00–19:30 · Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 08:00–19:30
Chain
Loutsa
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- Brotteaux & Foch
- Loutsa Lyon Massena, 30 cours Vitton
- Jean Macé & Gerland
- 9 Pl. Jules GuesdeMon–Sat 10:00–19:00
- Monplaisir & États-Unis
- Loutsa Lumière, 55 avenue des Frères Lumière
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- 129 Rue Servient
- Presqu'île
- 1 Place d'AlbonMon–Fri 08:30–19:00 · Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–17:30
- Terreaux & Les Pentes
- Loutsa Torréfacteur, 24 Rue de la Platière
Chain
Rakwé
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- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- Vagabond & Rakwe, 11 Cr Lafayette
- 5 place Charles Béraudier
- Presqu'île
- 11 Cour du Midi
- 33 Rue JarenteMon 08:30–18:00 · Tue 13:00–18:00 · Wed–Fri 08:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–17:30
- Terreaux & Les Pentes
- 26 Rue René LeynaudMon–Sat 09:00–19:00
Chain
Columbus Café & Co
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- Jean Macé & Gerland
- 7 Place Antoinette FouqueMon–Sat 07:00–19:30 · Sun 08:00–19:00
- Monplaisir & États-Unis
- 71 Av. des Frères LumièreMon 08:30–19:30 · Tue–Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun 08:30–19:00
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- 10-12 Boulevard Vivier-MerleMon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat 09:00–20:00
- Presqu'île
- 85 Fnac de Bellecour, Rue de la République 2° étageMon–Sat 10:00–19:00
Chain
Chez Daddy
- Confluence
- ConfluenceMon 11:30–15:00 · Tue–Wed 09:30–17:30 · Thu 09:30–20:00 · Fri 09:30–17:30
- La Croix-Rousse
- 28 Rue de Cuire
Chain
Cotti Coffee
- Presqu'île
- 47 Rue Victor Hugo
- Terreaux & Les Pentes
- 3 Place Tobie Robatel
Chain
Harvel's
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- Part-Dieu & PréfectureMon–Fri 08:00–18:30 · Sat 09:30–18:30
- Terreaux & Les Pentes
- Terreaux & Les PentesMon–Fri 08:00–18:30 · Sat 08:30–18:45
Chain
Kaffee Berlin
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- 26 Cours Albert ThomasMon–Sat 11:30–14:30, 19:30–23:00 · Sun 11:30–14:30, 19:30–22:30
- Presqu'île
- 4 Rue Tupin
Chain
The Coffee
- Brotteaux & Foch
- 175 Rue Cuvier
- Presqu'île
- Presqu'îleMon–Fri 08:30–18:30 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:30
Chain
Alto Café
- Part-Dieu & Préfecture
- Gare de Lyon Part Dieu, 5 Pl. Charles Béraudier
Chain
ETIENNE Coffee & Shop
- Confluence
- ETIENNE Coffee & Shop Lyon Confluence, 25 Quai Antoine RiboudMon–Sat 09:00–20:00 · Sun 10:00–19:00
Chain
French Coffee Shop
- La Croix-Rousse
- 49 Grande rue de la Croix Rousse
Chain
Second Cup
- Presqu'île
- 2 Cour Sainte-Elisabeth
Before you sit down
How to order coffee in Lyon
Ask for un café and you get a small black espresso; milk and sugar come only on request. An allongé is the same coffee lengthened with water, a noisette (hazelnut, for the color) adds a little foamed milk, and a café crème is a large cup with hot milk, larger still as a grand crème.12 Café au lait is a home word that a waiter reads as a crème, and un déca is decaf.12
Where you drink sets the price. Cafés must post the counter and table prices of their most common drinks, a black coffee among them, where they can be read from the street, in letters at least 1.5 cm high, and repeat the board inside.13 If service is included, the board has to say prix service compris and give the percentage.13
Because service is built into French prices, a tip is neither required nor expected; on a small bill people round up to the next euro.14 Specialty bars set their own rules on laptops: Slake welcomes them on weekdays while there is room, limits them at lunch and brunch, and keeps weekends screen-free.15
What coffee costs in Lyon
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Café (expresso) Espresso at a café-brasserie | €1.80 Café Lumière, Monplaisir, November 2025 |
| Café (expresso) Espresso at a specialty bar | €2 Slake, Presqu'île, 2026 |
| Grand crème / cappuccino Large milky coffee | €4–4.20 Slake 2026; Café Lumière, November 2025 |
| Filtre (batch brew, V60) Filter coffee | €4–5 Slake, 2026 |
| Cà phê phin Vietnamese drip coffee over condensed milk | €4 Môt Chút, La Guillotière, 2025 |
Menu prices: Café Lumière's drinks list of November 2025, Slake's Jacobins menu as of October 2026, and Le Fooding's review of Môt Chút, updated December 2025.91011 Every café posts its counter and table price for a black coffee outside the door, so you can compare before you sit down.13
Sources
- The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Lyon, France (Emily Sujka, 16 June 2025), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
- La Boîte à Café (published 25 August 2025, updated 9 December 2025), Le Fooding, accessed October 2026
- Jaune Cerise, artisan torréfacteur de café à Lyon, Jaune Cerise, accessed October 2026
- Ce coffee-shop a ouvert ses portes au coeur d'un hôpital à Lyon et le concept cartonne (Antoine Lebrun, 20 May 2026), Le Bonbon Lyon, accessed October 2026
- Mill Factory, artisan pâtissier et torréfacteur lyonnais, Mill Factory, accessed October 2026
- Lyon : Café de la Cloche (9 April 2026), Gilles Pudlowski, Les pieds dans le plat, accessed October 2026
- Café, 23 quai Augagneur (notice PA00117784), Ministère de la Culture, base Mérimée (POP), accessed October 2026
- Café Lumière, Institut Lumière, accessed October 2026
- Café Lumière, carte des boissons (November 2025), Institut Lumière, accessed October 2026
- Menu Jacobins, Slake Coffee House, accessed October 2026
- Môt Chút (published 2 September 2025, updated 19 December 2025), Le Fooding, accessed October 2026
- Grand crème, café crème, au lait: how to order coffee in France? (Théophile Larcher, 18 April 2025, updated 19 June 2026), The Connexion, accessed October 2026
- Les obligations d'affichage et d'étalage du débitant de boissons (updated 25 June 2026), CCI Paris Île-de-France, accessed October 2026
- Pourboire, Wikipédia (French), accessed October 2026
- Slake Coffee House: Jacobins, Terreaux, Annecy, Slake Coffee House, accessed October 2026
- Lyon, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ
Cafés in Lyon: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Lyon?
An espresso cost €1.80 on Café Lumière's November 2025 drinks list and €2 at Slake in 2026. A grand crème or cappuccino runs €4–4.20, filter coffee €4–5 at Slake, and the Vietnamese phin coffee at Môt Chút in La Guillotière cost €4 in 2025. Cafés post the counter and table price of a black coffee outside, so check the board before you sit down.
Which neighborhood of Lyon has the most cafés?
Presqu'île and Terreaux & Les Pentes have the most cafés, followed by Part-Dieu & Préfecture. The Pentes have the most specialty coffee bars, around Rue de la Platière, Rue Paul Chenavard and Place du Griffon, while Part-Dieu has the earliest openers, from 06:00 at the station.
How do you order coffee in a Lyon café?
Un café is a small black espresso, served without milk or sugar unless you ask. An allongé adds water, a noisette adds a little foamed milk, and a café crème is a large coffee with hot milk; a grand crème is the bigger cup. Café au lait is understood as a crème, and un déca is decaf.
Where are the coffee roasters in Lyon?
Jaune Cerise roasts every day on the Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, in a business that goes back to 1987. Mill Factory in Vieux Lyon roasts its own specialty beans alongside its pastries, and Fika roasts for a long list of Lyon cafés and restaurants. Mokxa runs a garden café with a coffee school on the Croix-Rousse.
Do you tip in cafés in Lyon?
There is no need to. Service is included in French café prices, and a price board that includes it must say prix service compris with the percentage. Tipping is neither required nor expected; on a small bill people round up to the next euro.
Can you work on a laptop in Lyon coffee shops?
It depends on the café. Slake, a specialty bar with two Lyon addresses, allows laptops on weekdays while there is room, limits them at lunch and brunch, and keeps weekends screen-free. Ask before you open a laptop, especially at weekends.
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