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Cafés in Brotteaux & Foch
The 6th between the Rhône and the Parc de la Tête d'Or, with cafés on Place Kléber and Place Edgar Quinet.
Photo: Andreas Schnabl, Pexels License
The Parc de la Tête d'Or, opened in 1857, covers 117 ha at the north end of the district, with a 16 ha lake, a seven-hectare botanical garden and a free zoo.1
South of the park, the Gare des Brotteaux on Place Jules-Ferry was Lyon's eastern station from 1908 until 13 June 1983, when Part-Dieu, about 700 m south, replaced it.2 Its listed building now holds an auction house office and a brasserie, and trains still run past it.2 Cafés here are spread out, in small groups on Place Kléber, Place Edgar Quinet and Cours Vitton.
Local tip: Pair the park with coffee at Café du Lac, open every day 08:00–20:00, then visit the zoo, which is free.1
At a glance
25Cafés listed
9With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Café Juliette, from 08:00 (Mon 08:00–18:00 · Tue–Sat 08:00–01:00).
- Most listed streets: Place Kleber (3).
- Most common features: outdoor seating (24%), open late (12%), vegetarian options (8%).
Café Juliette
Studio des Saisons
Breizh Café
CASTE Café
Cloud Nine
Fady
Le Berkeley
Les Maréchaux
Les Saints Potins
Samak
Vélcroc
Café du Lac
Café Paradis
Chocolaterie Buisson
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Club 104
L'atelier nuances
Le Petit Neko
Miroku Néko
Peinard
quáb cóc
Vrille
- Wheelchair access
Café Du Pond
Cafe Restaurant Tete d'Or
L'avocat Café
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Coffee in the Parc de la Tête d'Or
Café du Lac, in the park, opens daily from 08:00 to 20:00 and has outdoor seating. It makes a stop on a walk around the lake or before the zoo, which charges no entry.1
The main gate, the Porte des Enfants du Rhône in the park's southeast corner, is the one closest to the Brotteaux streets; its wrought-iron gate went up in 1901.1
Place Kléber and Place Edgar Quinet
Three cafés share 7 Place Kléber: Café Paradis, which has a terrace, Cloud Nine and Miroku Néko. A few streets south, Le Petit Neko is at 5 Place Edgar Quinet and Les Saints Potins at number 7.
Bongoo Café, at 99 Rue Duguesclin, sells specialty coffee from its own Lyon roastery, Torréfaction Lyonnaise Artisanale, and opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00.3 Its other shop is on Avenue Jean Jaurès in the 7th.3
The old Gare des Brotteaux, by the architect Paul d'Arbaut and the engineer Victor-Louis Rascol, has been a listed monument since 7 May 1982, for its facades, roofs and decorated main hall.2
Along the Rhône
The Berges du Rhône, finished in 2007 after cars left the banks in 2005, turned the quays into 5 km and 10 ha of walking and cycling space running south from the Parc de la Tête d'Or.4 Vélcroc, on the bank, opens at noon and stays open until midnight, or 01:00 Thursday to Saturday; on Sundays it opens at 10:00.
Café Du Pond, a little upriver, also has outdoor tables.
Late hours in the 6th
Café Juliette, on Rue Juliette Récamier, opens at 08:00 and stays open until 01:00 from Tuesday to Saturday. Breizh Café serves lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Friday and runs straight through from 12:00 to 22:00 at weekends, with a terrace.
Chocolaterie Buisson has outdoor tables and closes for lunch on Saturdays, 12:30–14:00.
Daytime cafés across the district
Several cafés in the 6th close on Mondays. Studio des Saisons, on Rue de Sèze, opens 10:00–19:00 Wednesday to Saturday and only in the afternoon on Tuesdays. L'atelier nuances stays open until 20:30 from Wednesday to Friday and opens on Sundays until 16:30.
quáb cóc is the one to keep for a Monday, open every day from 10:30, or 09:30 on Saturdays. On Cours Vitton, Le Berkeley is at number 30, and Vrille, on Rue Bossuet, has step-free access.
Sources
- Parc de la Tête d'Or, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Gare des Brotteaux, Wikipédia (French), accessed October 2026
- Bongoo Café: cafés de spécialité, thés, coffee shop, Bongoo Café, accessed October 2026
- Berges du Rhône, Wikipédia (French), accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Brotteaux & Foch cafés: questions
Is there a café in Lyon's Parc de la Tête d'Or?
Yes. Café du Lac, in the park, opens every day from 08:00 to 20:00 and has outdoor seating. The park opened in 1857 and covers 117 ha, with a 16 ha lake, a botanical garden and a zoo that costs nothing to enter.
What happened to the Gare des Brotteaux in Lyon?
It served as a station from 1908 until 13 June 1983, when Lyon-Part-Dieu, about 700 m south, replaced it. The listed building on Place Jules-Ferry now holds an auction house office and a brasserie, and trains still pass by.
Where can you buy freshly roasted coffee in Lyon's Brotteaux?
Bongoo Café, at 99 Rue Duguesclin, roasts its own beans as Torréfaction Lyonnaise Artisanale and sells specialty coffee there. It opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00, and has a second shop on Avenue Jean Jaurès in the 7th.
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