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Cafés in La Guillotière

The old bridgehead district of the 7th: Place Gabriel-Péri, Lyon's Chinese quarter and phin coffee.

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La Guillotière grew up in the Middle Ages at the end of the bridge over the Rhône, and its old Place du Pont is today's Place Gabriel-Péri.1 It was a separate commune until 24 March 1852, when it was attached to Lyon as a 3rd arrondissement that covered today's 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th.1

Italians arrived in the 19th century, followed by people from the Maghreb, Turkey, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa; Lyon's Chinese quarter lies around Rue Passet and Rue Pasteur.1 The Armenian merchant who founded the Bahadourian grocery set up here in 1929.1 The cafés range from small cafés on Rue Béchevelin to brunch rooms and late bars on Rue Salomon Reinach.

Local tip: Order the phin at Môt Chút on Rue de la Thibaudière: Hanoi Corner beans dripped over condensed milk, €4 in 2025.2

At a glance

40Cafés listed
16With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Fami.le, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: L'Antisèche, until 01:00 (Mon–Sat 17:00–01:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue Salomon Reinach (5), Av. Jean Jaurès (4), Rue Saint-Michel (3).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (23%), vegetarian options (23%), indoor seating (15%).

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Getting here

Guillotière – Gabriel Péri station on metro D lies under the square, and tram T1 stops above it; Saxe – Gambetta, to the east, connects lines B and D.1 Nearby universities bring many students to the district.1

On the river side, Quai Claude-Bernard is part of the Berges du Rhône, the left-bank walking and cycling route completed in 2007.4 Coolé, on the quay, opens 10:00–00:00 Monday to Saturday and until 21:00 on Sundays. Inland, Café Rose at 80 Rue de Marseille and Le Labo at 39 are a short walk from the square.

Phin coffee on Rue de la Thibaudière

Môt Chút, at 4 Rue de la Thibaudière, takes its name from the Vietnamese một chút, "just a little".2 The product designer Laurène Marinier started it as a line of upcycled objects, then turned it into a café and secondhand shop.2

Its house coffee is brewed in a phin, the Vietnamese drip filter, over sweetened condensed milk, using beans from Hanoi Corner in Paris; Le Fooding priced it at €4 in 2025.2 Other drinks use Mokxa beans from Lyon, and chicken or vegetarian bánh mì come in two sizes.2

Rue Salomon Reinach and the late bars

Rue Salomon Reinach has cafés from breakfast to late night. Momento, at number 49, opens at 08:00 every day except Tuesday; Sioou, at 23, serves weekday lunches and has Wi-Fi; and La Fourmilière, at 15, stays open until 01:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, next to L'Antisèche, open 17:00–01:00 Monday to Saturday.

On Rue de la Madeleine, La Gazelle d'Or opens in the late afternoon and stays open until 04:00, or 06:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Moka and Pimpon, a few doors away, keep daytime hours.

Rue Saint-Michel has Le Bistrot des Fauves at 29, open daily from 08:30 to 01:00, with Canal 2 at 27 and Fula Ngenge at 18.

Brunch and terraces south of the square

Palmarosa, at 36 Avenue Jean Jaurès, is a California-inspired café with specialty coffee, all-day brunch, lunch and an afternoon goûter (snack) from a seasonal menu.3

On Rue Béchevelin, Café Rosa at 78 bis has Wi-Fi and a terrace and opens 11:00–18:00 on weekdays; Shahin and Chich-Khan are on the same street. Fami.le, on Rue Claude Boyer, opens daily 08:00–19:00 with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables.

Sources

  1. La Guillotière, Wikipédia (French), accessed October 2026
  2. Môt Chút (published 2 September 2025, updated 19 December 2025), Le Fooding, accessed October 2026
  3. Palmarosa, café à Lyon 7e, Palmarosa, accessed October 2026
  4. Berges du Rhône, Wikipédia (French), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

La Guillotière cafés: questions

Where can you drink Vietnamese coffee in Lyon's Guillotière?

At Môt Chút, 4 Rue de la Thibaudière, a café and secondhand shop whose name means "just a little" in Vietnamese. Its house coffee is brewed in a phin over sweetened condensed milk with Hanoi Corner beans, and cost €4 in 2025. Bánh mì come in two sizes.

Which cafés in Lyon's Guillotière stay open late?

La Gazelle d'Or on Rue de la Madeleine opens in the late afternoon and closes at 04:00, or 06:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Rue Salomon Reinach, La Fourmilière and L'Antisèche stay open until 01:00, and Coolé on Quai Claude Bernard serves until midnight Monday to Saturday.

Where is the Chinese quarter in Lyon's Guillotière?

Around Rue Passet and Rue Pasteur. La Guillotière has drawn newcomers since the 19th century, when Italians arrived, followed by people from the Maghreb, Turkey, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The metro D station Guillotière – Gabriel Péri lies under the district's main square.

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