The best Lyon specialities
The top 3 according to 68 votes from people: Quenelle with Nantua sauce · Cervelle de canut · Tablier de sapeur. (Updated Jul 1, 2026.)
The dishes and sweets of Lyon, the capital of gastronomy, served in its bouchons: the list that comes up in every guide to Lyon specialities. Dishes, not addresses.
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Top 10
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1
Quenelle with Nantua sauce
Flour, egg and pike dumpling poached and baked in crayfish sauce.
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2
Cervelle de canut
Whipped fresh cheese with herbs, garlic and shallot, the 'silk weaver's brain'.
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3
Tablier de sapeur
Tripe marinated in white wine, breaded and fried, with gribiche sauce.
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4
Saucisson brioché
Sausage baked in brioche dough.
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5
Rosette de Lyon
Dry pork sausage, emblem of Lyon charcuterie.
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6
Andouillette lyonnaise
Veal andouillette with mustard.
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7
Bugnes
Carnival fritters dusted with sugar.
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8
Salade lyonnaise
Frisée, bacon lardons, croutons and a poached egg.
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9
Brioche aux pralines
Brioche with pink pralines, popularised in Saint-Genis-Laval.
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10
Gratin dauphinois
The bouchon classic, from neighbouring Dauphiné.
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11
Tarte aux pralines
Shortcrust with pink pralines melted in cream.
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12
Bresse chicken with morels
AOP poultry from Bresse cooked with cream and morels, a classic of the great Lyon restaurants.
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13
Saint-Marcellin
Small creamy cow's milk cheese from Dauphiné, essential on the Lyon plateaus.
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14
Gratons Lyonnais
Fried and crispy pieces of pork fat, served as an aperitif in corks.
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15
Coussin de Lyon
Chocolate and curaçao almond paste shaped like a green cushion.
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Comments (3)
Le tablier de sapeur, plat de résistance pour les courageux 😂
Il manque le poulet de Bresse aux morilles, les gratons et le saint-marcellin !
La quenelle sauce Nantua dans un bouchon lyonnais, le bonheur.