Best Burgers in Lyon: Presqu'île to Croix-Rousse

The best burgers in Lyon are found on the Presqu’île between the Rhône and the Saône, on the Croix-Rousse hill to the north, around Guillotière on the left bank, and near Part-Dieu station. Look for burgers built on regional products: Charolais beef from southern Burgundy, and local cheeses such as Saint-Marcellin.

Lyon calls itself the capital of French gastronomy, and its food culture runs through the bouchon, a traditional bistro of pork, offal and generous plates. The burger competes with that heritage, and some kitchens borrow from it, with Lyon charcuterie or a runny Saint-Marcellin on the patty. The suburbs gave France its best-known fast-food invention of recent decades: the French tacos, a grilled, folded wrap with fries and cheese sauce inside, was born between Villeurbanne and Vaulx-en-Velin around the turn of the 2000s. Street food in Lyon has a creative streak of its own.

Burgers in Lyon: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Presqu’île, Vieux Lyon, Croix-Rousse, Guillotière, Part-Dieu and Confluence.
• Local ingredients: Charolais beef, Saint-Marcellin cheese and charcuterie such as rosette de Lyon.
• Food market: Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse, close to Part-Dieu.
• Local invention: the French tacos, from the Villeurbanne and Vaulx-en-Velin suburbs.
• Getting around: four TCL metro lines plus trams and two funiculars up to Fourvière and Saint-Just.
• Paying in the Rhône: euros (EUR), service included.

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