Food place in Lyon

Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean

Name: Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean
Address: Lyon, France
Price range: €35–55

Rue Tramassac, Vieux Lyon, Lyon

Joseph Viola's bouchon in the old town — a Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking bouchon food properly, in a small tiled room, with a pâté en croûte that has won the world championship.

Veg & non-vegFamily friendlyLunch and dinner; book, particularly for the mâchon, which is by reservation

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Area

Rue Tramassac, Vieux Lyon

Food type

Veg & non-veg

Price range

€35–55

Opening hours

Lunch and dinner; book, particularly for the mâchon, which is by reservation

About

What is Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean famous for?

This is where to eat the mâchon at its traditional mid-morning hour, and it has to be booked — nobody serves twenty people charcuterie and Beaujolais at nine in the morning on spec.

Good to know

Is Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean good for families?

Yes — Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean is family friendly and serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. It is open for lunch and dinner; book, particularly for the mâchon, which is by reservation.

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Photo spots near Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean

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Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Best photo · After dark, when the west front is floodlit and the square in front of it empties — the interior is dim at every hour and the clock is best watched rather than photographed

Best combo: Photos here, then le mâchon at Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean.

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Vieux Lyon & the traboules

Best photo · Around midday, which is the only time the light drops far enough into a courtyard to reach the bottom of a spiral stair — these are deep, narrow spaces and they are dark at every other hour

Best combo: Photos here, then le mâchon at Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean.

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Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Best photo · The hour before sunset from the esplanade, when the light comes across the city towards you and the rivers pick it up — the basilica's own façade is better in the morning, when the sun is on it

Best combo: Photos here, then le mâchon at Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean.

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What Daniel et Denise Saint-Jean is

Joseph Viola's bouchon in the old town — a Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking bouchon food properly, in a small tiled room, with a pâté en croûte that has won the world championship. Veg and non-veg pages sit side by side on the menu. This is a mid-range table - figure €35–55.

🥘 The order to make

Order the local plate rather than the pan-Indian standards - a kitchen like this earns its keep on the regional page of the menu.

⏰ When to go

Timing in plain words - Lunch and dinner; book, particularly for the mâchon, which is by reservation.

📍 Where it is

Find it in Rue Tramassac, Vieux Lyon, Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

✅ The short version

It works for groups with children in tow.

Questions