Lyonnais ‘bobos’, or French boho types, flock to this fashionable hilltop restaurant to gorge on tasty homemade cooking in an industrial interior with Formica tables, chipboard shelving and white Paris-metro tiling. A no-reservations policy means the queue snakes out the door and down the hill at weekends. Thirty-something Lyonnais owner/chef Marion Bohe previously worked in London and Shanghai, and her all-day breakfasts, brunches and lunches ooze world flavours. Coffee beans come from London’s Climpson & Sons roastery, Kodama teas are Parisian and La Canute Lyonnaise craft beers are brewed locally. Order Marion’s Israeli-inspired shakshuka (roast tomatoes, peppers and onions with spicy chorizo, fried eggs, yoghurt and fresh coriander) to become an instant groupie.
Contact: ledesjeuneur.com
Nearest metro: Croix-Rousse
Reservations: Walk-ins only
Prices: £
Best table: Any table by the window to be seen and/or people watch
