RESTAURANT ADDRESS

12 Rue Royale

Lyon, France

+33 4 78 23 17 20

RESTAURANT STAFF

Chef/Owner: Matthieu Viannay

OAD HISTORY

First appearance in Top 100.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

It is rare when a restaurant so closely associated with its founder survives a complete changing of the guard. That task can be even more daunting when the founder in question is the iconic Eugénie Brazier. Mathieu Viannay managed to overcome those odds, and after a period of years in which this classic house fell into decline, he has restored it to its former status. At the heart of Viannay’s success are his “gentle twists on the classics of French cuisine,” and his versions of Lyonnais stalwarts like poularde demi-deuil and lièvre à la royale “are so good that Viannay has created one of the rare occasions where both classical and modern food lovers will be in agreement.” One reviewer described Viannay as “a terrific ambassador for the cuisine of Lyon” – high praise indeed, given that the city’s culinary history is replete with chefs the likes of Paul Bocuse and Alain Chapel.

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Photo Courtesy of: La Mere Brazier