Vegan Restaurants in Lyon: Food & Brunch Guide

Creative plant-based dishes with distinct lunch and dinner menus.

Like An Elephant publishes an entirely plant-based menu with a seasonal restaurant approach. The linked selection includes examples such as a seitan medallion with green-pepper sauce and an oyster-mushroom steak with celeriac purée. Lunch and dinner have separate formats, and the menu changes rather than promising the same dishes throughout the year. This is a sit-down meal option, with a vegan cheese selection also described, rather than an early breakfast café.

Before you book Check the current menu and the intended lunch day: daytime service is concentrated toward the end of the week. Earlier directory timetables may differ from the operator page linked here. Tell the restaurant about allergies separately; plant-based seitan and nut-based preparations are not automatically suitable for every diet.

Follow the vegan meal through every course, including optional extras.

Les Mauvaises Herbes offers changing restaurant menus, with a smaller selection at lunch and more choices for an evening sitting. The operator describes vegan plates, while the published menu also offers an optional three-cheese course that is not identified there as plant-based. The practical approach is to choose the vegan preparation explicitly and check any supplement. It is a useful restaurant alternative without labelling the entire business as unconditionally vegan.

Before choosing the extras Do not assume the optional cheese board is vegan. Request a complete vegan menu and ask which current courses are suitable. The website explains menu formats more clearly than individual daily dishes, so check the day’s selection and any additional dietary requirements before reserving.

A multi-course meal rather than a quick stop between activities.

Trèfle presents an entirely plant-based fine-dining experience, with a shorter lunch tasting format and a longer evening menu. The published pages describe four courses at lunch and seven at dinner. This is the deliberate restaurant occasion in the shortlist: give the meal enough time and use the reservation system to choose the appropriate sitting. Sample menus illustrate the approach, not a guarantee that the same ingredients will appear during your visit.

Check the menu language and season The French page currently displays Autumn 2026 menus, while the English translation still displays Winter 2026 and a different lunch price. Use the French menu as the more recently labelled reference and reconfirm the selection for your visit. The short service windows below describe booking or arrival periods, not a promise that a multi-course meal finishes by the last listed time.

A morning café option with more than a plant-milk substitution.

ZEITGEIST’s September menu identifies the whole offering as plant-based. Its savoury selection includes The French Vegan, a croissant with scrambled tofu and plant-based accompaniments. Sweet choices include pancakes and a granola bowl with soy yoghurt. The September weekend brunch combines savoury food, a sweet choice and drinks, with a published 10:00–14:00 window. This is the morning-food starting point in the guide rather than another restaurant that opens only for a later sitting.

Before setting a time Café opening and dish availability are different. The September menu lists some savoury choices from 09:00, others from 11:30, and a 14:00 food cutoff. Weekend brunch begins at 10:00. Recheck the current menu as seasons change and explain allergies separately.