A Chacun sa Tasse, Lyon, France
Visited on September 10, 2007 11:00 AM
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 Ok, clearly I've just been to Lyon on holiday. And now this is my self-indulgent excuse to write about French coffee houses. |
Don't take this sentence literally, but: France wrote the book on café culture. It's miles away from Britain (about 21 miles), and it's miles away in terms of the number of places to sit with a coffee and watch the world pass by.
As for Lyon, it's France's 3rd largest city behind Paris and Marseille. It's equivallent in England is Leeds, and again it's miles away. By comparison, Lyon is refreshingly relaxed and quiet. The nightlife is predominantly food-based (Lyon is the cuisine capital of France), perhaps except for the Old Town which can get a bit rowdy. Oh, that's because of the foreign students that hang around there (my sister being one of them). All this valuable insight from just a 5 day trip... Lonely Planet here I come.
And as for the café in question, it's not in the most charming of spots. But to make up for it there is an incredible range of international teas and coffees. Pages and pages of them in fact, from far flung corners of the world such as India and Brazil. For a good coffee, try the "maison mélange", a house mix. It's also very friendly, very charming, full of very nice tables (e.g. full of cinnamon sticks) and it's very highly recommended.
A Chacun sa Tasse
Corner of Rue du Griffon, Rue Romarin and Place Croix Paquet
North of Hotel de Ville
Lyon
France
