Le Salon du Beaujolais ★ 4.3
16 by the glassLyon 1er
Lyon bar combining a curated vinyl record selection with a Beaujolais Cru and natural-wine glass list, popular with the city's younger wine-literate audience.
The list: A Lyon bar that curates Beaujolais Cru wines by the glass alongside a vinyl record selection, a format that has grown in popularity among the Lyon natural-wine audience
Tip: The Salon du Beaujolais format, vinyl plus natural Gamay, is representative of how Lyon's younger bar scene has adopted the Cru Beaujolais renaissance as its house style.
Les Ateliers du Vin ★ 4.4
18 by the glassLyon Presqu'ile
A Presqu'ile natural-wine bar pouring Cru Beaujolais and Rhone grower wines in an intimate vinyl-and-candlelight atmosphere.
The list: Natural-wine bar in Lyon's Presqu'ile combining a curated Beaujolais and Rhone glass list with background vinyl and an intimate evening atmosphere centred on grower discovery
Tip: The Presqu'ile natural-wine bar scene is the urban complement to the Beaujolais countryside; several bars here pour the same Lapierre and Foillard Morgon that fills the Villié-Morgon domaine lists.
La Cave des Vignerons ★ 4.0
14 by the glassVillefranche-sur-Saone
A Villefranche-sur-Saone wine bar with background music and a grower-Beaujolais list, popular with local vignerons on market days.
The list: Wine bar with background music and a Beaujolais-focused list, popular among growers and cellar workers as an after-work venue, particularly on market and harvest days
Tip: Wednesday and Saturday market mornings in Villefranche bring growers into town; the afternoon and evening that follow are the liveliest times at the town's wine bars.
Le Verre a Pied (Vieux-Lyon) ★ 4.3
16 by the glassLyon Vieux-Lyon
A Vieux-Lyon wine bar serving Cru Beaujolais and Rhone natural wines by the glass in a candlelit standing-room format until late.
The list: A Vieux-Lyon natural-wine bar with a curated evening selection of Cru Beaujolais and Rhone wines, background vinyl, and a convivial standing-room format attracting a mixed local and visitor crowd after restaurant dinners
Tip: Vieux-Lyon's cobbled streets are at their most atmospheric after 22:00; the wine bar circuit in the Saint-Jean quarter is where Lyon's natural-wine audience gathers late.
Auberge du Cep (evening wine service) ★ 4.6
20 by the glassFleurie
The candlelit restaurant-wine bar at the Auberge du Cep in Fleurie, the village's leading table, with a full Cru Beaujolais list emphasising older vintages of Fleurie and Morgon.
The list: The candlelit evening wine service at the Auberge du Cep in Fleurie village pairs a full Beaujolais Cru list with regional cuisine; the cellar emphasises Fleurie, Moulin-a-Vent, and Morgon older vintages
Tip: Reserve for dinner on a Thursday or Friday evening when the Auberge is busiest; the cheese course with a mature Morgon Cote du Py is the house pairing to request.
Chateau des Jacques cellar bar (evening) ★ 4.5
12 by the glassMoulin-a-Vent
Chateau des Jacques opens its historic stone cellar for candlelit evening tastings by appointment, covering the full named-clos Moulin-a-Vent range.
The list: The Jadot-owned Chateau des Jacques opens its historic stone cellar for candlelit evening tastings by appointment, pouring the named-clos Moulin-a-Vent range alongside the entry estate wine
Tip: The named-clos flight covers Grand Cras, La Roche, Clos du Grand Carquelin, and Les Thorins, comparing four Moulin-a-Vent climats from a single estate in one session.