Restaurant L’Alexandrin, Lyon
Every time I go to Lyon I love to try a new restaurant and as there are so many I’m never going to run out of great dining experiences in this gastronomic capital of France. So my lunch choice on a recent trip was L’Alexandrin. Very conveniently situated close to The Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse, another must visit place when in Lyon. The Halles de Lyon is a huge covered market offering every kind of food you can imagine. Many local delicacies from Lyon but also foods from all over France.
Les Halles de Lyon 
Inside Les Halles de Lyon 
Degustation at Les Halles de Lyon
Chef Laurent Rigal
The Chef Laurent Rigal has been at L’Alexandrin since 1997, he bought the restaurant in 2007 and gained his first Michelin Star in 2008.
Laurent Rigal is originally from Clermont-Ferrand and the son of a great cook. He began his career with a pre-apprenticeship at the age of 13. At just 21 he took over the management of a restaurant in Royat, and later became a chef at Clavé at Clermont.
The turning point of his career was his meeting with Paul Bocuse who convinced him to practice his talent in the kitchens of L’Alexandrin in 1997. Laurent Rigal bought the restaurant in 2007 and obtained his first Michelin star in 2008.
Formules Affaire
So for lunch, we ate from the Formules
The amuse bouche flavours were wonderful, a great start for lunch. Five taster dishes – Lentil salad with a small sausage meat and mustard ball, Avocado and st Marcelin foam, Cèpes cappuccino with hazelnuts, Pumpkin soup and Mango with gambas and a foam topping.
Fine tarte aux gambas, copeaux de chorizo, jus corsé 
Cappucino de cèpes à la fève de Tonka, châtaignes éclatées et noisettes torréfiées 
Cabillaud juste rôti, lentilles du Puy à la crème, petits legumes beurre safrané 
Magret de Canard, embeurré de pommes de terre, petits legumes, sauce chasseur
The lunch dishes were beautifully presented and delicious and the service was excellent, with all the dishes described perfectly. The dessert ‘Le Chocolat’ was a chocolate and orange flavour delight and just in case we needed a few more mouthfuls of deliciousness the gourmandises served with coffee were a perfect end to a great lunch!
In 2017 La Gault & Millau awarded Laurent Rigal the Trophee Terroir d’exception and for the fourth year running they have kept their well-earned Michelin Star.
WHERE:
L’Alexandrin
83 rue Moncey – 69003 Lyon
OPEN: Tuesday – Saturday
TO BOOK:
Tel: 04 72 61 15 69
BOOK ONLINE
Visit their website
I visited Restaurant L’Alexandrin at my own expense and these are my personal views on my dining experiences.
If you are visiting Lyon,
click here for a few other Lyon restaurants I’ve visited.
The Ferris Wheel in Place Bellecour 
View from the Ferris Wheel loooking towards the River Rhone 
The View over Place Bellecour
In the Place Bellecour the largest square in Lyon and one of the largest open pedestrianised squares in Europe, we enjoyed a ride on the Ferris Wheel and the amazing views over Lyon. Place Bellecour is surrounded by beautiful buildings and in the centre of the square is a statue of King Louis XIV.
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