Lyon
You're flying out of Lyon Airport, you have 90 minutes to kill, and you'd like to do better than a Pret. Good news: airport drinking has improved more in the last five years than the previous fifty. Pre-flight drinks at Lyon Airport range from chain reliability to surprisingly polished hotel-style bars in the airport hotels. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to drinking better at Lyon's airports.
Presqu'île · $$$
Lyon's most awarded cocktail bar.
Croix-Rousse · $$
Small cocktail room on the silk-worker hill.
Vieux Lyon · $$$
Cocktail bar inside a former antique shop.
Croix-Rousse · $$
Wine-and-small-plates bar with one of the best Beaujolais lists in the city.
Want a real drink before flying? The fastest play is to get to airport hotels next door — most run polished bars that beat anything post-security. We list them at the bottom. If you've got 60 spare minutes pre-airport, see our shortlist of bars in Lyon proper at the end.
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