Lyon coffee scene

Single-origin cafés in Lyon

Cafés in Lyon that pour single-origin coffee only, no house blends. Traceable lots, named farms, seasonal rotation.

9 cafés · France

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

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Croix-Rousse

Cafe Mokxa Croix-Rousse

The Croix-Rousse flagship of Lyon's founding specialty roaster sits on Rue Victor Fort in the heart of the plateau…

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Single origin
Presqu'ile

Cafe Mokxa Grand Hotel-Dieu

Set inside the magnificent 17th-century Grand Hotel-Dieu hospital converted into a luxury quarter, this Mokxa counter…

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Presqu'ile

Fika Lyon

Owner Baptiste Miquet discovered coffee while cooking in Buenos Aires and brought a South American curiosity back to…

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Presqu'ile

Kafe Stockholm

The first Swedish-concept cafe in Lyon on Rue Saint Polycarpe combines in-house specialty coffee roasting with…

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Presqu'ile

La Boite a Cafe by Mokxa

Opened in 2011 at Place du Forez, this was one of the first specialty coffee bars in all of France. Mokxa, the…

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Single origin
Guillotiere

Loutsa Jules Guesde

The original Loutsa flagship on Place Jules Guesde is where founder Guillaume Langloy built his handmade bar and…

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Single origin
Part-Dieu

Loutsa Servient

The Part-Dieu branch of Lyon's expanding Loutsa roastery network sits on Rue Servient, close to the business district…

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Single origin
Presqu'ile

Shouka Lyon 6e

The second Lyon boutique of Chamonix-born roaster Shouka occupies a generous 80-square-metre tasting space on Cours…

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Single origin
Presqu'ile

Shouka Lyon Presqu'ile

Originally rooted in Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc, Shouka arrived in Lyon in late 2023 as a bean-to-bar…

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