🕐 Hours
Mo-Th 12:00-14:00,19:30-22:00; Fr 12:00-14:00,19:30-22:30; Sa 12:00-14:30,19:30-22:30; Su 12:00-14:30,19:30-22:00
About this spot
Café Comptoir Abel is one of the best spots in Presqu'ile, Lyon. Not a tourist trap — this is where locals actually eat, and we tracked it down for you.
💡 Tips before you go
- Don't rush — French dining is leisurely. The waiter won't bring the bill until you ask.
- "L'addition, s'il vous plaît" to get the bill
- Service is included — no need to tip, but rounding up is nice
- The formule (set menu) at lunch is usually the best deal
Menu41 items
Appetizers
Artichoke hearts and green beans
Fond d'artichaut et haricots verts
¥14.5
Beef salad (sliced cold beef shank in vinaigrette, pickles, sliced onions)
Salade de boeuf (jarret de boeuf froid émincé en vinaigrette, cornichons, oignons émincés)
¥13
Chef's terrine (pork, veal, poultry liver)
Terrine du Chef (porc, veau, foie de volaille)
¥12.5
Crab salad
Salade d'écrevisses
¥16.5
Foie gras with toasts
Foie gras et ses toasts
¥16
Fresh artichoke hearts with foie gras
Fond d'artichaut frais au foie gras
¥16.5
Gourmet salad (foie gras, green salad, green beans, fresh mushrooms)
Salade Gourmande (foie gras, salade verte, haricots verts, champignons frais)
¥18
Hot sausage with warm lentils
Saucisson chaud , lentilles tièdes
¥12.5
Lyonnaise salad (green salad, hot croutons, fried bacon, hot egg)
Salade Lyonnaise (salade verte, croûtons chauds, lardons sautés, œuf chaud)
¥12.5
Meat platter
Assiette de charcuteries
¥15
Mains
Andouillette with mustard sauce and rice pilaf
Andouillette sauce moutarde , riz pilaf
¥16
Beef fillet with morels cream and rice pilaf
Filet de bœuf aux morilles à la crème, riz pilaf
¥30
Blood sausage with apples
Boudin aux pommes
¥17
Chicken with morels cream
Poulet aux morilles à la crème
¥29
Chicken with rice and supreme sauce
La poule au riz, sauce suprême
¥20
Crab gratin
Gratin d'écrevisses
¥25.5
Famous chicken with morels cream and rice pilaf
Le fameux poulet aux morilles à la crème, riz pilaf
¥29
Hand-cut beef tartare with sautéed apples and green salad
Tartare de bœuf coupé au couteau, pommes sautées, salade verte
¥18
Homemade pike quenelle gratin
Quenelle de brochet en gratin maison
¥20
Ribeye steak with Bercy sauce and macaroni gratin
Entrecôte sauce Bercy , gratin de macaronis
¥24
Ribeye steak with sautéed apples and green salad
Entrecôte , pommes sautées, salade verte
¥24
Sliced veal liver from Mother Abel with rice pilaf
Emincé de foie de veau de la Mère Abel , riz pilaf
¥21
Tripe à la mode d'Abel with steamed apples
Tripes mode Abel, pommes vapeur
¥16
Veal head with gribiche sauce, steamed apples, carrots
Tête de veau sauce gribiche , pommes vapeur, carottes
¥18
Veal kidneys with Madeira sauce and rice pilaf
Rognons de veau sauce Madère , riz pilaf
¥20
Veal liver escalope with Bercy sauce and rice pilaf
Escalope de foie de veau sauce Bercy , riz pilaf
¥21
Veal sweetbreads with morels cream
Ris de veau aux morilles à la crème
¥34
Veal sweetbreads with morels cream and rice pilaf
Ris de veau aux morilles à la crème, riz pilaf
¥34
Desserts
Caramel custard
Crème caramel
¥6.5
Chocolate fondant with English cream
Fondant au chocolat crème anglaise
¥7.5
Chocolate mousse
Mousse au chocolat
¥7.5
Half St. Marcellin cheese from Mother Richard
½ St Marcellin de la Mère Richard
¥4.5
Homemade thin apple tart
Tarte fine aux pommes maison
¥8.5
Rum baba with chantilly cream
Baba au rhum , Chantilly
¥8.5
Rum baba with its chantilly cream
Baba au rhum & sa chantilly
¥8.5
Sorbet of the day
Sorbet du jour
¥8
Thin apple tart
Tarte fine aux pommes
¥8.5
White cheese faisselle with cream or red fruit coulis
Fromage Blanc Faisselle crème ou coulis de fruits rouges
¥4
Drinks
Chestnut sorbet and hot chocolate
Sorbet au marron & chocolat chaud
¥8.5
Vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate
Glace vanille, chocolat chaud
¥8.5
Vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate
Glace vanille & chocolat chaud
¥8