The candlelit dining room at Cendre, dark panelled walls and white linen tables

Lyon  ·  Chef Marius Valcourt  ·  Est. 2019

Cendre

Six chapters. One fire.
A tasting menu told in ember and ash.

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The chef's hands placing a herb with tweezers onto a plate, steam rising

The chef's philosophy

We cook what the fire remembers.

Marius Valcourt trained in three kitchens and left all of them for a single idea: that a meal should unfold the way a story does, with a beginning you taste in the first minute and an ending you are still carrying home.

Everything at Cendre passes through flame, smoke or embers. Vegetables are buried in hay. Fish is hung over vine cuttings. Even the dessert is touched by ash. We buy from eleven growers within 90 kilometres of the restaurant, and when a farmer says the quince is not ready, the menu waits.

“A dish is finished when there is nothing left to take away. Then you add one thing: a reason to remember it.”Marius Valcourt, chef and owner
  • 6chapters
    per evening
  • 11local growers,
    named on the menu
  • 28seats, one
    seating pace
A candle burning beside a glass of red wine on a dark table

“Nobody was in a hurry,
and nobody wanted to leave.”

Reservations

Choose your evening.

Tables open 90 days ahead. Cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before. Popular evenings go quickly, so a sold out time is a good reason to look at the next one.

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Tables of 2 to 8. For larger parties see private dining.

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3 Time

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Dietary notes and allergies

Private dining and events

Close the doors. Keep the fire.

Three ways to have Cendre to yourselves, each cooked by Marius and served by the team that knows the room best.

  • The Cellar Table

    Up to 10 guests around one long oak table, steps from the wine cave. A bespoke seven-chapter menu with a sommelier host.

    from €195 per guest

  • The Hearth Room

    Up to 24 guests beside the open fire. Ideal for anniversaries, board dinners and book launches. Set-up includes florals and printed menus.

    from €175 per guest

  • The Full Buyout

    All 28 seats, the whole restaurant, from aperitif to the last digestif. Weddings, product launches, a very good Tuesday.

    from €6,400 minimum

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A long oak table set for ten with candles, in a room hung with deep green velvet The Cellar Table

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Valid for twelve months, redeemable for any menu, pairing or private dining. Delivered by email within a minute, or printed on heavy card.

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ForSomeone special

Dinner is on me. Eat slowly.

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What they wrote

  • Guide Aurore
  • The Larder Review
  • Table Noire
  • Gastronome Weekly
  • Maison & Table

Location and hours

Find us in the heart of Lyon.

Cendre
14 Passage Vermeil
69002 Lyon, France

+33 4 26 55 01 14
tables@cendre-lyon.example

Opening hours
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday18:00 to 23:30
Thursday18:00 to 23:30
Friday18:00 to 23:30
Saturday12:00 to 15:00  /  18:00 to 23:30
Sunday12:00 to 16:00

Last seatings are 21:00 at dinner and 14:30 on Sundays. Step-free entrance on Rue Grolée side. Dress is whatever you feel good in.

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