Au 14 Février

Au 14 Février is a one-Michelin-star restaurant at 36 Rue du Boeuf in Vieux Lyon, the old town of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Chef Tsuyoshi Arai cooks a French-Japanese cuisine that combines classical French technique with Japanese precision and produce, and Gault&Millau rates the restaurant 15/20. The restaurant works on a fixed daily surprise menu, so there is no à la carte and no printed list of dishes: the kitchen decides, and diners learn the courses as they arrive. This makes it a good choice for visitors who prefer to leave decisions to the chef, but it also means that dietary restrictions should be declared when booking. The menu costs about €110 to €150 per person excluding drinks, and both a wine pairing and an alcohol-free pairing are available, which is a useful option for guests who do not drink. The dining room in the Renaissance old town is intimate and quiet, in keeping with the tasting-menu format; dress is smart-casual to smart. Because the room is small and the format is fixed, reservations are required and should be made well ahead, especially for Friday and Saturday evenings and the busy tourist months. Opening times are described differently by sources: dinner Tuesday to Saturday with limited lunch service, or Monday to Friday evenings, so the schedule should be confirmed at the time of booking. No dedicated website was found in the data, so reservations are made through the restaurant's usual channels. The address, on a street in the Vieux Lyon quarter between the Saône and the Fourvière hill, suits a visit combined with the cathedral, the traboules and the Roman theatres.