Nicolas Le Bec

Nicolas Le Bec Review

Despite opening his new L'Espace Le Bec in the Aéroport-Lyon-Saint-Exupéry in July 2008 and, in April 2009, his Rue le Bec in the Quartier de Confluence at the southern tip of Lyon's Presqu'île, Nicolas Le Bec maintains his now-traditional hideaway near Place Bellecour. With a constantly changing menu responding to the seasons, the market, and the chef's abundant curiosity, there's always a new take on anything from artichokes to risotto in this postmodern culinary antithesis of traditional Lyonnais bouchon cooking. Le Bec's past triumphs include his duck foie gras with black figs and his roast crayfish with purple artichokes, and fans keep packing this place to see what new wonders he has up his sleeve.