A pop-up restaurant themed around the Orient Express is set to open in Lyon!

For five days, the second-year students of the LYFE Institute, formerly known as Paul Bocuse Institute, take over a real pop-up restaurant. Located at 3 bis avenue Guy de Collonges in Écully, this unique dining experience opens from March 2 to 6 and promises to take us on a journey inspired by the legendary Orient-Express, blending elegance, refinement, and the spirit of travel. It’s an immersive experience designed as a gastronomic adventure, imagined from A to Z by those who will shape the French culinary scene of tomorrow.

“The Journey”: a menu like a trip across Europe

On board, there's a single five-course menu called “The Journey”, offered at €29 (or €15 for a three-course lunch), crafted as a gourmet odyssey. Each dish represents an iconic stop, from Paris to Istanbul, showcasing creativity that’s already very mature. The journey begins at the "Gar."

and from the East" with a polenta stick and Parisian mushrooms in the style of a tartlet, before crossing the "Parisian countryside" around an elegant velouté of Barry accompanied by scented oil and naturally leavened rye bread.

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Next stop is "Vienna", where the trout reimagined in Tafelspitz style with crispy root vegetables, horseradish condiment, and sour cream creates a highlight. Meanwhile, "Constantinople" excites the taste buds with flamed baklava made with raki and orange blossom. The journey concludes at the "Terminus of the Train Station".rkeci" on a sweet and floral note, blending rose marshmallow and quince paste. A coherent, bold, and truly impressive culinary score for students.

A 100% student project, from the kitchen to the dining room

This pop-up restaurant is entirely conceived, managed, and operated by the students themselves. Cooking, serving, staging, communication, customer reception: everything is in their hands. For a few days, they take on the role of true professionals, with the same demands, the same pressure, and the same attention to detail. It's a real-life immersion into the reality of the profession, turning this educational project into a genuine gastronomic laboratory.

For customers, it’s also a rare opportunity to discover tomorrow’s talents before anyone else, in a privileged and meticulously polished setting.

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