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Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

Lyon Silk Scarf

Philéone (Maison des Canuts)

A 100%-silk scarf made in the Lyon region, carrying on the Croix-Rousse canuts' historic silk-weaving craft — Lyon's most distinctive textile souvenir. [est. price]

📍 Maison des Canuts boutique (Philéone), Croix-Rousse
€55

Pralines Roses de Lyon

Voisin

Whole roasted almonds coated in a hard, jagged shell of caramelized pink sugar — Voisin's signature version of Lyon's iconic praline, sold in resealable pouches.

📍 Voisin chocolatier boutiques (Presqu'île / Croix-Rousse)
€8

Bernachon Palet d'Or Box

Bernachon

A boxed selection of the Palet d'Or — a dark-chocolate-coated ganache brushed with edible gold leaf — from Bernachon, the Lyon chocolatier that has roasted its own cocoa in-house since 1953.

📍 Maison Bernachon, Cours Franklin Roosevelt
€36

Bouchon Lyonnais Cookbook

Librairie Passages

A French-language recipe book collecting classic bouchon lyonnais dishes — quenelles, andouillette, cervelle de canut — a practical souvenir for cooking Lyon at home. [est. price]

📍 Librairie Passages bookshop, Presqu'île
€22

Beaujolais Wine Bottle

Georges Duboeuf

A bottle of light, fruity red Gamay wine from Beaujolais, the vineyard region immediately north of Lyon — a natural pairing with the city's bouchon cuisine. [est. price]

📍 Wine shops (cavistes) across Lyon, e.g. Vieux Lyon and Presqu'île
€10