La Mère Brazier is a restaurant in the
1st arrondissement of Lyon
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon () is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon.
Thi ...
,
Lyon Metropolis
The Metropolis of Lyon (, ), also known as Grand Lyon (, "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Ly ...
, France. The restaurant was established in 1921 and was awarded the prestigious 3
Michelin stars
The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic ...
under its founder and chef,
Eugénie Brazier
Eugénie Brazier (12 June 1895 – 2 March 1977), known as "la Mère (restaurateur), Mère Brazier", was a French cuisine, French chef who, in 1933, became the first person awarded six Michelin Guide#Stars, Michelin stars, three each at two rest ...
, between 1933 and 1968.
It was bought by chef Mathieu Viannay in 2008. The restaurant holds 2 Michelin stars, as of 2023.
See also
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List of Michelin starred restaurants
Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating sys ...
References
External links
Official Website
Restaurants in Lyon
Michelin-starred restaurants in France
Restaurants established in 1921
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