Made it to Bar Lyon. We loved it (though we didn’t eat a lot - what we had we enjoyed very much).
The space has a french feel with a curtain in the window, a long banquet along one wall with tables along it, a bar on the other side, and an open kitchen at the end of the space. The bar wasn’t piled high with liquor bottles, which while subtle was clearly influenced by what bar spaces look like in France (or at least our experience of them). We sat at the bar since we were only going to have a drink and few bites and then off to our even (which was serving food as well we found out).
We had the Little Prince cocktail which is a “french” twist on a sidecar - cognac, lemon, champagne, and an absinthe bitters. It was great. We each had two (made by different bar tenders) one was a little heavier on the bitters, which we preferred. The first tasted more like a traditional sidecar and we couldn’t notice the absinthe note.
We just ordered two items to share - gougeres and the quenelle of pike. The quenelle was light and very well done with a very rich lobster sauce . . . we’d order that again in a heartbeat. (Of course it is Boston, so the portion was small and the relative price high - 3 years here and still adjusting).
We also loved the gougeres but they weren’t what we were expecting. They included pieces of what I would guess was saucisson sec which was nice. But they were fried, which we weren’t expecting (we’ve always had them baked). The frying gave them a very crispy thin exterior (they weren’t heavy or greasy at all) which we really liked. Just a surprise.
The other plates going by looked great, though of course we didn’t try them. I’d recommend checking it out if you’re in the mood!
