1836

Georges Hoffherr opens Brasserie Georges

Alsatian Georges Hoffherr opens the Brasserie on the former Perrache marsh. The building was truly unique, with a single span ceiling of 710 m2 held uniquely by three huge pine beams. Commemorative plaques are attached to the seats to celebrate famous patrons.
1838

Lyon possesses over a dozen brasseries. The Brown Ale has earned a fine reputation and is a booming success.
1857

Perrache railway station is opened

1873

After Georges Hoffherr dies, his son-in-law Mathieu Umdenstock takes over Brasserie Georges. During the golden years between 1880 and 1895, he opens four other famous Lyon brasseries: Dupuis, Thomassin, Du Parc and Café Bellecour.
1924

Brasserie Georges is entirely redecorated (current dining room) in a pure Art Deco style with majestic chandeliers. Lyon painter Bruno Francisque Guillermin provides the frescos on the Brasserie ceiling, centred around the themes of harvest, grapes, water and beer.
1936

100th birthday of Brasserie Georges

1937

In economic hardship, Brasserie Georges is acquired by Brasserie Rinck. Only four working brasseries remain in Lyon: Rinck, Winckler, Velten and Brasseries et Malteries Lyonnaises. They will all eventually disappear in the 1960s/70s.
1947

Paul Lutzius, great-grandson of Georges Hoffherr and son of Georges Lutzius (in the photo), manages the Brasserie. The restaurant once again enjoys tremendous success.
1971

The Perrache interchange is built

1985

Didier Rinck is at the helm of Brasserie Georges

1996

160th birthday

World record for the largest Baked Alaska: 34 metres.
2000

700 MPs, alongside Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and his government, dine at the restaurant.
2002

The Rinck family passes over management of the Brasserie Georges to Christian Lameloise. With help from Jacky Gallmann, his new manager from Alsace, they give the Brasserie a new lease of life.
2005

Extensive renovation begins, with the addition of decorative lighting and the restoration of the ceiling frescos.
2006

The Brasserie celebrates its 170th birthday, and the grand history of Brasserie Georges is told through a magnificent new book.
2012

Brasserie Georges breaks a new record by serving no less than 3,245 covers on 8th December, during Lyon’s Festival of Lights
2016

Still family-owned and independent, the Brasserie celebrates its 180th birthday and organises 180 days of festivities to thank its customers.
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BRASSERIE GEORGES, AN HISTORIC FIGURE IN LYON LIFE

Right from its opening in 1836, Brasserie Georges was a resounding success, graced by stars such as Alphonse de Lamartine. And as it happens, accounts from 1857 show the French writer still owes 40 francs. Many of France’s greatest names have passed through its doors, including Paul Verlaine, Jules Verne, Utrillo, Jongkind, the Lumière brothers, Edouard Herriot, Mistinguett, Léon Blum, Emile Zola and Rodin. Commemorative plaques are fitted to the seats to mark the visits of such public figures.

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