Best Lyon specialties

814 duels later, Bugnes is still #1 in the Lyon specialty dishes ranking, with Saucisson brioché close behind.

Bugnes wins 65% of its duels and leads with 1329 ELO points, 16 points ahead of Saucisson brioché at 1313. The sharpest divide appears lower: 38 ELO points separate Pâté en croûte in third place from Rosette de Lyon in fourth. Despite a 67% win rate over 33 duels, Pâté en croûte remains trapped behind the podium's top two. Rosette de Lyon, a famed Lyon sausage, sits at 1262 ELO with a modest 52% win rate. The bottom tells a harsher story: Grattons languishes at 1051 ELO with just 25% of its 32 duels won, while Cervelle de canut and Coussin de Lyon fare only slightly better at 32% and 31% respectively. The gap between Bugnes at the summit and Grattons at the floor stretches to 278 ELO points, revealing how strongly voters divide on these regional staples.

This ranking draws on 814 duels judged by 33 players across 11 Lyon specialty dishes, updated on 12 October 2026. Whether you side with the fried dough of Bugnes or prefer the contentious spread of Cervelle de canut, your vote shapes the community verdict. Head to VAINKEURZ and pick your side in the next duel.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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