Institut Lyfe, the renowned French hospitality school, has partnered with Michelin-starred chef Yannick Alléno.

Together, they present Pavyllon, a training restaurant by Yannick Alléno and Institut Lyfe Lyon. This new venture strengthens a longstanding partnership based on a modern approach to cuisine and the transmission of knowledge to future generations – just as the collaborative establishment of the School of Sauces did in 2021.

Looking to the future evolution and new challenges in the arts and professions of the hotel and restaurant industries, the Pavyllon training restaurant replaces the historic l’Institut restaurant.

The restaurant, located in the prestigious Place Bellecour in Lyon, is scheduled to open at the end of 2025. Yannick Alléno, head of Pavillon Ledoyen, the establishment that holds the most Michelin stars in the world, is committed to passing on his innovative vision of cuisine and gastronomy to the future protagonists and ambassadors of the profession.

Institut Lyfe offers a student-focused strategy of educational innovation and employability and promotes immersive pedagogy in a unique environment, consisting of Le Royal, a 5-star MGallery hotel, Saisons, the only Michelin-starred training restaurant in France, and now the Pavyllon concept, a restaurant established in Paris, Monaco and London, with each location boasting a Michelin star.

“Embracing progress and implementing new methods is, for me, at the heart of training young talents,” Alléno explains. “With Institut Lyfe, we are building a framework where innovation and transmission coexist to develop the gastronomy of the future.”

“Our longstanding collaboration with Yannick Alléno, with whom we created the uniquely innovative School of Sauces in 2021, is today reaffirmed with renewed strength and ambition, ensuring that Institut Lyfe continues to be a benchmark of excellence for training in the culinary arts and restaurant and hotel professions, with an international and innovative vision inspired by the very best in the industry,” concludes Gilles Pélisson, President of Institut Lyfe.