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Petit Lyon restaurant, Wellington, 1983

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Petit Lyon restaurant, Wellington, 1983

BYO restaurant Petit Lyon opened in Willis Street, Wellington, in 1983. It was known for offering a new menu each night based on the freshest ingredients available. Owner Ian Garner stands outside Petit Lyon the year it opened.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1983/4305

by Stuart Ramson

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Perrin Rowland, Restaurants and food outlets – New dining experiences, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39610/petit-lyon-restaurant-wellington-1983 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Perrin Rowland, published 30 November 2012.