Lyon Food Tours: Bouchons & Les Halles Paul Bocuse
Lyon is France’s food capital, the city of the bouchon, the old workers’ tavern serving quenelles and andouillette, of Paul Bocuse and his covered market, and of the mères, the women cooks who made its reputation. Compare the top-rated food tours below, then read our notes.
Top-rated food tours in Lyon
The best food tours to book in Lyon
The most booked food tours in Lyon, compared. Lyon is often called the food capital of France: tours walk Vieux Lyon and the Presqu’île tasting quenelles, saucisson, praline tart, cervelle de canut and Beaujolais or Côtes du Rhône, and some stop at a bouchon.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour | 4 hours | 4.9 (532) | The most booked | Check availability |
| Sunset Food Tour with a Full Meal and Wine | 3.5 hours | 4.8 (356) | Dinner | Check availability |
| Old Town Food Tour with 6 Tastings and Wine | 3 hours | 4.8 (266) | The most tastings | Check availability |
| Food Walking Tour with a Local Guide | 3 hours | 4.8 (217) | Presqu'île | Check availability |
| Guided Food Tour with Tastings | 3 hours | 4.7 (175) | Lyon centre | Check availability |
| Lunch Food Tour with a Full French Meal and Wine | 3.5 hours | 4.8 (97) | Lunch | Check availability |
Our pick: the Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour, rated 4.9 from 532 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
The Vieux Lyon food tasting walking tour is the most reviewed. For dinner, the sunset food tour with a full meal and wine is the favourite; at midday, the lunch food tour with a full French meal is cheaper. The old town tour with six tastings and wine is the longest list of tastings.
Formats: food walking tours of Vieux Lyon and the Croix-Rousse with six or more tastings and wine; bouchon tours; sunset tours that build to a full meal; visits to Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse; cooking classes.
What you will taste: quenelle de brochet, andouillette, saucisson brioché, salade lyonnaise, Saint-Marcellin cheese, praline tart, and Beaujolais or a Côtes du Rhône from the vineyards nearby.
Price and time: roughly 85 to 130 dollars for three to four hours, food and wine included.
The bouchon
Lyon’s institution is the bouchon, a small, convivial tavern that grew from the kitchens of the silk workers, serving hearty offal-and-pork cooking with a pot of Beaujolais. The classics are the quenelle, a poached dumpling of pike in a crayfish sauce; andouillette, the tripe sausage that divides people; saucisson cooked in brioche; and salade lyonnaise, frisée with bacon and a poached egg. A food tour steers you to the real bouchons, which carry an official label, and away from the tourist imitations.
Paul Bocuse and the mères
Lyon’s modern fame rests on Paul Bocuse, the chef who defined French cuisine for a generation, and on the mères lyonnaises before him, the women cooks whose restaurants trained the city’s kitchens. Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse, the covered market named for him, is the temple: charcuterie, cheese, the pink praline tarts, oysters and quenelles under one roof, and the start of many tours.
The wine and the classes
Lyon sits between Beaujolais to the north and the northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu, to the south, so the wine on your tour is excellent and local. Cooking classes in the city teach the bouchon dishes and the quenelle; they are fewer than the food tours but worth it for keen cooks.
Read next: What to eat in Lyon · Lyon bouchons explained
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
FAQ about Lyon Food Tours: Bouchons & Les Halles Paul Bocuse
Frequently asked questions
What is a bouchon?
A traditional Lyon tavern serving the city’s rich pork-and-offal cooking with local wine; look for the official bouchon label to find a real one.
Is Lyon really France’s food capital?
It has the strongest claim: the bouchons, Paul Bocuse, the mères, the market, and two great wine regions on its doorstep.
What is the pink praline tart?
Tarte aux pralines, a Lyon speciality made with bright pink sugar-coated almonds, sold at every bakery and in Les Halles.
Which food tour is best in Lyon?
On GetYourGuide the most booked is the Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour, rated 4.9 from 532 reviews. Also highly rated: the Sunset Food Tour with a Full Meal and Wine and the Old Town Food Tour with 6 Tastings and Wine. The table above compares them by length, rating and who they suit.
What does a food tour cost in Lyon?
In October 2026 prices on GetYourGuide started from about €68 per person, and most of the top-rated options cost between €68 and €113. Longer experiences with a meal, private options and day trips cost more. Check the listing for the live price.