FOOD TOURS · WORLDWIDE
The ones worth booking.
The 13 lyon food tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Small-group Lyon food tour with wine, quenelle, pralines, and chocolate. 3.5 hours with a local English guide.
Most Popular“Anna was a great guide, very informative about the food and history, and easy to listen to. We sat down at tables in restaurants for charcuterie and quenelles. The tastings were all top shelf.”
Taste Lyon’s Old Town on a 3.5-hour walk with 6 French tastings, fine wine, pralines, bouchon main, and coffee plus sweet finishes.
“Experienced and knowledgeable guide. A terrific introduction to Lyonnaise traditional cuisine. Be sure to bring an appetite and sturdy shoes !”
4-hour Vieux Lyon food tour with a local guide: 5 stops, about 14 tastings, traboules and St. Jean Cathedral. Lunch-sized bites.
“Great guide (Nathalie) who was a great story teller and taught us a lot about the food culture in Lyon. The vendors/restaurants were super friendly, fun and the food delicious. A must-do tour in Lyon!”
Lyon Old Town food tour with 6 tastings, lunch, coffee and history, in a small English-speaking group.
“Great experience overall. The food tour also came with some historical background and seeing general sights in Lyon. The guide, Shirine, was excellent; very friendly and warm. I’d recommend if you’d like to avoid tourist traps and be told the best places to try from a local.”
Lyon’s Old Town food tour hits Saint-Jean Cathedral and traboules with four tastings, wine and beer pairings, plus sweets for a small English group.
“More food tastings and better organized than any other food tour we chose during our travels through Europe.”
Lyon sunset food tour through Vieux Lyon with cheese, charcuterie, praluline pie, quenelle, and wine—plus hidden traboules and river views.
“The experience took us to four stops in Vieux Lyon, each offering a taste of the city—from cheeses and cured meats to wine and a main dish. Our tour guide, Maya, was personable and knowledgeable, sharing helpful context about what we were trying and its significance to Lyon’s culinary culture. I’d highly recommend this tour…”
4 hours of e-biking, a local cheese-and-meats tasting with wine, and a Vieux Lyon UNESCO old-town walk for $96.79.
“Fun bike ride to see the sights Easy riding and awesome guide We really enjoyed riding in the park Lots of bike lanes”
Walk Lyon at golden hour, stopping for at least 4 tastings of classic bouchon-style bites, cheese, charcuterie, and seasonal sweets.
“Nathalie was wonderful! I wasn't sure if I'd get my money's worth from the tour, and I'm glad to say I wasn't disappointed. The food choices were all good and Nathalie's history "lessons" about Lyon and the food gave me a great introduction to the city. Thank you so much!”
A 3-hour Lyon food tour in Vieux Lyon and Presqu’île with 6+ tastings, French wine, traboules, and the city’s sweetest surprises.
“We didn’t really love the food, but you never know that when you take a food tour. Our guide, Ash was lovely.”
A 3-hour walk in UNESCO Vieux Lyon with a local guide, 4 tastings, traboules, and wine and sweets for $88.
“Our tour guide was amazing. Very interesting and entertaining. A highlight of our trip. We did 4 stops, 1 for cold meat/sausage, 1 for cheeses, 1 for praline (sweet) and 1 for ice-cream as it was summer and warm! Each stop had about 3 to 4 tastings and were delicious. Every stop a person who…”
A 3-hour walk through Lyon’s Vieux Lyon and Presqu’île with wine, cheese in a historic monument, pastries, and a secret dish.
“A walking history tour with some food along the way. The first place we stopped at to sit down to eat was great, the second (for the main course) was average. What made this trip worthwhile was Charlotte’s knowledge of Lyon and sense of humour. She made every guest feel valued and was a pleasure…”
3-hour small-group Lyon food tour with praluline, cheeses, pastries, and more, plus a neighborhood stroll and local guide.
“I really enjoyed the tour, which was the ideal length in terms of time and ground covered. The sampled food was very tasty and filling :). Thank you!”
A small-group Lyon food tour packed with shareable tastings, neighborhood strolls, and helpful local guidance, led in English and French.
“Astrid showed us many fun spots and gave interesting insights into different neighborhoods. We had a fun group with really tasty good and good conversations. Would book again”
