The 15 Food Tours in Lyon That Earn Their Price

1.Food Tour in Lyon – A Full Taste of France by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 603 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $92Our pick

Walk Lyon’s Old Town and Presqu’île with an English-speaking local guide, tasting charcuterie, wine, quenelle, sweets, praluline, and chocolate at five stops. Guides such as Elisabetta, Anna, Nathalie, and Marion add food lore and city history. The small group has no more than 12 people, and the 3.5-hour route ends where it begins.

“Food, wine, walking and excellent conversation - thoroughly recommend this tour as a great introduction to Lyon and its cuisine.”

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2.Lyon Old Town Food Tour with 6 French Delicacies & Fine Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 575 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Walk through Vieux Lyon and across Place Bellecour while tasting six French specialties, local wine, praline brioche, chocolates, cheese, charcuterie, a bouchon main course, and Mokxa coffee. Guides such as Nathalie, Oliver, Charlotte, Anna, and Ash add history and practical food tips. Choose a group of up to 12 or a private outing.

“Friendly and knowledgeable guide (thank you Natalie!) We learned a lot about local food and the history of Lyon Wouid highly recommend!”

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3.Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 453 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Walk Vieux Lyon with a French or English-speaking guide such as Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, or Manu. Over four hours, visit five local food stops and sample about 14 servings of cheese, meats, pastries, ice cream, wine, beer, and other Lyon specialties. The route also includes the Cathedral of St. Jean and historic traboules.

“Nathalie was amazing! We were only 4 in our group so it was essentially a private tour. By the end of the tour, we regret not doing this at the start of our Lyon trip as it would have been so helpful to know the history and how to choose a very authentic bouchon. Would highly recommend.”

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4.Lyon Old Town Food Tour with Local Specialties Tasting & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 395 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Spend four hours walking Lyon’s UNESCO-listed Old Town with a small group of up to 12. Guides such as Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, and Jeremy connect cheese, charcuterie, wine, bouchon cooking, silk, and local history. Six tasting breaks include more than 10 products, lunch, water, and coffee or tea.

“Our guide Jeremy was excellent. Knowledgeable and cheerful. The tastings were lovely. Excellent cheeses, charcuterie and the taste of a Lyonnaise Bouchon. Also interesting history of Vieux Lyon! Highly recommend this tour.”

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5.Golden Stones Beaujolais Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 387 reviews · from $113

From Lyon’s Bellecour Square, join a small English-speaking group for a 258-minute trip through southern Beaujolais. Visit golden-stone Oingt, taste wines with a family winemaker, and share a traditional Lyon mâchon of cold meats and cheese. Guides such as Rachel, François, Yann, and Vladimir bring local wine and history to life.

“Our Beaujalais wine tour was fantastic..The comfortable ride thru the Golden Stones countryside to the town of Oingt and Dominic's family winery was very scenic.Rachel our guide was delightful..Her knowledge and informtion certianly completed the tour. The wines we tasted were excellent and insight into the process and issues into running a family winery only added to this great tour..highly reommended..”

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6.Afternoon Old Town Food tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

Spend three hours in Vieux Lyon with a local English-speaking guide, visiting four tasting stops for charcuterie, cheese, wine, sweets, beer, and chocolate. Along the way, see Saint Jean Cathedral and secret traboules. Guides such as Nathalie, Anais, Jeremy, and Nico add local history and practical tips.

“This is not a thorough presentation of French gastronomie but a very brief intro. The guide was friendly and somewhat entertaining. Beside food shops we also went to a silk shop.”

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7.Lyon Sunset Food Tour – A Full Taste of France by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Start at Saint-Jean Cathedral at 5:30 pm for a 3.5-hour walking meal through Vieux Lyon. You will sample regional cheese, charcuterie, Côtes du Rhône wine, quenelle, praluline brioche, and a local herbal liqueur. Guides such as Nathalie, Anna, Oscar, and Semaan add history and practical city tips.

“Nathalie was a cheerful and informative guide, and took us to eating establishments in Lyon that we would not have known about. It was helpful having someone to explain the culture and history of the city, and the food was delicious!”

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8.4h Complete Lyon Experience: E-Bike, Food Tasting & Old Town Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 228 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96

Ride an electric bike from central Lyon along the Saône and Rhône, through Tête d’Or Park, past Place Bellecour and Croix-Rousse, then stop for regional cheese, cold cuts, and a drink. Finish with a guided walk through Vieux Lyon, its traboules, Renaissance streets, and cathedral views. The route is in English and limited to 10 people.

“I always like to get oriented in a new city with a guided tour. E-bikes obviously give you a wider range and this was a great choice for starting our visit to Lyon. There are two and four hour options. If you do the two you cut off the snack stop and the climb to the Notre Dame Basilica. I am glad we did the four hours but know that most of the real value is in the first two hours. The food tasting is only on the four hours and it is not a food tour: just a stop for sausages, pickles, bread and a drink. For some reason…”

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9.Lyon Sunset Food Tour: Full Meal of Lyon’s Best Bites

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 223 reviews · 3h 30m · from $99

Meet your English or French-speaking guide at Place Saint-Jean for a 210-minute walk through Vieux Lyon. You’ll visit at least four food stops for cheese, charcuterie, wine, quenelle, praluline, chocolate, or a regional liqueur. Guides such as Nathalie, Elisabetta, Semaan, and Anna bring food history and local tips to each stop.

“Our guide was great and the tour covered more than just food but also some local content. Would definitely recommend this tour.”

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10.Food Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 198 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Spend three hours walking through Vieux Lyon with a French or English-speaking local guide. Between historic traboules, stop for four tastings: Lyonnaise cold cuts with red wine, regional cheeses with white wine, praline pie, and chocolates with beer. From April through October, the final tasting may be artisanal ice cream. Guides such as Nathalie, Manou, Eric, and Yannick are praised for lively local stories.

“Cheri was magnificent, and the vendors we visited were gracious and wonderfully informative and entertaining.”

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11.Cultural Food & Wine Tour, in the famous Halles Bocuse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $48Best value

Meet Eillin at 9:00 am for a two-hour cultural food walk centered on Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. Expect Lyonnais specialties, wine, architecture, traboules, and stories about Michelin, silk, and bouchon cooking. Confirm the tasting details before booking, since the official inclusions say food and drinks are not included.

“Eillin is a very knowledgeable guide who is passionate about Lyon’s history, food and wine. Eillin has an engaging personality which made for a relaxed and fun tour.”

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12.Secret Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 160 reviews · from $117

Spend three hours walking from Vieux Lyon to the Presqu’île with an English-speaking guide such as Charlotte, Ash, Anna, or Sybille. Taste Canut-style savory food, wine, pastry, a seasonal hot dish, local cheese, and a secret dish. Expect history, traboules, monuments, and plenty of food, but also uneven streets and a menu that can change.

“I loved learning the history of Lyon through its food.”

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13.Guided Food Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 101 reviews · from $74

Spend three hours tasting Lyon specialties with a French or English-speaking guide from NO DIET CLUB. Expect praluline, regional charcuterie and cheeses, an exceptional burger, hazelnut pillows, and changing surprises. The small group is limited to eight, with guides such as Chloé, Hadir, Clémentine, Lucy, Astrid, and Clara leading food stops and sharing city tips.

“Hadir was an amazing guide! We made 6 stops with some amazing iconic Lyon food and some street foods! Great experience and very knowledgeable.”

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14.Lyon Old Town Private Food Tour with 6 French Delicacies & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $404

Walk Lyon’s Old Town and city center with an English-speaking guide such as Nathalie, Anna, Rosie, or Sibylle. Taste charcuterie, cheeses, pastries, praline brioche, wine, a hot bouchon dish, coffee, and two sweet treats while exploring traboules, Saint-Jean, Place Bellecour, and Hôtel-Dieu.

“Nathalie is an amazing guide, loved the tour! Delicious, it’s worth the money, and lots of great historical tidbits about Lyon.”

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15.Lyon Old Town Food Tour: Full French Meal with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 83 reviews · 3h 30m · from $99

Spend three and a half hours walking from Place Saint-Jean through Vieux Lyon and the Presqu’île, stopping at at least four food spots. Guides such as Stephanie, Elisabetta, Nathalie, and Anna explain Lyon’s food traditions, architecture, and local life in English, with tastings changing by season and availability.

“Wonderful tour! Learned a lot about Old Town and ate some delicious food”

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