The 5 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.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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5.4h 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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