Food Tours in Lyon: The 7 That Repay the Fare

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at Place Saint-Jean for a 3.5-hour walking meal through Lyon. Taste wine and Rosette de Lyon, quenelle in a traditional bouchon, local sweets, praluline, and fine chocolate. Groups are limited to 12, and guides such as Elisabetta, Anna, Nathalie, and Marion add food lore, history, and practical restaurant tips.

“An amazing thoughtful and comprehensive food tour. Covering a range of local produce and delicacies. Well put together with our food expert Elisabetta. Suited to all and accomodating to those with food requirements. Thoroughly recommend at the start of your Lyon stay. A great introduction to Lyonnaise food and history.”

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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 toward Place Bellecour while tasting six French and Lyonnais specialties. You’ll sample charcuterie, cheese, praline brioche, a hot bouchon dish, wine, chocolate, and coffee. Guides such as Nathalie, Oliver, Anna, and Ash add local history and practical food tips. Groups are capped at 12.

“We had a wonderful time on this tour! The food and wine were excellent, and our guide, Oliver, was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable about Lyon and its history, and made the experience both fun and engaging. It was a great way to explore the city and learn more about its culture. 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 guides such as Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, and Manu, stopping at five local food businesses for about 14 tastings. Expect a lunch-sized spread of cheese, meats, pastries, sweets, and drinks, plus the Cathedral of St. Jean, secret traboules, and stories linking Lyon’s past with its food culture.

“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 through Lyon’s UNESCO-listed Old Town with a small group of up to 12 people. Your English-speaking guide may be Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, or another local host. Six tasting stops cover cheese, charcuterie, wine, a bouchon specialty, gelato, praline tart, and coffee, with history and silk-making woven into the route.

“Had a great time visiting various parts of the old town and tasting local food. She shared knowledge of the city and history, and provided recommendations as well. She was full of knowledge!”

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5.Afternoon Old Town Food tour

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

Spend about three hours in Vieux Lyon with a local English-speaking guide, visiting four tasting stops for regional meats, cheeses, sweets, wine, beer, chocolate, or ice cream. Along the way, explore Saint Jean Cathedral, secret traboules, and possibly Lyon’s silk-making tradition. Groups are capped at 12.

“Guide was very nice and friendly. Food places were good. But, one of the food place was closed, so we only were able to do 4, not 5 as mentioned in tour program.”

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6.4h Complete Lyon Experience: E-Bike, Food Tasting & Old Town Walk

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

Start near Palais de Justice with an easy electric bike ride through Vieux Lyon, along the Rhône, through Tête d’Or Park, and up to Lyon’s best viewpoints. A food stop includes regional cheese, cured meats, sausage, bread, and a drink, followed by a guided walk through Old Town and its traboules.

“To be clear I'm rating a 2-hour ride without food that the tour operator swapped for the 4 hour ride I booked. Apparently I was the only one so they moved me to another excursion and refunded 1/2 of the cost. Bicycling around Lyon was super - the guide, Pierre, was entertaining and led a nice tour of the city. The bike lane infrastructure is great.. I recommend this tour as a nice introduction to the city.”

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

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

Meet bilingual guide Eillin at 9:00 am for a two-hour cultural walk centered on Lyon’s famous Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. You’ll connect food, wine, architecture, Michelin history, silk-trade passageways, and Lyonnais traditions in a group of no more than 15. Check the tasting details before booking, since the listing says food is not included while the tour description refers to samples.

“I took three food walking tours in Lyon. If you are a foodie, this was absolutely the best food of them all. The Paul Bocuse market experience is well deserved.”

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