5 Lyon Street Food Tours Worth Booking

1.Lyon Morning Food Market Tasting Tour in Les Halles Paul Bocuse

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $156Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at 10 a.m. for a two-hour walk through Les Halles Paul Bocuse. You’ll taste Lyonnaise specialties, cheese, wine, and other French market foods while learning about local producers, the market’s past, and the women known as Lyon’s great cooking mothers. Guides have included Sonia, Helen, Catherine, and Elise.

“Catherine our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the food and the architecture of France. She made this experience very enjoyable.”

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2.Lyon Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $84Top rated

Join a local guide at 11 a.m. for a three-hour walk through Lyon’s Presqu’île, Croix-Rousse, and Vieux Lyon. You’ll taste more than nine Lyonnais products, drink a small draft beer, see street art and traboules, and finish near the courthouse. The route suits first-time visitors who want food and city orientation together.

“The people, presentations and food! I loved it! The walk was easy to do and the tour was centrally located!”

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3.Lyon: Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 15 reviews · from $76Best value

Walk from the Croix-Rousse slopes toward Vieux Lyon while stopping at five local food addresses for four savory tastings and one sweet treat. Your English- or French-speaking guide pairs Lyonnaise bites with street art and city stories. Groups are limited to 10, but the tour is not suitable for vegetarians.

“The tour was the perfect combination of the food, the street art and the history of the city. Shirine was so personable and knowledgeable. Much larger portions of the food than expected. All delicious.”

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4.Lyon: Street Art & Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $117

Meet Emma, Camélia, or another ONCITY guide at the Fresque des Canuts for a two-hour walk through Croix-Rousse and the peninsula. Learn how Lyon’s street art is made, then sample generous portions of street food, including bagels, Lebanese dishes, and empanadas. The group is limited to 12 people.

“It was lovely to have a guide to take us through the Croix-Rousse neighborhood. As first time visitors to Lyon, we would never have been able to navigate this sort of walk on our own. We also enjoyed sampling the fare offered by local food vendors. The vegetarian bagel sandwiches, the sampling of Lebanese food, and the empanadas were all very good.”

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5.Lyon Private Walking Tour and Food Market Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $772

Walk through Lyon with a private English-speaking guide, beginning at Marché Saint-Antoine and ending at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. You’ll see the cathedral, Old Lyon’s traboules, and Pont Lafayette, with time to ask questions and buy food at your own cost. Guide Nichols is noted for his personable approach.

“Our guide Nichols was excellent. I wish we could have gone into the churches. He was very knowledgeable and personable and Happy to answer any questions.”

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