What France eats, plate by plate, across every city we cover.
69 cuisines found across every France city we cover on TableJourney. Click through to see where to eat and what to order in each city. Want the global picture? Browse all cuisines.
American BBQ4 places in Lille
Argentine1 place in Paris
Asian fusion3 cities
Bakery14 cities · Lyon takes its bread and chocolate seriously, and the city has long blurred the line between the boulangerie and the haute chocolaterie.
Basque2 cities · Basque cooking brings the produce and bold flavours of the southwest to Paris: piquillo peppers, Bayonne ham, salt cod and the famous gâteau Basque.
Belgian1 place in Nantes
Bistro5 cities · The bistro in Nice keeps the daytime, terrace-led register of a small Riviera city.
Brasserie14 cities · The brasserie gives Bordeaux its all-day room: oysters, steak, a glass of claret and a long zinc bar, open from lunch into the late evening.
Brewery14 cities
British gastropub2 cities · Strasbourg's pub scene is small, and the gastropub idea of careful food served at the bar barely registers as a category here.
Brunch13 cities · Brunch is a more recent arrival in a city built around the midday lunch, and it tends to cluster where the third-wave coffee crowd already gathers.
Burgers4 cities · The burger arrived in Toulouse via food trucks and casual counters rather than diners, and the best are handmade with regional beef.
Cafe14 cities · Toulouse drinks its coffee two ways: the traditional terrace cafe and a growing specialty roasting scene.
Caribbean1 place in Nice · Nice has no established Caribbean dining scene, so this page draws on the broader Riviera fine-dining room rather than a single tradition.
Chinese2 cities
Cocktail bar14 cities · Lyon's cocktail revival took root in the 1er around the Terreaux and Martiniere quarters, where small rooms put serious bartending ahead of volume.
Crêperie5 cities
Egyptian1 place in Nantes
Food hall4 cities · Bordeaux's covered food-hall life centres on Bacalan, the regenerated dock district north of the centre.
French bistro14 cities · The bistro is the heart of how Paris eats: small rooms, a short chalkboard menu and a tight wine list, often passed between generations of cooks.
French fine dining14 cities · Lyon's reputation as a gastronomic capital was built at the top end, and the legacy of Paul Bocuse still shapes the city's fine dining.
French regional11 cities · This is the heartland category in Lyon: the bouchon, the snug worker's tavern serving pork, offal and pots of Beaujolais.
Ice cream1 place in Avignon
Indian1 place in Nantes
International3 cities
Irish1 place in Nice · The Irish pub fills the late-night, live-music slot in Vieux Nice.
Italian11 cities · Italian cooking in Toulouse runs from fresh pasta counters to convivial trattoria rooms, mostly in the southern half of the centre.
Japanese10 cities · Japanese cooking in Nice is best known through its French-Japanese crossover.
Japanese ramen5 cities · Ramen reached Bordeaux through its compact Japanese scene, and the bowls are found in Saint-Pierre's pedestrian streets.
Japanese sushi2 places in Reims
Jewish deli1 place in Bordeaux · Deli-style cooking is a small thread in Bordeaux, woven into the market culture rather than standing as its own scene.
Korean3 places in Reims
Laotian2 places in Reims
Latin American3 places in Montpellier
Levantine8 cities · Levantine cooking, with its mezze, grills and flatbreads, sits comfortably alongside Lyon's broader Mediterranean leanings.
Mediterranean6 cities · If any cuisine defines Marseille it is the broad Mediterranean kitchen, built on the day's catch, olive oil, herbs and sun.
Mexican2 cities
Middle Eastern5 cities · Middle Eastern cooking in Lyon is best sampled on the Croix-Rousse slopes, where small kitchens trade on flavour over formality.
Modern European6 cities · Modern European cooking in Nice means market produce filtered through a contemporary Riviera lens.
Moroccan3 cities · Moroccan kitchens bring tagine, couscous and slow cooked lamb to Toulouse, mostly across the river in Saint-Cyprien and the southern lanes.
Niçoise20 places in Nice
Nordic1 place in Nantes
Peruvian1 place in Lyon · Peruvian cooking is a rarity in Lyon, a single bright outlier in a city dominated by its own traditions.
Pizzeria7 cities · Marseille pizza has its own tradition, thin and wood-fired, often half-and-half with one side anchovy.
Poke1 place in Nantes
Portuguese1 place in Nantes
Ramen1 place in Nantes
Russian1 place in Strasbourg · Russian and Eastern European cooking is a rare find in Strasbourg, a city defined by its Alsatian and wider French tables.
Sandwich6 cities · The sandwich, in the French sense, leans on good bread and good charcuterie, both of which Lyon has in abundance.
Seafood9 cities · Seafood in Nice runs from the oyster counter to the Mediterranean catch on the port.
Sicilian1 place in Marseille · Sicilian cooking shares much with Marseille's own Mediterranean palate, from anchovies to aubergine and citrus.
South African1 place in Nice · South African cooking is a rarity on the Riviera, anchored here by a single landmark kitchen.
Spanish1 place in Strasbourg · Spanish cooking is a small thread in Strasbourg, mostly tapas rather than full Iberian kitchens.
Spanish tapas5 cities · Bordeaux sits close enough to the Spanish border for tapas to feel native, and the small-plate bars cluster in Saint-Pierre.
Steakhouse2 places in Montpellier
Street food13 cities · Lyon's street food sits at the meeting point of its market tradition and its newer festival culture.
Swiss1 place in Strasbourg · Swiss and Savoyard cooking surfaces in Strasbourg mainly through cheese, a natural fit in a region that takes dairy seriously.
Taiwanese2 places in Nantes
Tasting menu4 cities · The tasting menu is where Lyon's chefs show their hand, and the city offers it across a wide range of registers.
Thai1 place in Nantes
Tibetan1 place in Toulouse · Tibetan and Himalayan cooking is a rare find in Toulouse, built around momo dumplings and warming noodle soups.
Tunisian5 places in Marseille · Tunisian cooking is one of Marseille's most rooted immigrant kitchens, strongest in the streets around the Marche des Capucins and Rue d'Aubagne.
Turkish5 cities · Turkish food in Toulouse is largely the work of late opening kebab and grill counters serving the going out crowd.
Valencian2 places in Nice · Nice has no Valencian dining tradition of its own, so this page rests on a single multi-floor Carre d'Or room.
Vegan1 place in Lille
Vegetarian7 cities · Vegetable-led cooking has found a clear home in the Cours Julien quarter, where Marseille's independent kitchens cluster.
Vietnamese6 cities · Vietnamese cooking gives Toulouse some of its best value eating, from pho counters to banh mi windows.
West African2 cities
Wine bar14 cities · The natural wine bar has become one of the surest ways to drink in Lyon, helped by the city's proximity to Beaujolais and the northern Rhone.Tours, tastings and classes from the cities on this page, bookable on GetYourGuide.
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