Lyon Food Tour: Place Saint-Jean is a food tour in Lyon.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Route: Three bouchons in Vieux Lyon paired with Rhone and Beaujolais wines
Tip: Includes 8 to 10 tastings; book a week ahead.
Original Food Tours runs a 3 to 3.5 hour Vieux Lyon walking tour with 6 to 8 tasting stops at bouchons, fromageries, pastry counters and wine bars.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday departures at 10:30 and 17:00; book the morning slot for the market and lunchtime bouchon energy.
Original Food Tours runs a 2 to 2.5 hour market walk through Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse with 5 to 7 vendor tastings: charcuterie, cheese, seafood.
Tip: Tours run Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00; arrive ten minutes early at the Halles main entrance and skip breakfast.
Tastes of Lyon runs a 2.5 hour Old Town walk built 50 percent food, 50 percent history with charcuterie, cheese and wine, a bouchon main and a Coussin de.
Tip: Group departures from Place du Change in Old Town; the guide carries a blue umbrella and minimum three to confirm.
Tastes of Lyon runs a 2 hour pastry walk through Vieux Lyon stopping at five artisan addresses for Lyonnais and French patisserie classics with English.
Tip: Tours meet at Place Saint Paul facing the train station; guide Anna carries a blue umbrella, minimum three to confirm.
Lyon Food Tour's bouchon-and-wine walking tour pairs three Vieux Lyon bouchon stops with Rhone valley and Beaujolais wines, run by a sommelier guide.
Tip: Tours leave at 15:00, Tuesday through Sunday; book at least 48 hours ahead in peak months and bring an empty stomach.
Secret Food Tours Lyon runs a 3 to 3.5 hour walking tour starting at the Temple du Change in Vieux Lyon and crossing the Saone into Presqu ile.
Tip: Meet at the Temple du Change steps in Vieux Lyon weekdays and Saturdays, Place Antonin Jutard on Sundays; the bouchon stop is the longest course.