Food destinations within easy reach of Paris. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Reims (Champagne) ★ 4.6

45 min by TGVTrain from Gare de l'Est

Famous for: Champagne house tastings and bistro lunches

Reims is the Champagne capital, 45 min from Paris by TGV. Pommery, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger and Ruinart all run cellar tours; lunch at L'Assiette.

Reims (Champagne)

Versailles ★ 4.0

35 min by RERRER C from Saint-Michel

Famous for: Bistro lunch in the chateau-side town

Versailles in Paris's outer suburb is more than the palace: the chateau-side town has bistros, a Saturday market on Place du Marché Notre-Dame.

Versailles

Giverny (Monet's garden) ★ 4.3

45 min by train + 20 min shuttleTrain from Gare Saint-Lazare to Vernon, then shuttle

Famous for: Bistro lunch at Hotel Baudy

Giverny is Monet's Normandy garden village, an hour from Paris. Hotel Baudy, the 1880s artists' canteen across from the garden, still serves a French bistro.

Giverny (Monet's garden)

Provins ★ 4.0

1 hr 20 min by TransilienTrain from Gare de l'Est, Line P

Famous for: Medieval cheese-and-honey lunch

Provins is the UNESCO-listed medieval town 1h20 from Paris, with cheese fairs, honey shops and the 12th-century Ramparts. Booking recommended.

Provins

Chartres ★ 4.0

1 hr by SNCFTrain from Gare Montparnasse

Famous for: Cathedral town with regional bistros

Chartres is the Beauce cathedral town an hour from Paris by SNCF. The cathedral is the spine; lunch at Le Tripot for Beauce-regional bistro plates.

Chartres

Chantilly ★ 4.2

25 min by trainTrain from Gare du Nord, TER

Famous for: The chateau, the racecourse, the cream

Chantilly is the 25-minutes-from-Paris chateau town that gave its name to whipped cream. Booking recommended. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted.

Chantilly

Barbizon ★ 4.0

1 hr by train + 10 min busTrain to Fontainebleau-Avon, bus

Famous for: Painters' village bistro lunch

Barbizon is the 19th-century painters' village south of Paris. The Musée des Peintres de Barbizon sits in the former Auberge Ganne; bistros line the Grande.

Barbizon
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