Lyon Old Town Food Tour with Local Specialties Tasting & Lunch
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Lyon, France
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Tour and taste your way around Lyon on this half-day Old Town food tour. Save hours researching where to find the best local food, and instead, have insider knowledge from your guide. Meet local producers, and learn about Lyon’s wonderful gastronomy scene. You won’t have to worry about translation problems—your guide translates for you, as you enjoy several tastings throughout the day.
- Enjoy several tastings on this half-day food tour of Lyon
- Find out about Lyon’s Old Town hidden secrets from a guide
- Spend time outdoors, get your bearings of Lyon, and meet local producers
- A small-group tour limited to 12 foodies ensures a personalized experience
What's Included
- 6 tasting breaks and more than 10 products to be tasted
- Passionate local guide
- Bottle of water
- Lunch
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Bottled water
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 2 Pl. Benoît Crepu, 69005 Lyon, France
The guide will wait in front of the statue of Monseigneur Lavarenne, near St.George's Park.
End point
- 5 Rue des Trois-Maries, 69005 Lyon, France
Start time.10:00 am
Itinerary
Vieux Lyon (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Children (between 13 and 18) must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Our guide Jeremy was excellent. Knowledgeable and cheerful. The tastings were lovely. Excellent cheeses, charcuterie and the taste of a Lyonnaise Bouchon. Also interesting history of Vieux Lyon! Highly recommend this tour.
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Travelers praise the knowledgeable guides for their engaging storytelling and clear communication, which enhance the understanding of Lyon’s history, culture, and gastronomy. The food and beverage offerings are consistently highlighted for their quality and variety, including traditional meals, local wines, and specialty items like cheese and chocolates. This combination provides a well-rounded and authentic tasting experience that most travelers find informative and enjoyable.
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So worthwhile- you have to do it! Our guide , Natalie took us the history of the food, the town and the people who came through Lyon. She told us their impact and was very knowledgeable on how it all fit together.
Response from Host, Nov 2026
Hello, Thanks for your wonderful comment! 😊 We’re delighted you found the food tour so worthwhile and enjoyed discovering how Lyon’s history, its people and its food all fit together. We choose each stop in Old Lyon with care, so you get an authentic taste of the city’s local specialities along with the stories behind them. We’re also so glad Nathalie’s knowledge shone through, as our guides love sharing their city with passion! If you’d like to keep a little piece of Lyon with you, feel free to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyonfoodtour/ 🍽
Food tours give you food, and also a history of the place. I enjoyed it very much. A stop at a silk shop was a nice addition given the town's history. Lucr was a great guide.
Response from Host, Nov 2026
Hello, Thanks for your lovely review! 😊 We’re delighted you enjoyed the food tour and its mix of tastings and history. The silk shop is one of our favourite stops, as silk is such a big part of Lyon’s story, and we choose each stop in Old Lyon with care to show how food and history go hand in hand. We’re so glad Luce was a great guide for you! If you’d like to keep a little piece of Lyon with you, feel free to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyonfoodtour/ 🍽
Wonderful tour. Luce was an excellent tour guide, knowledgeable about a wide variety of subjects relating to the tour. The establishments we visited were excellent quality and the food was very good. I'd highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to get a thorough and delicious overview of Lyon
Response from Host, Nov 2026
Hello, Thanks for your generous review! 😊 We’re delighted you found the tour wonderful and that Luce’s knowledge on so many subjects made the experience so rich. We carefully select every establishment we visit, so that the quality of the food and wine matches the stories behind them. It’s great to hear you left with such a thorough and delicious overview of Lyon! If you’d like to keep a little piece of Lyon with you, feel free to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyonfoodtour/ 🍽
Nathan obviously loves his hometown and taught us so much about its history. Vieux Lyon is a special place and he clearly loves to share it with his guests. The food and drink were all amazing, and seeing it on foot is the only way to do it.
Response from Host, Nov 2026
Hello, Thanks for your heartfelt review! 😊 We’re delighted you enjoyed the food tour and that Nathan’s love for his hometown came through so clearly. We’re a family-run company and we work with local guides who are passionate about Vieux Lyon, so it means a lot that you felt it. We choose every tasting with care, and we agree that exploring on foot is the best way to enjoy the food and the atmosphere of the old town! If you’d like to keep a little piece of Lyon with you, feel free to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyonfoodtour/ 🍽
This food tour was fantastic. We sampled fantastic food, had a great traditional meal, enjoyed some good local wine and learned a lot about the history of Lyon with an amazing guide. I highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Nov 2026
Hello, Thanks for your terrific review! 😊 We’re delighted you found the food tour fantastic, from the tastings and the traditional meal to the local wine and the stories about Lyon’s history. We choose each stop in Old Lyon with care so you get an authentic taste of the city, and we’re so glad you found your guide amazing! If you’d like to keep a little piece of Lyon with you, feel free to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyonfoodtour/ 🍽
What a great experience! Our guide, Shirine, was both knowledgeable about Lyon and its food scene. She was delightful to spend 4 hours with. One of the best food tours we have been on in large part because of Shirine. Needless to say this tour is highly recommended.
Great variety of tastings. Our host was informative and interesting. Not only did we enjoy the food, we found the history of Old Town Lyon good.
We had a great time eating, drinking and learning. Our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting to listen too. All of the food was amazing and the time flew by.
Such a fun experience! I tried things that I never would have gotten on my own, especially as a solo traveller that speak minimal French. The tour is well paced, just right amount and variety of food, sprinkled with some fun facts about Lyon’s history.
Every food stop was wonderful…especially the cheese monger ..each stop explained the history of the food we tasted….the time went very fast..we had spectacular guide Chirine.
Everyone could hear and understand her perfectly and she made our tour one of the best we have in a long time
It was a great tour, and I gave it 5 stars, but I did want to explain a little further for people so they have a full sense of what they are getting into. I don't think it deserves 4 stars... but I do wish it had been a little different. Our guide was great, super knowledgeable, LOTS of history about not just food but also the area. So think of it more as a walking tour + some food. There was a lot of food, but I had a friend do the Secret Food Tour the day before and they got more food and more local food. The ice cream and sorbet we got, while good and a local product, I wish we had tried the traditional Lyon candies that I had heard about from my friend who did the other tour. I left feeling like I learned a lot more than I ate... I've done Secret Food tours in other cities and I do regret not booking that one instead.
Megan was a superb tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about both the history and food of the region. In spite of the extreme heat, she kept us in shady places and reasonable walking distances. Distances. The selection of food we ate was great. Food tours are definitely one of my go-to's in a new city. I've never had a bad one.
It's 4 hours of history and food. Nate, our guide, was so knowledgeable and was the coolest dude! We had so much fun during the tour and the food... Delicious!
Wonderful Lyon Food Tour! Manu provided a lot of really interesting history and background on Lyon and it's rich food culture. Visited a traboule as well. Plenty of food, nice fellow travelers. Highly recommend this tour!
Nathalie was excellent, really knew about the culture, history and foods of Lyon. Highly recommend this tour especially if you have Nathalie guiding you. The foods we sampled were all delicious and hit the spot.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello,
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed discovering Lyon's culture, history and gastronomy with Nathalie 😊
Thank you as well for your kind words about the food tastings. We carefully select our local partners to showcase the best of Lyon's culinary heritage, so it's great to hear that everything was a hit!
And if you're already missing Lyon's flavours, feel free to follow us on Instagram @lyonfoodtour 🍴
We have done several food tours in different cities, and this was the absolute best one we’ve ever done. We learned so much about Lyon and the food we sampled. Nate was a fantastic guide.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello,
Thank you for such an amazing compliment! Knowing that this was the best food tour you've experienced is truly rewarding for our team 😊
We're delighted that you enjoyed learning about Lyon's history, culture and gastronomy along the way. And thank you for your kind words about Nathalie—she puts a tremendous amount of passion and care into every tour, and it shows. If you're already missing Lyon's flavours, feel free to follow us on Instagram @lyonfoodtour 🍴
A great tour with a mix of both food and history. We tried a variety of foods and learned so much about the city!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello,
Thank you for your kind review! We're glad you enjoyed the combination of food and history that makes Lyon so unique 😊
Our goal is to help visitors discover not only the city's specialties, but also the stories and traditions behind them, so it's wonderful to hear that you learned a lot while enjoying a variety of local flavours. If you're already missing Lyon's gastronomy, feel free to follow us on Instagram @lyonfoodtour 🍴
Great combination of history and culture and food. Lots of variety and stops. Very engaging tour guide. We went back to two stops after the tour to purchase items.
Excellent guide, great information, good humor, good relationship with the shop owners. Excellent food tasted.
Amazing you won’t regret , bring your appetite , walked threw old town, learned so much , had excellent conversations and discussions!
Nico was very knowledgeable, making the whole experience wonderful & amazing. The experience was made even better with his great command of the English language.
Megan, our tour guide, was fantastic. We learned a lot about Lyon, its history and its links to its gastronomy. And the food and wine were awesome!
This tour is definitely worth the money! Our guide was very knowledgeable about the culture and history of Lyon. All of the stops were incredibly informative and interactive. I loved everything from the cheese and chocolates to the silk: the wine was also delicious as was the samples of traditional lyonnaise cuisine.
Pros: our tour guide was great and super knowledgeable. The cheese, silk shop, and chocolates were all an amazing experience. Highly recommend this tour!
Cons: traditional Lyon food (as far as the main meals go) may not be what most people expect when they think of French food. It’s not the “wow” kind of flavors packed with rich complex layers. It’s just kind of okay. Maybe some people will like it, but it’s not what we were expecting. We recommend researching Bouchon menus to manage expectations
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!
This was a fantastic tour with Nathalie. She is knowledgeable and provided loads of information on food and Lyon. We almost forgot it was a food tour! All of the food was delicious and we learned so much.
This was an amazing tour! Nathalie was our tour guide and she was exceptional. So knowledgeable about the city of Lyon and all of the marvelous food in this charming city! We sampled some amazing local foods and learned so much about the area. We were expecting just a food tour but we got both a food and history tour - it was perfect! All of the shop and restaurant owners were very welcoming and you can tell Nathalie has a great relationship with them all. She also offered suggestions on how to spend our remaining time in Lyon. 10 out of 10!
Great way to learn about French & Lyonnaise food and culture. Our guide, Natalie was excellent, fun and so knowledgeable.
A valuable experience, well organized that
provided us with a true taste of Lyon. Shirine was an excellent guide and had a wonderful sense of humor. She made the tour ever so much enjoyable!
Today we had an excellent tour with Shirine. We learned a lot about the history of Lyon as well as sampling a great assortment of Lyon foods. Shirine was a very knowledgeable guide & speaks excellent English. A very enjoyable day!
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