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15 French food specialties you absolutely have to try in Paris

Updated by Jordan on 16/12/2019 and Vanessa on 2/5/2023

Whenever we travel to a new city, we are looking forward to trying its food specialties. That鈥檚 why I鈥檓 sharing with you my top 10 French food specialties you absolutely have to try in Paris!

The list of delightful French delicacies seems endless, so I’ve rounded up the top 15 for you. You鈥檝e all heard about the delicious Parisian pastries, and of course the French wine and cheese don’t go unnoticed by the rest of the world, but just what are the best French specialties you can try in Paris?  Read on to find out my top 15 French food specialties you absolutely have to try in Paris!

Read also; 10 Best Traditional French Restaurants in Paris

Some beef steak and yummy fries: Steak-frites

Firstly I will talk about the Steak-Frites. Simple and tasteful, we find Steak-Frites in many other countries. Whether we call it 鈥渂itoque鈥� in Lisbon, or simply 鈥渟teak-frites鈥� in Paris, everyone enjoys this dish for its simplicity. Steak-Frites is always a safe bet. But in Paris, it鈥檚 quite a big deal because we even have a restaurant that only serves this dish.

At Relais de l’Entrec么te, located at 20 rue Saint-Beno卯t in the Saint-Germain neighborhood, you won鈥檛 be handed a menu. The waiter just needs to know how cooked you like your meat. Shortly after, a seasoned salad is brought to your table. And get ready to enjoy a delicious beef steak and the most delicious and crispiest fries. If you want to know a few more places to eat the steak-frites, read this article.

practical information:

relais de l’entrc么te – 20 rue saint-beno卯t 75006 paris

metro station: od茅on

opening hours: open daily 12PM//2:30PM and 7PM//11:30PM

price range: 鈧�鈧�

A trip to the sea: Hu卯tres

If you like seafood and mollusks, you have to try oysters in Paris. Parisians love to eat oysters. There鈥檚 a specific way to eat it. You open the oyster, put some lemon in it, and eat it right from its shell. I鈥檓 pretty sure you will love the experience! My advice would be for you to go to either the Saint-Germain area, or rue Montorgueil.

On the bustling Rue Montorgeuil, there鈥檚 a fish store called Soguisa. It鈥檚 a bit expensive, but they really have excellent oysters! Plus, the salesmen will give you the best advice about the way to properly eat their products! Soguisa is the main fish store in the Montorgueil neighborhood. All the residents of this neighborhood go there to buy fresh seafood and shellfish!

practical information:

soguisa – 62-72 Rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris

metro station: etienne-marcel

opening hours: monday – saturday 9:30AM//7PM

Refined pastries: Macarons

My top 10 French food specialty you absolutely have to try in Paris wouldn鈥檛 count if I wouldn鈥檛 talk about Macarons! We all long for macarons. Correct me if I鈥檓 wrong, but when people come to Paris: to try macarons is always in their 鈥�to do list鈥�! Especially the iconic Ladur茅e macarons. These colorful and delicate look alike mini sandwiches have conquered our taste buds!

Though Ladur茅e’s are surely the most famous, how about trying some award-winning treats by French chocolatier Jean-Paul H茅vin? His macarons have won many awards, and his chocolate is known throughout the world!

Read also; French Cooking: Why is French Cuisine Considered the Best in the World?

practical information:

jean paul h茅vin 鈥� 3 rue vavin 75006 paris

metro station: notre-dame-des-champs

opening hours: tuesday 鈥� saturday 10:30AM//7:30PM

A different kind of pie: Quiche

Once in a while, we all enjoy a nice pie. Here in Paris, one of the most traditional French foods you can try is a type of savory pie, or quiche. In fact, it鈥檚 Parisians favorite lunch! To change from daily baguette sandwiches, Parisians order quiches at the bakery (the 鈥�boulangerie鈥� in French) from time to time! Tuna ones, bacon ones, salmon ones, vegetable ones: we have quiches for every taste!

It鈥檚 pretty easy to make, and if you want to learn from the best and enjoy a nice meal with locals, you should join a cooking class! If you want to cook it on your own at home, follow the recipe in this article!

Try something uncommon: Escargots

It鈥檚 kind of weird the idea of eating snails鈥� I agree with you! But it鈥檚 very common in France! That is why it had to be on my top 10 French foods you can get in Paris! There鈥檚 many different kinds of seasoning and cooking methods for snails, though the most common is garlic butter and herbs. And  I’m still baffled that somehow the French have managed to make even snails taste great.

Here’s a guide to the best places to get escargot in Paris.

Delicious mussels: Moules

Mussels, French fries, and white wine: perfect combination! And while this genius combo actually hails from neighboring Belgium, the French have adopted this recipe into their traditional repertoire. There are plenty of places in Paris where you can get some excellent Moules-Frites. You’ll just want to be sure that the mussels are fresh! Personally, I like the Acadm茅mie de la Bi茅re in the 5th arrondissement. Their mussels are fresh, deliciously steamed in beer and served with a generous portion of crispy French fries.

Read also; The Best Steak and French fries places in Paris

practical information:

academie de la biere – 88Bis Boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris

metro station: port-royal

opening hours: 10AM//2AM daily

price range: 鈧�鈧�

Raw meat for the more adventurous: Steak Tartare

If you鈥檙e looking for another uncommon experience, you should try the Steak tartare. What is it? It鈥檚 a beef tenderloin chopped in very tiny pieces with the right seasoning and is served raw. And that鈥檚 how the French eat it: raw! And they love it! The tartare is one of the traditional French dishes you must try during your visit to Paris.

One restaurant I can recommend for you to try it is Les Fines Gueules, at 43 rue Croix des Petits Champs, but also Les Philosophes at 28 rue Vieille du Temple, in Le Marais neighborhood. These two restaurants are typically Parisian and serve great French traditional dishes!

practical information:

les philosophes – 28 rue veille du temple 75003 paris

metro station: hotel de ville

opening hours: open daily 9AM//2AM

price range: 鈧�鈧�-鈧�鈧�鈧�

A Frenchy soup: Soupe 脿 l’oignon

The onion soup is very famous in France. It is made with meat (beef or chicken) stock, onions, gratin茅ed with cheese, and goes with a large piece of bread on top. Though we鈥檙e talking about a soup, it鈥檚 not as light as you might expect a soup to be! But, believe me, you definitely have to try it, this one one of the most comforting dishes ever. The Bistrot des Vosges, located at 31 Boulevard Beaumarchais, just steps away from Place des Vosges serves a delicious onion soup!

practical information:

bistrot des vosges – 31 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75004 Paris

metro station: breguet-sabin

opening hours: open daily 9AM//10PM

price range: 鈧�鈧�

Wine, wine everywhere: Coq au vin

Next on my top 10 French food specialty, you can get in Paris is the coq au vin! The French love to braise chicken with wine鈥� while drinking wine. The best place in Paris to try might be La Jacobine in the Latin Quarter, where the onion soup is also great. But if you want my true opinion, if you have some time when in Paris, prepare it with locals.

One of the best ways to understand a country鈥檚 culture is through their traditions and food habits. When joining our cooking class, you get to experience Parisians habits and customs, to know the best places to buy the freshest ingredients to cook a coq au vin and many more other stuff. Moreover, sometimes the company is even more important than the food. We get to know plenty more about a culture by hanging out with its people.

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practical information:

la jacobine – 59-61 Rue Saint-Andr茅 des Arts, 75006 Paris

metro station: saint-michel

opening hours: open tuesday – sunday 12PM//4:45PM and 7PM//11PM

open mondays 6PM//10PM

Delightfully floating: Iles flottante

Enough of main courses! What we need now is a dessert! My all-time favorite is the Ile flottante, which means 鈥�floating island鈥�. Yummy! It鈥檚 so mouthwatering. Pretty simple but so tasty. Ile flottante is basically made from whipped egg whites, sugar, vanilla extract and simply floating cr猫me anglaise. Sometimes, it can be served with some almonds or coconut on top of the 鈥渋sland鈥�!

This dessert is very common in Paris, so you should easily find it in almost every restaurants you go to! If you want to discover a few more Parisian desserts, read this article and choose the one that looks the yummiest to you.

Cultured meat: Foie gras

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Foie gras is a luxury meal that a substantial portion of the French people enjoys. It is regarded as one of the must-have dishes of French cuisine, the crowning achievement of this wonderful gastronomic cuisine that makes visitors from all over the world fantasize and salivate when they come to the capital.

Foie gras is made from the livers of geese or ducks that have been force-fed grain. Good news for visitors, but also for Parisian foodies, foie gras is available at many of the city’s restaurants. 

Classic French bread: Baguettes

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The baguette is the French specialty par excellence, whether spread with jam, eaten as a sandwich or just dipped in the sauce of a fine dish. The baguette, with its crusty skin and soft interior, owes its shape to Viennese bread, which was transported to Paris in the nineteenth century. To get the best baguettes, go to an artisan baker,  patience and excellent ingredients are the hallmarks of their bread production!

To be honest, if you stop on practically any street corner, you’re bound to see at least a couple of bakeries. Paris has about 30,000 bakeries (though some serve higher quality fare than others) and even has its own bread festival, which is usually held once a year and highlights the cr猫me de la cr猫me of French baking.

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A meal for vegeterians: Ratatouille

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 Ratatouille is such a popular dish in France that it is available in jars. It is a dish that brings to mind grandma’s home cooking. It hails from the southern region of Provence, thus its flavors are “proven莽al.” To put it simply, ratatouille is a stew of nightshade vegetables like eggplant and bell peppers, tomato, and zucchini flavored with Provence herbs. It comes in a variety of shapes, and the recipes will vary according to the chef’s perspective.

is a modest corner caf茅 serving mostly Provence cuisine, so you know you can rely on their ratatouille. Their version is served lukewarm with a poached egg on top. If you’re not a vegan but want to try ratatouille because it’s vegan, this is the place to go. It’s on the menu as a starter, so you may delve deeper into it if you like. 

Practical information

address:2 Rue Roger Verlomme, 75003 Paris, France

metro station: Br茅guet-Sabin station

opening hours:mon-sun; 8am-2am

An upside-down caramelized apple tart: Tarte Tatin

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If you’ve ever been to France or eaten in a French restaurant, you’ve probably heard of Tarte Tatin. Those who haven’t would be probably wondering what it is. Unlike other desserts such as Tarte au Chocolat or cr猫me Brulee (Chocolate cake and burned cr猫me), the name does not reveal what is inside.

Tarte Tatin (tart tah-TAN) is a famous French “upside-down” caramelized apple tart or Tarte aux pommes (caram茅lis茅) named after the woman who originated it. Essentially, the apples are underneath the dough – quite topsy-turvy. The history of this legendary dessert is no less fascinating – it is steeped with tales of culinary mishaps. Don’t leave Paris without stopping at , an atmospheric bar/bistro in the heart of the Marais, for un cr猫me and the best tarte tatin in town. 

Practical information

address: 30 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris, France

metro station: Saint-Paul

opening hours:wed-sun; 9 am-2 am

A traditional seafood soup: Bouillabaisse

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Known far and wide for its seafood, the bouillabaisse is widely considered to be the best in Paris. If you’re traveling in Paris and want to try something new, then you should try Bouillabaisse. This is a popular Provencal fish soup/stew from Marseille. It’s a fish stew cooked with a variety of fish such as rockfish, bream, and monkfish, as well as shellfish like mussels, clams, and shrimp.

Fish stock, olive oil, garlic, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of herbs and spices, including saffron, fennel, and thyme, are used to make the broth. Traditionally, the dish is served with crusty bread and a garlic aioli sauce. is famous for its Bouillabaisse (for two), which arrives at the table in two parts: a piping hot pot of pinkish fish broth and a silver tray of all kinds of white fish. In any case, it’s a fantastic cup of soup on a chilly or rainy night in Paris.

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Practical information

address: 108 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris, France

metro station: The Pont de L’Alma station

opening hours: mon-sun; 12-2:45 pm, 7-10:30 pm

My top 15 French food specialty you can get in Paris is now over. I hope you鈥檝e enjoyed it and that I鈥檝e opened your appetite! Feel free to share your experiences and let me know if you have other suggestions! I can suggest you another good way to discover French food: try to visit our typical food markets, it really is an enriching because you get to know the locals and to learn a lot about their customs and advice on food. Then, you can also read some fun facts about French food by clicking on this link!

Enjoy! I hope to see you soon on one of our tours!

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