Paris Food Guide: 15 Must-Try French Foods (by a Local)!

[@buddys_dad]

I fell in love with pistachio crème in Italy. So, so good.

[@seungmoonchoe]

I am opening up a french dining bar in Seoul and gave been searching for authentic french food. Your channel is so informative and helpful in every possible way for me. I wish I had known your channel before my one month stay in Paris last year. Anyway, thank you a million!!!!

[@sa21g22g23]

Superbe et magnifique vidéo culturelle du week end sur la nourriture française

[@MadameX_]

I took your advice and stayed in Battignoles. We loved it! We were there the week before the start of the Olympics. I am thrilled to see that we ate lunch and dinner at these same places!!! I will gladly go back to this neighborhood. Felt like a local! Thank you so much

[@Prizzy999]

Oh my God I'm italian and can't remember the last time I had a croissant (cornetto) or bread with butter and jam for breakfast 😂 truth is I have breakfast only when on holiday abroad. In NYC I used to stuff my face with doughnuts every morning and didn't gain weight as I walked for hours to visit places, same in Paris, where sweets are amazing! I had a French partner years ago and lived near Beauvais for a while, so beautiful! I love French food and sometimes I'll have it. I even have cheese at the end of the meal as a dessert sometimes 😊

[@jeffbarbier]

The Aligot and Saucisse Toulouse is making me hungry! I’ll be there for Christmas for 8 days, and this is something I’ll have to try. I’m sure it tastes even better in cold weather. Yum!

[@LucileHR]

Yes, it's the perfect winter dish, enjoy you trip!! :)

[@jeffbarbier]

@@LucileHR I forgot to mention, before watching this video, I thought you just ate food all the time 🤣

[@MadameX_]

Thanks for the fab recommendation of Battignoles!

[@LucileHR]

Oh thank you so much for your gift, I really appreciate you!

[@GistJeff]

Thank you for the look at the mouth water foods. They look amazing!

[@LucileHR]

Thank you for watching!

[@TripleDinLV]

That last bit at the bistro killed me! It's 10 am, and my mouth just gushed at the thought of cheesy potatoes with sausage; I was gonna have a rather simple breakfast, but now it's potato pancakes with cheese, sausages, and eggs. With a splash of Tobasco, of course.

[@jamesleslie1996]

Hello! I've just finished my visit to Pars August 16-22. Your recommendation to stay in Pigalle was spot on. I absolutely loved that area. Also, natives thought I was cool for picking that area as a first timer haha Thanks again!

[@LucileHR]

Oh I love that you stayed in Pigalle :) Haha love when that happens!

[@vivonasnuvens]

If u like history dont forget to visit the Montmatre cemetery. It's unbelievable. Tons of sculptures, an open art gallery I should say. We always stay in pigalle and love it too.

[@Dashingdiva73]

We are coming to France in September. And we are staying in the Batignolles! Now I know where to get a petite déjeuner 😊

[@joselanchas2843]

Excellente vidéo. Petite suggestion : faire une vidéo des restau "cachés avec jardin" comme l'Eldorado ds le 17 ème où il y avait qqes américains qui logeaient également à l'hotel.

[@aaryanmohananitv]

Emily in Paris❌ Lucile in Paris✅ Love your videos btw 💙🤍❤️

[@alisonsoifer4191]

Omg French food looks fantastic so I can only imagine what it tastes like!

[@LucileHR]

Hi Alison :) Thanks for being here!

[@alisonsoifer4191]

@@LucileHR Hi Lucile 🙂You’re welcome!

[@adaparviainen]

these food videos will always be my favourite ones 🥰

[@LucileHR]

Thank you for watching them :)

[@geovannymorajr.1065]

​@@LucileHRGreat cuisine of France. I would really like croque monsieur. Hi five 🖐🏼

[@stephaneyoung5575]

Sérieusement...j adore tellement t est vidéo...je suis de Montréal et je vais venir pour la première fois à Paris...est essayer tout les restaurants que tu recommande...un gros merci 😊

[@LivingBobby]

😋😋😋😋omg everything waa so soooooo good!

[@maryc327]

WOW! All the food looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing.

[@alisasepe6098]

Everything looks so delicious

[@carlboehm6738]

We enjoyed lunch at P’tit Canon today… thanks for the tip! Loved strolling the neighborhood between Sq Batignolles and the Marche running south from Sq Levis. 😍

[@craigavery8213]

I'll be in Paris, again, in October and then in November. Your video(s) remind me why I love the city.. During your vid I checked out the menu of Le P'tit. I think I shall make a reservation. If (when) I go, I would pair each dish with a wine from the carte. Thank you for your charming and fascinating little views into your life.

[@queeropi]

It's great to see Theo!

[@PamHaynes-oo3ck]

Congratulations on your 3 years!!!

[@SebastiánKörner-j9o]

I wish I saw this video before going to Paris for the Olympics but at least I got to try the canard confit, the Paris-Brest and, of course, the croissant. On a side note, I didn't knew how hard it was to find a boulangerie pattiserie open after 5 pm. Here in Chile we have something called "once" and having pastries for that is great. So I had to settle for the apéro 😅.

[@jamesholcombe4227]

These look great! Have you ever been to the restaurant Le Bon Bock? Highly recommend! Had some great traditional French food here with friends back in June.

[@nocturnus009]

I JUST commented over at GCN that my go to Cafe Stop pastry was <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="402">06:42</a> Babka. It’s something we have embraced in NYC. It’s slowly becoming a UWS staple depending upon whom you ask.

[@hindhader]

I resonate so much, in Amsterdam suddenly all the fancy bakery's have pistachio pastries. But in turkish cuisine it is a staple and there's always pistachio desserts and pastries since thousands of years. But its nice they discover it now too

[@FalcomScott312]

Good evening Lucile, how are you? 🤔 Thank you for sharing these delicious 😋 French foods from Paris, France 🇫🇷 here! I appreciate your videos & stay safe!

[@LucileHR]

I’m doing great I hope you are too!! And thank you so much for watching!

[@themonchster]

We went to Le Petit Canon during our last night there last month… great spot and the guys there are awesome. I think we actually saw you one night in the area but we were too shy to say hi. BTW, your videos were a great help in making our trip memorable, thanks 🙏🏼

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Lucille! That Paupiette de veau looks sooo good! I will have to find it and try on my next trip to Paris!

[@stevemitchell9176]

Do you like rillettes? Which Paris bistro has the best rillettes? Love your videos - they always make me so hungry.

[@akio6505]

Thanks for great tip! We're visiting Paris in Dec with 3 toddlers but planning where to it. Can u please group them say if we were in Eiffel, Louvre, Seine? Thanks

[@yunonnelemora9295]

I tried tartare after watching your previous video. It was so good!

[@ChiquisAngel90]

Hi Lucile! I'm visiting in January. By any chance do you have any tips about traveling in the winter?

[@paulacravello]

Toulouse is a great city! My brother in law and friends are from there.

[@johnrobertwoolley5730]

Super little tour ( Le Petit Canon was closed when I was there last) 🙁

[@LucileHR]

Oh no! I love the p’tit canon and I hope you get to go there soon :)

[@JamieNiemeyer-tz7zy]

Hey Lucille, I have big news for you ! I might be moving out of iowa and moving to new jersey , or London England 🇬🇧 my dad wants to move ! Big step for me, though things have happened so fast well u know part of it with sara losing her life! I just felt u deserved to know sense I consider you one of my really good friends ! Also congrats 👏 on your 3 years of youtube! Love ❤️ you Lucille my friend jamie 😊

[@cheezsticks2071]

Visiting end of October! Can’t wait. Love all your videos

[@hcjkruse]

Bonjour. Lucile et Theo, Merci Beaucoup pour le video magnefique. Thank you for all your videos. Now I must make Tian. I think I watched most of your videos, Theo's videos and a most of a musing Aida's videos now to plan my end of november 4 2024 4 day visit to Paris. I once visited Paris in highschool for twenty years a one day bus trip from the Netherlands ;( I really didn't enjoy it because of not enough sleep, a bad restaurant near Sacre Coeur and a lot more bad experiences. At the end we encountered a pretty violent protest. So this time I have a lot more time and I hope I am well prepared.

[@LucileHR]

Have a great trip to Paris, I'm sure you will enjoy it! And protests are so scary, that's the one thing I don't like here!

[@francescorighini9303]

Is there a link between this aligot purée and the aligoté white wine from Burgundy?

[@ANTOCOOKINGART]

Beautiful shop and delicious food❤❤❤

[@MattyB3]

Bonjour Luclile, My wife and I have been really enjoying your videos on Paris. We are actually coming for the very first time in January, very excited, I was just wondering if you would be able to recommend a possible tour guide, and we could hire for different tours. merci beaucoup 😊

[@LucileHR]

Thank you so much for watching my videos :) Unfortunately I know no one who is a guide but I have a map with over 200 food spots I recommend + I'm working on writing a guide with my favorite walks and itineraries, so that could maybe help :)

[@MattyB3]

@@LucileHR Merci Lucile,That would be great. Would the guide be available soon. We are coming to Paris in Januarty to celebrate our 30th anniversary...

[@gregoryhageage6362]

Ooh! Nice vid with some new places to try. Pair that pistachio pastry with a bio vanilla ice cream cone dipped in chopped pistachios from Bachir and you will definitely get your pistache fix🤤 Time for me to go walking cuz I seem to have put on a little weight over the last 10 minutes.

[@LucileHR]

Yum yum pistachio ice cream!!

[@gregoryhageage6362]

Right?!? Chk ‘em out! They have one shop on r. Tardieu near Sacré Cœur and another on r. Rambuteau a stone’s throw from Centre Pompidou. Ice cream n pistaches…What’s not to like?

[@Zephyrcreadesigns]

J’ai faim!! 😅 Le canard confit c’est la vie!

[@artemisp340]

Bonjour Lucile from Athens

[@Islanddreams11]

I’m going to Fric Frac for a grilled sandwich 😊

[@LucileHR]

yum, enjoy!!

[@TheBigheadValley]

Everything looks fantastic!

[@timyamasaki8261]

Paris-brest looks like a Profiterole except with cream and hazel nuts instead of ice cream. I like escargot especially the butter, garlic, and parsley which I sop up with a baguette. I love both confit de canard and magret de canard, boeuf bourgignon, coq au vin, and pâté. I am in heaven when I get entrecôte with foie gras and a glass of sauternes. Then the Chateauneuf du Pape with the steak. I do like a large cup of hot coffee. Although I like an espresso or capuccinno, it's too small for me. An Americano is better.

[@stufromoz8164]

LOL you know Theo, he is a funny guy.

[@buddys_dad]

One thing I love in France (and Spain) is blood orange juice

[@Fugazinome]

Blood orange,so available in Europe is for some reason hardly obtainable in the States.Don’t know why,as it is delicious.

[@stephenpollock-hill8480]

How about a "Blanquette de Veau, a l'Ancienne"? Its ever harder to find a good one in Paris, it seems to me.

[@wanderfulstops8488]

Thank you for the great recommendations 🙂On your first trip to Paris, we had pain au chocolat, baguette, croissant. We were also looking forward to have french toast but may be due to language barrier the guy couldn't understand, so we couldn't have it😔. On our next trip, we will definitely try the restaurants and food as recommended by you 🙂

[@LucileHR]

Oh that's a common issue, we call French Toast "pain perdu" ( translates to "lost bread")! When I first heard about French Toast my reaction was "oh I didn't know that was French!", I hope you can eat it next time :)

[@wanderfulstops8488]

@@LucileHR thank you so much 😊 we would love to try it next time. Would be really great if you could help us to know where can we get the best Pain Perdu in Paris😊

[@mangcike]

I like the last one

[@franktozier3184]

Are there some good Bistros in the 14th arrondisement?

[@mracer8]

For a moment there at .15, I thought the first food you like to try is your fuzzy Mic!!!

[@LucileHR]

so funny!!

[@Radzoso]

Hi Luclile. Is Paris back to normal after the Olympics?

[@LucileHR]

Yes, a lot of Parisians are coming back from vacation now!! There will be a few disruptions with the Paralympics though

[@oceanbeliever681]

Lovely content thank you.

[@minime7375]

I never knew that the mash potatoes with cheese I make are a French dish☺️ I add cheddar, black pepper and rosemary.

[@LucileHR]

yum, that seems delicious!

[@jamiewalker329]

That's because that's not french: that's cheesy mash. Cheddar is way too fatty, and separates under heat, beurk. Aligot requires a very specific cheese which makes it extremely elastic. It's like saying you've had steak roquefort, but you changed the roquefort for a baby bell.

[@febswelt]

Can I only order main course + dessert in a Paris bistro/restaurant? I am a “small-tummied” gal 😂

[@spiritrider963]

I knew clicking on this video would be a bad idea. I’m so hungry now 😂🤤

[@HelenShaghaghi]

We went to Paris on a day trip when my husband was at a conference in Brussels and although I've been to Paris a few times prior I never took the time to sit down at a restaurant and have a meal/people watch. We could not believe how at 1 pm on a Wednesday, the parisans were taking the time to eat a full on leisurely meal with multiple starters and salads and mains and desert and wine and coffee ... In the states people if they even have time for lunch grab a sandwich on their car

[@VirtualHumanBeing]

There is a law forbidding people taking their lunch at their computer at work.

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job Lucia dropa like for you

[@LucileHR]

Thanks for watching!

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

no problem

[@Durga695]

Not all croissants are made with butter, Croissant au Beurre, you have to ask for it. I don't agree that a leek au vinaigrette is an unknown classic, it was served often where I ate, even in a canteen, it is a common hor d'oeuvre and delicious. I have NEVER eaten steak tartare, though I see it is popular, but raw meat isn't for everyone. The desserts are usually a work of art and the most delicious afters ever.

[@pianoman4Jesus]

All right.... now I shall dream about good food as this is last video before bed. #15 please... Saucisse aligot and #10 Babka.... which Hazelnut is Sara in Estonian. Sarapuu is Hazelnut Tree. So there you have it.... a little Estonian lesson for you in return.

[@zaheerdawood3814]

Does Bobby not like eating tartare?

[@nr9837]

Dubillot❤

[@LucileHR]

So good!!

[@bhavikaarora4498]

Bonjour! I would like to invite you to the famous indian restaurant Le Kaveri located at 3-5 Quai Aulagnier 92600, Asnières . We serve some of the most scrumptious Indian food around! It’s a bit of a hidden gem, and I think Parisians and tourists would really enjoy discovering it. If you could visit and make a vlog about your experience, it would mean so much to us. Your support would help more people find out about this special spot. Thank you so much! Hope to see you there soon 😊

[@louiser9093]

Talking about tartine, I recently released a song in French titled “Tartine”. Feel free to check it out - Tartine, Lou iz - on all platforms :) I’m French but I still love these videos aha! Thank you Lucile ✨

[@BGTuyau]

Maintenant j'ai faim ...

[@terenzo50]

All I want is a room somewhere / far away from the cold night air / and one enormous jambon beurre / oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

[@LucileHR]

this is poetry haha :)

[@terenzo50]

@@LucileHR With just a little help from Lerner & Loewe.

[@brooklyniron1999]

Folks - watching these videos it would seem that all Parisians are bourgeois- this is only one slice of the city. If you want something a bit more authentic head to East Paris (10, 11, 19, 20). You will find the dive bars, the ethnic restaurants - the people who live, breathe and love Paris. This presentation is for the trend chasers with budgets. The Hoxton, Williamsburg crowd. She gives good advice for those folks.

[@thedavidguy01]

The Paris-Brest that you had was undoubtedly delicious but it wasn’t a classic one. It’s supposed to look like a wheel because it’s an homage to the Paris-Brest bicycle race. Not that I would ever turn that one down.

[@Bison-Ravi]

Il faudrait leur dire qu'on trempe nos tartines dans le café et le chocolat. Et qu'on le fait aussi parfois avec le fromage et la charcuterie.

[@richardyance6720]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheHikuky]

Where you get tha guy 😢

[@guillaumepato7423]

Tu prends vraiment tes petits déjeuner au restaurant ?

[@LucileHR]

Bien sûr que non voyons, c’est un food tour pas un documentaire sur ma vie haha

[@guillaumepato7423]

@@LucileHR ;)

[@rik8809]

Unfortunately I’ve had to go gluten-free and dairy-free since my last visit to Paris. Obviously it would take some planning to visit now. How difficult is it to find gluten-free options in Paris? What about the rest of France? Any information would be much appreciated .

[@DesaKapoya]

hi ok 🇲🇨you of love ❤ MedioRegar

[@grahamb701]

I think I put on 1.2 Kg while watching this - thanks 😂

[@yaowsers77]

You know what the funny thing is? When you actually go to Europe and you eat what you want, you're more likely to lose weight! Between all the walking and the smaller portion sizes of foods that don't contain preservatives, it's just better for you! I've gone to Milan, London and Edinburgh so far and I've lost weight each time!

[@LivingBobby]

So funny the dish is ratatouille was not ratatouille 🤣🤯😭

[@LucileHR]

Sorry I ruined our favorite movie

[@msv9637]

Weird.. where are the kababs & gyros?

[@paulheydarian1281]

You can get all those items in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin. 😏

[@MDL-lw9my]

This is excellent food porn 😂❤ cheers 🥂

[@chain2mnm1]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="53">0:53</a> You should be put behind bars for drinking coffee like that.

[@rnguyen2516]

I wonder why escargots are on the menu but the French don’t typically eat it!

[@MrJuvefrank]

Some people think French peasants ate escargots way back in the 1700's. Their economy has been better since then, so escargots is a delicacy which isn't only for peasants these days.

[@MrJuvefrank]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="147">2:27</a> Je te parie cinq euros que tu termines pas ces escargots. Je ne fais que plaisanter.

[@jjj1951]

Coffee through a straw? Pass

[@zulfiyasuleymanova3775]

Nice vid, beautiful please go vegan if you love animals ♥️

[@kv4807]

Are u serious?? I have no money for your map!!! I want it for free please….❤😢

[@bdarci]

I love your videos. Your food and restaurant recommendations are saved for my next trip to Paris. However I must protest against the babka with chocolate. It is just wrong. I know many folks have a memory of their grandmother's chocolate babka, but that was a New World contamination. No Eastern European baker would have ever added chocolate to a babka.

[@LucileHR]

I have to warn you, Parisian bakeries are crazy about babka and are adding a lot of different flavors haha thank you for watching and enjoy your next trip to Paris! :)

[@bdarci]

@@LucileHR as long as I can find a chocolate-free babka, I’ll be happy. I haven’t been back to Paris since 2007, but even then I saw a much more welcoming city than I remembered from my earlier visits (1969, 1972, 1986). I tried some of my elementary French on the natives, and they seemed less dismissive of my efforts. I loved Paris, and I am so looking forward to my next visit this year.

[@jtidema]

@@bdarci I was able to understand all the French spoken to me even if I wasn't that great at creating correct sentences! At my hotel, I found I could speak in English and they could speak in French, we were both perfectly comfortable having the conversation that way!

[@user-ek4nh8oq8f]

She does not look anything like younger pics of her. So, you can draw your own conclusions.

[@francisleveque2939]

Votre canard à 8' est un truc industriel qui sort de chez Métro 😢, Pas trop super de présenter 15 spécialités de la cuisine française et vous "laisser* refiler des plats industriels qui ne sont pas CUISINÉS dans la cuisine du restaurant 😭 Pas folichon pour une française 😰 Bof, pour des américains qui ont aucun goût et qui pourrissent les jeunes avec leurs" trucs " engraissés aux substances chimiques 😡 Veloma

[@MrJuvefrank]

Ce n'est pas vrais.