Best French Foods Every Traveler Must Try
Browse more guides: France travel | Europe destinations Best French Foods Every Traveler Must Try I keep a notebook from my first long trip across France in 2019, and the first page is a list of bakeries. Not monuments, not museums . Bakeries. That tells you something about the way French food gets into your travel routine. This is the food list I wish I had on that first trip. Fourteen dishes, real prices in euros from spring 2026, and exactly where I found each one tasting the way it should. If you're still putting your route together, my piece on the best European city to visit after Paris top picks covers the cities I keep returning to once Paris is done. 1. Croissant and Pain au Chocolat A real French croissant is made with butter, not margarine. Look for "croissant au beurre" on the price tag. Pure butter croissants are usually straight, while curved crescents tend to be the cheaper margarine version. Price in 2026: EUR 1.30 to EUR 2.50, with pain au chocol...