The Atlas · Nº 04 ·France

Most Popular French Food

French food is technique turned into pleasure: a croissant shattering into buttery layers, a crème brûlée cracked with a spoon, duck seared rosy and steak finished in a pan sauce. It runs from the boulangerie to the grand restaurant, deep in cheese and wine, and it taught the world how to build a sauce.

444 dishes ranked·24 in the global top 1,000 ·19,642 diner ratings·Best rank Nº 80

Plate I — The Origins

Fig. 1 Where 444 ranked french dishes were born. Dish origin

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The Signature Dishes

The twelve highest-ranked French dishes, by global position.

Croissant, sweet pastry from France
Plate IISweet Pastry · France

1 Nº 80 worldwide

Croissant

Sweet Pastry

The flaky, buttery crescent of the French breakfast, made by folding layers of butter into a lightly sweet yeast dough again and again until it bakes up in dozens of shattering layers. Best warm from a boulangerie, with a crisp golden shell and a soft, honeycombed middle.

★ 4.4|85% positive |766 ratings

Crêpes, pancake from France
Plate IIIPancake · France

2 Nº 128 worldwide

Crêpes

Pancake · Palatschinken

Thin wheat pancakes from Brittany, cooked fast on a hot griddle and folded around anything from sugar and lemon to ham and cheese. The savory buckwheat version is a galette, and a crêperie will serve one after another, a French staple sweet or savory.

★ 4.4|85% positive |287 ratings

Tartiflette, cheese dish from France

3TartifletteNº 172

Cheese Dish

An Alpine gratin from Savoie, sliced potatoes baked with bacon, onion, and a whole wheel of ripe Reblochon melted over the top until bubbling and golden. Rich, gooey, and unapologetic, it is ski-lodge food, invented to sell more of the local cheese.

★ 4.3|112 ratings

Gratin, technique from France

4GratinNº 179

Technique

The French technique behind a hundred dishes, baking food under a topping of cheese or breadcrumbs until the surface browns into a crisp, golden crust. The word comes from the scrapings once prized off the bottom of the dish, and it turns the plainest ingredients rich.

★ 4.3|193 ratings

Crème brûlée, custard from France

5Crème brûléeNº 205

Custard · Also Trinity Burnt Cream

A silky vanilla custard of egg yolk, cream, and sugar, chilled and then finished with a thin layer of sugar burned to a glassy, brittle crust. The whole pleasure is in the crack of the spoon through the caramel top into the cool cream beneath.

★ 4.3|534 ratings

Soufflé au chocolat, chocolate dessert from France

6Soufflé au chocolatNº 214

Chocolate Dessert

The chocolate soufflé, a French showpiece of dark chocolate folded into whipped egg whites and baked so it rises dramatically above the rim of its dish. Served the instant it comes from the oven, molten in the middle, before it has a chance to fall.

★ 4.3|229 ratings

Gratin Dauphinois, casserole from France

7Gratin DauphinoisNº 223

Casserole

The classic potato gratin from the Dauphiné, thin slices of potato layered with cream and garlic and baked slowly until meltingly soft and browned on top. No cheese in the traditional version, just potato, cream, and patience, it is the French roast's great side dish.

★ 4.3|146 ratings

Tarte flambée, snack from France

8Tarte flambéeNº 258

Snack · Also Flammekueche

Alsace's answer to pizza, a paper-thin rectangle of dough spread with fromage blanc and topped with onions and smoked bacon lardons, baked fast in a blazing oven until the edges char. Sliced and eaten by hand, it is the flammekueche of the region's winstubs.

★ 4.3|169 ratings

Magret de canard, duck dish from France

9Magret de canardNº 285

Duck Dish · Also Lou magret

Duck breast from a fattened bird, scored, seared skin-side down until crisp, and served rosy-pink and sliced like a steak. The idea dates only to the 1950s, when a Gascon chef cooked the breast rare, and it has been a bistro classic of southwest France ever since.

★ 4.3|114 ratings

Châteaubriand, beef dish from France

10ChâteaubriandNº 337

Beef Dish · Also Châteaubriand Steak

A thick cut from the heart of the beef tenderloin, grilled or roasted and classically served for two with a béarnaise or a red-wine sauce. Named for a 19th-century writer, it refers as much to the method as the cut, the grand centerpiece of an old-school French dinner.

★ 4.2|96 ratings

Crêpes Suzette, pancake from France

11Crêpes SuzetteNº 383

Pancake

Crêpes bathed in a sauce of butter, caramelized sugar, and orange, then flambéed tableside in Grand Marnier so the alcohol burns off in a sheet of blue flame. A theatrical grand-restaurant dessert, sweet, boozy, and bright with citrus.

★ 4.2|143 ratings

Steak au poivre, beef dish from France

12Steak au poivreNº 393

Beef Dish

A steak pressed all over with cracked black peppercorns and seared, then served in a pan sauce of cream, stock, and cognac, often flambéed. The pepper crust bites and the sauce soothes, and it is one of the enduring classics of the French bistro.

★ 4.2|211 ratings

The Departments

Every French dish in our ranking, grouped the way you'd order them.

The Complete Ledger

All 444 French dishes in the world ranking. Every entry, leaf by leaf.

444 entries
  1. 80 Croissant Sweet Pastry France ★ 4.4
  2. 128 Crêpes Pancake Brittany ★ 4.4
  3. 172 Tartiflette Cheese Dish Savoie ★ 4.3
  4. 179 Gratin Technique France ★ 4.3
  5. 205 Crème brûlée Custard France ★ 4.3
  6. 214 Soufflé au chocolat Chocolate Dessert France ★ 4.3
  7. 223 Gratin Dauphinois Casserole Gap ★ 4.3
  8. 258 Tarte flambée Snack Alsace ★ 4.3
  9. 285 Magret de canard Duck Dish France ★ 4.3
  10. 337 Châteaubriand Beef Dish France ★ 4.2
  11. 383 Crêpes Suzette Pancake France ★ 4.2
  12. 393 Steak au poivre Beef Dish France ★ 4.2
  13. 440 Moules à la marinière Mussel Dish France ★ 4.2
  14. 459 Fondue Savoyarde Dipping Sauce Savoie ★ 4.2
  15. 529 Aligot Cheese Dish Aubrac ★ 4.1
  16. 568 Soufflé Dessert France ★ 4.1
  17. 586 Baguette Bread Paris ★ 4.1
  18. 664 Galette de Bretagne Pancake Brittany ★ 4.1
  19. 715 Moules marinière à la crème Mussel Dish France ★ 4.1
  20. 746 Entrecôte French Beef Cut France ★ 4.1
  21. 805 St. Honoré Cake Sweet Pastry France ★ 4.1
  22. 851 Vichyssoise Vegetable Soup Vichy ★ 4.0
  23. 979 Soupe à l’oignon Soup France ★ 4.0
  24. 987 Mousse au chocolat Chocolate Dessert France ★ 4.0
  25. 1,040 Croûte aux morilles Vegetable Dish Franche-Comté ★ 4.0
  26. 1,120 Crêpes Normande Pancake Normandy ★ 4.0
  27. 1,175 Tarte Tatin Tart Lamotte-Beuvron ★ 4.0
  28. 1,180 Lemon Meringue Pie Sweet Pie France ★ 4.0
  29. 1,205 Pain au chocolat Sweet Pastry France ★ 4.0
  30. 1,215 Confit de canard Duck Dish Midi-Pyrénées ★ 4.0
  31. 1,234 Gâteau mille crêpes Pancake France ★ 4.0
  32. 1,235 Demi-glace Sauce France ★ 4.0
  33. 1,282 Meringue tart Tart France ★ 4.0
  34. 1,334 Beurre blanc Sauce Saint-Julien-de-Concelles ★ 3.9
  35. 1,349 Pain aux noix Bread France ★ 3.9
  36. 1,388 Soufflé au fromage Appetizer France ★ 3.9
  37. 1,398 Florentines Cookie France ★ 3.9
  38. 1,512 Fondue Jurassienne Dipping Sauce Jura ★ 3.9
  39. 1,569 Mousse Dessert France ★ 3.9
  40. 1,578 Beef bourguignon Stew Burgundy ★ 3.9
  41. 1,611 Pain de Campagne Rye Bread France ★ 3.9
  42. 1,627 Saucisse de Toulouse Sausage Toulouse ★ 3.9
  43. 1,629 Tourte Lorraine Savory Pie Lorraine ★ 3.9
  44. 1,669 Anchovy canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.9
  45. 1,736 Fraisier Cake France ★ 3.9
  46. 1,808 Éclair Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.9
  47. 1,810 Bordelaise sauce Sauce Bordeaux ★ 3.9
  48. 1,863 Sablé Cookie Sablé-sur-Sarthe ★ 3.9
  49. 1,999 Brioche Sweet Bread France ★ 3.9
  50. 2,023 Tarte aux mirabelles Tart Lorraine ★ 3.9
  51. 2,076 Tarte à l'oignon Savory Pie Alsace ★ 3.8
  52. 2,096 Gratin de crozets Pasta Savoie ★ 3.8
  53. 2,114 Bredele Cookie Alsace ★ 3.8
  54. 2,148 Shrimp Canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.8
  55. 2,184 Thon Basquaise Saltwater Fish Dish Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.8
  56. 2,199 Soufflé au citron Dessert France ★ 3.8
  57. 2,216 Crêpes Mylene Flambéed Dessert Normandy ★ 3.8
  58. 2,222 Pommes fondantes Potato Dish France ★ 3.8
  59. 2,244 Bordeaux-Style Hake (Colin à la bordelaise) Saltwater Fish Dish Bordeaux ★ 3.8
  60. 2,296 Lobster a l'Americaine Lobster Dish France ★ 3.8
  61. 2,301 Sauce ravigote Sauce France ★ 3.8
  62. 2,352 Truffade Pancake Auvergne ★ 3.8
  63. 2,375 Plateau de fruits de mer Seafood France ★ 3.8
  64. 2,380 Pithiviers Pie Pithiviers ★ 3.8
  65. 2,440 Profiteroles Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.8
  66. 2,475 En papillote Technique France ★ 3.8
  67. 2,477 Gougère Savory Pastry Yonne ★ 3.8
  68. 2,481 Croque-monsieur Sandwich Paris ★ 3.8
  69. 2,510 Smoked Salmon Canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.8
  70. 2,511 Pommes Anna Potato Dish France ★ 3.8
  71. 2,533 Diot Sausage Savoie ★ 3.8
  72. 2,587 Grand Marnier Souffle Dessert France ★ 3.8
  73. 2,594 Brandade de morue canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.8
  74. 2,630 Fallue Sweet Bread Normandy ★ 3.8
  75. 2,668 Wild Blueberry Tart (Tarte aux brimbelles) Tart Belfort ★ 3.8
  76. 2,690 Pansette de Gerzat Offal Dish Gerzat ★ 3.8
  77. 2,703 Gâteau de ménage Cake Franche-Comté ★ 3.8
  78. 2,720 S Sauce forestière Sauce France ★ 3.8
  79. 2,725 F French roll Bread France ★ 3.8
  80. 2,830 Paris-Brest Sweet Pastry Paris ★ 3.8
  81. 2,887 Petit salé aux lentilles Stew France ★ 3.8
  82. 2,890 Sauce tomate Sauce France ★ 3.8
  83. 2,892 Royal Chocolate Cake France ★ 3.8
  84. 2,906 Galette-saucisse Pancake Ille-et-Vilaine ★ 3.8
  85. 2,927 Madeira sauce Sauce France ★ 3.8
  86. 2,960 Socca Street Food Nice ★ 3.8
  87. 3,000 Canard à l'orange Duck Dish France ★ 3.8
  88. 3,019 Pissaladière Savory Pie Nice ★ 3.8
  89. 3,066 Lamprey à la Bordelaise Stew Bordeaux ★ 3.8
  90. 3,077 Foie de veau à la Lyonnaise Offal Dish Lyon ★ 3.8
  91. 3,144 Lobster Quiche Savory Pie France ★ 3.8
  92. 3,161 B Berthoud Cheese Dish Savoie ★ 3.8
  93. 3,174 Sole à la Normande Fish Dish Normandy ★ 3.8
  94. 3,194 Merlu koskera Saltwater Fish Dish Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.8
  95. 3,210 Pâté aux pommes de terre Savory Pie Limousin ★ 3.8
  96. 3,220 Gaston Gérard Chicken Chicken Dish Burgundy ★ 3.8
  97. 3,227 A Alouettes sans têtes Beef Dish France ★ 3.8
  98. 3,258 Salade Aveyronnaise Salad Aveyron ★ 3.8
  99. 3,268 Paillassons de courgettes Side Dish Occitanie ★ 3.8
  100. 3,317 Jalousies Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.8
  101. 3,326 C Caviar d'aubergines de Gruissan Dip Gruissan ★ 3.8
  102. 3,359 Faux-filet French Beef Cut France ★ 3.8
  103. 3,372 B Bar au beurre blanc Fish Dish France ★ 3.8
  104. 3,380 Purée Crécy Vegetable Soup Crécy-la-Chapelle ★ 3.8
  105. 3,411 Brioche Saint Genix Sweet Bread Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers ★ 3.8
  106. 3,420 Mille-feuille Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.8
  107. 3,444 Moules à la crème Normande Mussel Dish Normandy ★ 3.8
  108. 3,463 Sauce tartare Sauce France ★ 3.8
  109. 3,472 Mornay Sauce Sauce France ★ 3.8
  110. 3,475 Pan-bagnat Sandwich Nice ★ 3.8
  111. 3,480 Kouign-amann Sweet Pastry Douarnenez ★ 3.8
  112. 3,522 Flan Pâtissier Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.8
  113. 3,535 Bouchée à la reine Appetizer Versailles ★ 3.8
  114. 3,629 Cervelle de canut Spread Lyon ★ 3.7
  115. 3,675 E Entrecôte à la bordelaise Beef Dish Bordeaux ★ 3.7
  116. 3,689 C Calamars à la basquaise Squid Dish Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.7
  117. 3,720 Oyster canapés Oyster Dish France ★ 3.7
  118. 3,721 Sardine canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.7
  119. 3,777 P Poulet à la Cancoillotte Chicken Dish Haute-Saône ★ 3.7
  120. 3,794 P Poulet à la bretonne Chicken Dish Brittany ★ 3.7
  121. 3,803 Canard aux cerises Duck Dish France ★ 3.7
  122. 3,810 Hot Salad with Gizzards (Salade chaude aux gésiers) Salad France ★ 3.7
  123. 3,823 Puits d'amour Sweet Pastry Paris ★ 3.7
  124. 3,827 Clapassade Stew Montpellier ★ 3.7
  125. 3,828 J Jambon à la crème Pork Dish France ★ 3.7
  126. 3,837 C Carottes paysannes Side Dish Provence ★ 3.7
  127. 3,839 P Poivrons a la tomate Side Dish Languedoc-Roussillon ★ 3.7
  128. 3,912 J Jumeau à bifteck French Beef Cut France ★ 3.7
  129. 4,003 S Salade Rachel Salad Gironde ★ 3.7
  130. 4,004 Croutons Bread France ★ 3.7
  131. 4,023 R Rillauds Meat Dish Angers ★ 3.7
  132. 4,101 T The Welch Sandwich Nord-Pas-de-Calais ★ 3.7
  133. 4,105 Duxelles Sauce France ★ 3.7
  134. 4,120 Sauce Nantua Sauce Nantua ★ 3.7
  135. 4,123 Mousse de foie de canard au Porto Offal Dish France ★ 3.7
  136. 4,141 Fleischnacka Ground Meat Dish Alsace ★ 3.7
  137. 4,153 Boudin noir aux pommes Sausage Dish France ★ 3.7
  138. 4,174 Crêpes beurre sucre Pancake France ★ 3.7
  139. 4,202 C Choux à la crème Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.7
  140. 4,220 Steak-frites Beef Dish France ★ 3.7
  141. 4,241 Béarnaise Sauce Paris ★ 3.7
  142. 4,270 Chaussons aux pommes Sweet Pastry Saint-Calais ★ 3.7
  143. 4,324 Soupe de poisson à la rouille Fish Soup Marseille ★ 3.7
  144. 4,348 Sauce poivrade Sauce France ★ 3.7
  145. 4,353 Confit byaldi Vegetable Dish France ★ 3.7
  146. 4,383 Friand Cake France ★ 3.7
  147. 4,426 Escargots Bourguignonne Snail Dish Burgundy ★ 3.7
  148. 4,450 Chicken liver canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.7
  149. 4,468 Soufflé aux carottes Side Dish France ★ 3.7
  150. 4,477 Crique ardéchoise Potato Dish Ardèche ★ 3.7
  151. 4,544 Brasillé Sweet Pastry Calvados ★ 3.7
  152. 4,551 C Cheese canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.7
  153. 4,563 Glace plombières Ice Cream Plombières-les-Bains ★ 3.7
  154. 4,568 Palets de dames Cookie Nord ★ 3.7
  155. 4,604 Sole meunière Saltwater Fish Dish France ★ 3.7
  156. 4,607 Petit four Dessert France ★ 3.7
  157. 4,608 Chouquette Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.7
  158. 4,619 Soufflé aux framboises Dessert France ★ 3.7
  159. 4,668 Jarret de boeuf Stew France ★ 3.7
  160. 4,679 Macarons de Nancy Cookie Nancy ★ 3.7
  161. 4,693 Ficelle Bread France ★ 3.7
  162. 4,722 Nonnette Cake Dijon ★ 3.7
  163. 4,741 Caviar canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.7
  164. 4,794 Oeufs en meurette Egg Dish Burgundy ★ 3.7
  165. 4,797 Brioche de Nanterre Sweet Bread Nanterre ★ 3.7
  166. 4,815 Praluline Sweet Bread Roanne ★ 3.7
  167. 4,825 Baeckeoffe Stew Alsace ★ 3.7
  168. 4,876 Oeufs cocotte Egg Dish France ★ 3.7
  169. 4,906 Porc aux pruneaux Pork Dish France ★ 3.7
  170. 4,951 Flaugnarde Dessert Limousin ★ 3.7
  171. 4,952 Sole beurre blanc Saltwater Fish Dish France ★ 3.7
  172. 4,982 Niflette Sweet Pastry Provins ★ 3.7
  173. 5,027 Quiche Florentine Savory Pie France ★ 3.7
  174. 5,030 Velouté Sauce France ★ 3.7
  175. 5,093 Mayonnaise Dip France ★ 3.6
  176. 5,094 Salade Landaise Salad Landes ★ 3.6
  177. 5,137 Bisque Seafood Soup France ★ 3.6
  178. 5,149 Beignets Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.6
  179. 5,169 Préfou Appetizer Vendée ★ 3.6
  180. 5,179 Tarte Normande Tart Normandy ★ 3.6
  181. 5,189 Soufflé aux épinards Vegetable Dish France ★ 3.6
  182. 5,194 Tournedos Rossini Beef Dish Paris ★ 3.6
  183. 5,229 Suprême sauce Sauce France ★ 3.6
  184. 5,253 Rumsteck French Beef Cut France ★ 3.6
  185. 5,289 Pieds paquets Offal Dish Marseille ★ 3.6
  186. 5,299 Daube Stew Provence ★ 3.6
  187. 5,308 Sauce vierge Sauce France ★ 3.6
  188. 5,363 Poulet au vinaigre Chicken Dish France ★ 3.6
  189. 5,377 T Tablier de sapeur Offal Dish Lyon ★ 3.6
  190. 5,392 C Canapés Chasseur Appetizer France ★ 3.6
  191. 5,409 P Paipet fier Sausage Dish Doubs ★ 3.6
  192. 5,423 Artichoke Gratin (Gratin d'artichauts) Vegan Dish Languedoc-Roussillon ★ 3.6
  193. 5,439 Maquereaux au vin blanc Saltwater Fish Dish France ★ 3.6
  194. 5,458 T Tournedos à la bordelaise Beef Dish France ★ 3.6
  195. 5,463 S Sauce Robert Sauce France ★ 3.6
  196. 5,464 S Sauce charcutière Sauce France ★ 3.6
  197. 5,527 Rillettes de Tours Spread Tours ★ 3.6
  198. 5,535 M Macreuse à bifteck French Beef Cut France ★ 3.6
  199. 5,548 P Pain au son Bread France ★ 3.6
  200. 5,559 Éclade de Moules Mussel Dish Charente-Maritime ★ 3.6
  201. 5,614 Quiche Provençale Savory Pie Provence ★ 3.6
  202. 5,655 Encornets farcis Squid Dish Languedoc-Roussillon ★ 3.6
  203. 5,682 Rissole Savory Pastry France ★ 3.6
  204. 5,701 Café Liégeois Dessert France ★ 3.6
  205. 5,715 Coq au vin jaune Stew Franche-Comté ★ 3.6
  206. 5,728 Gâteau opera Cake Paris ★ 3.6
  207. 5,732 Kig ha farz Meat Dish Finistère ★ 3.6
  208. 5,734 Quiche aux champignons Savory Pie France ★ 3.6
  209. 5,742 Quiche au fromage Savory Pie France ★ 3.6
  210. 5,785 Beurre noisette Sauce France ★ 3.6
  211. 5,815 Quiche Lorraine Savory Pie Lorraine ★ 3.6
  212. 5,835 Mousse de saumon canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.6
  213. 5,846 Saumon à l'oseille Fish Dish France ★ 3.6
  214. 5,857 Sauce gribiche Sauce France ★ 3.6
  215. 5,867 Moka Cake Paris ★ 3.6
  216. 5,886 Pâté Pâté France ★ 3.6
  217. 5,888 Terrine de porc Appetizer France ★ 3.6
  218. 5,896 Knack d'Alsace Sausage Alsace ★ 3.6
  219. 5,908 Tapenade canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.6
  220. 6,002 S Soufflé glacé Frozen Dessert France ★ 3.6
  221. 6,030 Salade paysanne Salad France ★ 3.6
  222. 6,045 Lobster Thermidor Lobster Dish France ★ 3.6
  223. 6,074 Espagnole sauce Sauce France ★ 3.6
  224. 6,185 Coq au vin Stew Burgundy ★ 3.6
  225. 6,197 Crêpes farcies Pancake France ★ 3.6
  226. 6,199 P Pommes de terre soufflées Potato Dish France ★ 3.6
  227. 6,201 Sauce chasseur Sauce Pays de la Loire ★ 3.6
  228. 6,261 Religieuse Sweet Pastry Paris ★ 3.5
  229. 6,296 Mouclade Mussel Dish La Rochelle ★ 3.5
  230. 6,328 Dariole Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.5
  231. 6,350 Beerawecka Cake Alsace ★ 3.5
  232. 6,358 A Artichauts à la barigoule Vegetable Dish Provence ★ 3.5
  233. 6,395 Pôchouse Stew Burgundy ★ 3.5
  234. 6,399 Cotriade Stew Brittany ★ 3.5
  235. 6,442 French pralines Dessert France ★ 3.5
  236. 6,455 Poulet au cidre Chicken Dish Brittany ★ 3.5
  237. 6,472 Jambon persillé Appetizer Burgundy ★ 3.5
  238. 6,475 Tourin Vegetable Soup Lot-et-Garonne ★ 3.5
  239. 6,512 Potage Parmentier Vegetable Soup France ★ 3.5
  240. 6,534 Sauce Bourguignonne Sauce Burgundy ★ 3.5
  241. 6,611 Salade Lyonnaise Salad Lyon ★ 3.5
  242. 6,682 Gâche Vendéenne Sweet Bread Vendée ★ 3.5
  243. 6,692 Pastis landais Sweet Pastry Landes ★ 3.5
  244. 6,694 P Potted Tongue Canapés Appetizer France ★ 3.5
  245. 6,701 B Braised Duck with Cherries (Canard braisé aux Montmorency) Duck Dish Val-d'Oise ★ 3.5
  246. 6,712 White Sausage with Apples (Boudin blanc aux pommes) Sausage Dish Sarthe ★ 3.5
  247. 6,741 Tarte au maroilles Tart Nord-Pas-de-Calais ★ 3.5
  248. 6,790 Pain perdu Breakfast France ★ 3.5
  249. 6,798 Steak tartare Appetizer France ★ 3.5
  250. 6,799 Coq au Riesling Stew Alsace ★ 3.5
  251. 6,803 Fiadone Cheese Dessert Corsica ★ 3.5
  252. 6,834 Meunière Technique France ★ 3.5
  253. 6,919 Mousse au café Dessert France ★ 3.5
  254. 6,951 Bourride Stew Languedoc-Roussillon ★ 3.5
  255. 6,953 Gigot d'agneau pleureur Lamb Dish France ★ 3.5
  256. 6,977 Matelote Stew France ★ 3.5
  257. 6,986 Moules farcies Mussel Dish France ★ 3.5
  258. 7,042 Dacquoise Cake Dax ★ 3.5
  259. 7,056 Terrine de lapin Appetizer France ★ 3.5
  260. 7,094 Navarin Stew France ★ 3.4
  261. 7,109 Gâteau Basque Cake Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.4
  262. 7,120 Rouille Sauce Provence ★ 3.4
  263. 7,138 Panisses Snack Provence ★ 3.4
  264. 7,148 Pompe à l'huile Sweet Bread Provence ★ 3.4
  265. 7,155 Terrine de foie gras de canard Appetizer France ★ 3.4
  266. 7,164 Teurgoule Rice Dish Normandy ★ 3.4
  267. 7,198 Hachis Parmentier Savory Pie France ★ 3.4
  268. 7,214 Oreillettes Provençales Deep-fried Dessert Provence ★ 3.4
  269. 7,215 Anchoïade Dip Provence ★ 3.4
  270. 7,227 Chicken chasseur (Poulet chasseur) Chicken Dish France ★ 3.4
  271. 7,229 Hollandaise sauce Sauce France ★ 3.4
  272. 7,237 Crème caramel Custard France ★ 3.4
  273. 7,263 Lapin à la crème Rabbit Dish France ★ 3.4
  274. 7,268 Endives au beurre Side Dish France ★ 3.4
  275. 7,283 Piperade Vegetable Dish Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.4
  276. 7,285 Poires au vin Dessert Burgundy ★ 3.4
  277. 7,299 Canapé Appetizer France ★ 3.4
  278. 7,302 Brandade Appetizer Provence ★ 3.4
  279. 7,327 Galette des rois Cake France ★ 3.4
  280. 7,354 Charlotte Russe Cake France ★ 3.4
  281. 7,362 Stuffed Potatoes (Pommes de terre farcies) Potato Dish France ★ 3.4
  282. 7,371 Fougasse Flatbread Provence ★ 3.4
  283. 7,410 G Gardiane de boeuf Beef Dish Bouches-du-Rhône ★ 3.4
  284. 7,412 Civet de canard Stew France ★ 3.4
  285. 7,478 Foie gras poêlé Offal Dish France ★ 3.4
  286. 7,513 Mousse au citron Dessert France ★ 3.4
  287. 7,517 Garbure Soup Midi-Pyrénées ★ 3.4
  288. 7,522 Saucisse de Montbéliard Sausage Montbéliard ★ 3.4
  289. 7,533 Pistou Sauce Provence ★ 3.4
  290. 7,536 Financier Cake France ★ 3.4
  291. 7,556 Biscuit rose de Reims Cookie Reims ★ 3.4
  292. 7,564 Merguez frites Street Food France ★ 3.4
  293. 7,568 Mousse au caramel Dessert France ★ 3.3
  294. 7,585 Tarte Tropezienne Dessert Saint-Tropez ★ 3.3
  295. 7,587 Quiche Savory Pie France ★ 3.3
  296. 7,608 Chou farci Ground Meat Dish France ★ 3.3
  297. 7,644 Canistrelli Cookie Corsica ★ 3.3
  298. 7,652 Île flottante Dessert France ★ 3.3
  299. 7,660 Paté de Pâques Ground Meat Dish Poitou-Charentes ★ 3.3
  300. 7,673 Navette Cookie Marseille ★ 3.3
  301. 7,684 Civet de lapin Stew France ★ 3.3
  302. 7,688 Blanquette de veau Stew France ★ 3.3
  303. 7,698 Potée Lorraine Stew Lorraine ★ 3.3
  304. 7,703 Saucisson brioche Sausage Dish Lyon ★ 3.3
  305. 7,706 Ficelle Picarde Pancake Amiens ★ 3.3
  306. 7,727 Poulet Basquaise Stew Pyrénées-Atlantiques ★ 3.3
  307. 7,730 Salade Niçoise Salad Nice ★ 3.3
  308. 7,785 C Céleri paysanne Side Dish Provence ★ 3.3
  309. 7,819 Clafoutis Dessert Limousin ★ 3.3
  310. 7,832 Gibassier Sweet Pastry Lourmarin ★ 3.3
  311. 7,842 Pâté Lorrain Savory Pastry Baccarat ★ 3.3
  312. 7,874 Pain aux raisins Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.3
  313. 7,891 Cassoulet Stew Languedoc-Roussillon ★ 3.3
  314. 7,953 G Gâteau Creusois Cake Creuse
  315. 7,969 Coussin de Lyon Dessert Lyon ★ 3.2
  316. 8,035 Brioche Vendéenne Sweet Bread Vendée ★ 3.2
  317. 8,046 Pâté en croûte Pâté France ★ 3.2
  318. 8,051 Croquembouche Sweet Pastry France ★ 3.2
  319. 8,054 Soupe au pistou Vegetable Soup Provence ★ 3.2
  320. 8,071 Vol-au-vent Snack Paris ★ 3.2
  321. 8,108 Canelé Sweet Pastry Bordeaux ★ 3.2
  322. 8,116 Fruit meringue Dessert France ★ 3.2
  323. 8,143 Bouillabaisse Seafood Soup Marseille ★ 3.2
  324. 8,155 Boudin blanc de Rethel Sausage Rethel ★ 3.2
  325. 8,169 Gâteau Nantais Cake Nantes ★ 3.2
  326. 8,206 Tapenade Spread Provence ★ 3.2
  327. 8,207 Béchamel sauce Sauce France ★ 3.2
  328. 8,233 Tripes à la mode de Caen Stew Caen ★ 3.1
  329. 8,253 Mousse de foie gras Offal Dish France ★ 3.1
  330. 8,270 Choucroute garnie Meat Dish Alsace ★ 3.1
  331. 8,297 Foie gras Offal Dish France ★ 3.1
  332. 8,325 Crème Dubarry Vegetable Soup France
  333. 8,330 Far Breton Cake Brittany ★ 3.1
  334. 8,339 Marron glacé Dessert Rhône-Alpes ★ 3.1
  335. 8,340 Gâteau au yaourt Cake France ★ 3.1
  336. 8,408 Calisson Dessert Aix-en-Provence ★ 3.0
  337. 8,412 Ratatouille Vegetable Dish Provence ★ 3.0
  338. 8,414 Madeleines Cookie Commercy ★ 3.0
  339. 8,415 Pogne Sweet Bread Rhône-Alpes ★ 3.0
  340. 8,416 Macarons Cookie Paris ★ 3.0
  341. 8,448 Jambon-beurre Sandwich Paris ★ 3.0
  342. 8,451 Bûche de Noël Cake Paris ★ 3.0
  343. 8,461 Rémoulade Sauce France ★ 3.0
  344. 8,470 Pain d’épices Sweet Bread Reims ★ 3.0
  345. 8,472 Parfait Frozen Dessert France ★ 3.0
  346. 8,490 C Carpe frite sundgauvienne Freshwater Fish Dish Haut-Rhin
  347. 8,518 Soupe à l'ail Vegetable Soup France ★ 2.9
  348. 8,519 Truite au bleu Freshwater Fish Dish Alsace
  349. 8,527 Poulet à la Comtoise Chicken Dish Franche-Comté ★ 2.9
  350. 8,556 Flamiche Savory Pie Picardy ★ 2.9
  351. 8,557 Bêtise de Cambrai Dessert Cambrai ★ 2.9
  352. 8,582 Cuisses de grenouilles Meat Dish Ambérieux-en-Dombes ★ 2.9
  353. 8,587 Indian Canapés Appetizer France
  354. 8,588 Canapés Cabillaud Appetizer France
  355. 8,614 Pot-au-feu Stew Alsace ★ 2.8
  356. 8,619 French meringue Dessert France ★ 2.8
  357. 8,635 Crudités Appetizer France ★ 2.8
  358. 8,659 Palmier Cookie France ★ 2.7
  359. 8,670 Quenelle Dumplings Rhône-Alpes ★ 2.7
  360. 8,678 Riz au lait Rice Dish France ★ 2.7
  361. 8,703 Consommé Soup France ★ 2.6
  362. 8,717 Baba au rhum Dessert Paris ★ 2.6
  363. 8,720 Baked Endives and Ham (Endives au jambon) Vegetable Dish Seine-Maritime ★ 2.6
  364. 8,725 Ladyfingers (Boudoirs) Cookie Savoie ★ 2.6
  365. 8,743 Tête de veau Veal Dish Lorraine ★ 2.5
  366. 8,751 Andouillette Sausage Troyes ★ 2.5
  367. 8,757 S Stuffed Squid (Suppions farcis) Squid Dish Provence
  368. 8,760 Escargot Snail Dish France ★ 2.4
  369. 8,785 Terrine Appetizer France ★ 2.3
  370. 8,810 Meringue Cookies Cookie France ★ 2.0
  371. 8,814 Pain de mie Bread France ★ 1.9
  372. 8,821 F Farcidure Savory Pie Limousin
  373. 8,992 R Roast Chicken with Hazelnut Sauce (Poulet farnèse) Chicken Dish Vence
  374. 9,078 Paleron French Beef Cut France
  375. 9,092 H Ham with White Bean Stew (Jambon aux mogettes) Stew Vendée
  376. 9,249 S Sobronade Soup Dordogne
  377. 9,265 Omelette vallée d'Auge Egg Dish Normandy
  378. 9,266 Billy bi Soup Paris
  379. 9,270 Bavette d'aloyau French Beef Cut France
  380. 9,271 Plat-de-côtes de bœuf French Beef Cut France
  381. 9,350 S Scallops à la Provençal Seafood Provence
  382. 9,351 S Somme Bay Scallop Chowder (Coquillade de la baie de Somme) Mollusk Dish Somme
  383. 9,365 P Pouteille Stew La Canourgue
  384. 9,366 P Potée champenoise Stew Marne
  385. 9,390 L Le poirat Sweet Pie Bourges
  386. 9,444 C Canapés Lorenzo Appetizer France
  387. 9,512 F Fondue Vigneronne Meat Dish France
  388. 9,563 B Brioche tressée de Metz Sweet Bread Metz
  389. 9,570 Chicken canapés Appetizer France
  390. 9,571 C Canapés Winchester Appetizer France
  391. 9,572 C Canapés Aberdeen Appetizer France
  392. 9,573 C Canapés Madison Appetizer France
  393. 9,574 C Canapés Creole Appetizer France
  394. 9,575 C Canapés Windsor Appetizer France
  395. 9,576 C Canapés Berne Appetizer France
  396. 9,590 S Soufflé au poulet Chicken Dish France
  397. 9,591 S Soufflé au kiwi Dessert France
  398. 9,696 Cod with a Herb Crust (Cabillaud aux herbes) Saltwater Fish Dish Provence
  399. 9,700 B Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts (Choux de bruxelles aux marrons) Side Dish France
  400. 9,717 Diots au vin blanc Sausage Dish Haute-Savoie
  401. 9,801 L Le frésinat Pork Dish Tarn
  402. 9,811 Moules au safran Mussel Dish France
  403. 9,817 Braised Fennel (Fenouil braisé) Vegan Dish Provence
  404. 9,852 S Sausau Sweet Soup Wallis and Futuna
  405. 9,935 F Feuilletés au Munster Savory Pastry Alsace
  406. 9,957 R Roast Pike (Brochet au four) Freshwater Fish Dish France
  407. 9,987 R Rouille de Seiche Cuttlefish Dish Sète
  408. 9,988 M Marmite Sarthoise Stew Sarthe
  409. 10,041 C Chichoumeille Side Dish Languedoc-Roussillon
  410. 10,053 E Escargots aux noix Snail Dish Occitanie
  411. 10,058 Cornuelle Cookie Villebois-Lavalette
  412. 10,064 Suisse de Valence Cookie Valence
  413. 10,101 Allemande sauce Sauce France
  414. 10,106 C Cucciole Cookie Corsica
  415. 10,169 P Pastissou Cake Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou
  416. 10,285 C Coupétado Dessert Lozère
  417. 10,286 S Savoyard Bread Pudding (Farçon de Séez) Dessert Savoie
  418. 10,309 Salade de poulpe (Languedoc) Salad Languedoc-Roussillon
  419. 10,337 Flanchet French Beef Cut France
  420. 10,338 Hanger steak (Onglet de bœuf) French Beef Cut France
  421. 10,341 S Salade de figues Salad Languedoc-Roussillon
  422. 10,403 P Pigeon en crapaudine Game Dish France
  423. 10,469 Marmite dieppoise Fish Dish Dieppe
  424. 10,497 P Partridges and Cabbage (Perdrix aux choux) Game Dish France
  425. 10,589 S Sauce au vin muscat Sauce France
  426. 10,612 T Tende de tranche French Beef Cut France
  427. 10,613 G Gîte à la noix French Beef Cut France
  428. 10,614 G Gros bout de poitrine French Beef Cut France
  429. 10,615 B Bavette de flanchet French Beef Cut France
  430. 10,616 H Hampe de bœuf French Beef Cut France
  431. 10,617 P Plat de tranche French Beef Cut France
  432. 10,618 A Aiguillette baronne French Beef Cut France
  433. 10,619 Collier French Beef Cut France
  434. 10,620 J Jarret arrière French Beef Cut France
  435. 10,621 Tendron French Beef Cut France
  436. 10,622 B Basses côtes French Beef Cut France
  437. 10,623 R Rond de tranche French Beef Cut France
  438. 10,631 P Perdreau à la catalane Game Dish Pyrénées-Orientales
  439. 10,637 Quail with Grapes (Cailles aux raisins) Game Dish Provence
  440. 10,742 A Asparagus with Morels (Asperges aux morilles) Vegetarian Dish France
  441. 10,746 En vessie Technique France
  442. 10,783 S Sauce bigarade Sauce France
  443. 10,800 M Macreuse à pot-au-feu French Beef Cut France
  444. 10,801 J Jumeau à pot-au-feu French Beef Cut France
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A Regional Tour of French Food

Where France's ranked dishes were born, and what to order there.

Questions, Answered

French food, frequently asked. Answered from the data.

What is the most popular French food?
Baking wins the ratings: the Croissant leads, then the Baguette and Macarons, France's great bakery trio. The Croissant is also the best-ranked French dish on our map at #80 worldwide, the flaky butter pastry that defines a French breakfast. All 113 French desserts & sweets →
What food is France known for?
Pastry, sauces, and refined bistro cooking. France is the world's pastry capital, from the Croissant to Crème brûlée and the chocolate Soufflé au chocolat. It over-indexes on mussels, duck, and charcuterie, and turns simple ingredients into gratins and steak dishes like Steak au poivre. All 59 French meat dishes →
What is France's national dish?
France has no official one, but Pot-au-feu, a homely boiled dinner of beef and vegetables, is often called it, as is Blanquette de veau. Bistro icons like Beef bourguignon and steak-frites stand in for it abroad. Our top-ranked French dish is the humble Croissant.
What is the most famous French dessert?
France's dessert canon is deep. Crème brûlée, vanilla custard under a crackling burnt-sugar top, is the best known, rivaled by the Soufflé au chocolat, which must be rushed from oven to table before it falls. Macarons, the delicate almond sandwich cookies, are the pastry-shop jewel.
What should I eat in Paris?
Paris is café and bistro food. Start the day with a Croissant and a Baguette from the boulangerie, lunch on a Croque-monsieur, the grilled ham-and-cheese with béchamel, and finish with a Paris-Brest, a ring of choux pastry and praline cream named for a bicycle race.
What French dishes do locals love that tourists miss?
Regional comfort food beyond the bistro. From the Auvergne, Aligot is mashed potato beaten with melted Tomme cheese until it stretches in long ribbons. Alsace bakes Tarte flambée, a thin bacon-and-onion flatbread, and the coast piles up Moules à la marinière, mussels steamed in white wine.