Paris has pretty good food but it’s below average for France, the south is where it’s at.
Lyon is BIS. It’s where all their best chefs come from historically. Also they take a really relaxed approach to dining and are aggressively unpretentious about it. Almost reactionary to Parisians.
Lyon has what’s called bouchons which are the equivalent of pubs but imagine the French take on pub food. It still fits the bill, strategically designed to optimize booze consumption and sports watching, but French so it’s hella flavorful and rich. Fair warning Lyonnaise people get loud af in bouchons and red faced, hammered dudes will trip all over you. Love that city.
“best cuisine”
I don’t doubt they say that because they’re insufferable but that’s ridiculous especially for a country that colonized several countries with objectively better cuisine.
I mean, that’s the best side effect of their colonization. They brought Escoffier’s technique to other regional cuisine.
Can you even imagine Vietnamese food without the heavy French influence?
