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The 10 best dishes in France

The country that wrote the rules of restaurant cooking, still best at the bistro and the bakery.

1

Croissant

Best: Paris

Laminated butter dough, flaky outside and honeycombed within, best warm before 9am.

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2

Boeuf bourguignon

Best: Burgundy

Beef braised for hours in red Burgundy with lardons, mushrooms and pearl onions.

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3

Coq au vin

Best: Burgundy

Chicken braised in wine until it falls from the bone.

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4

Steak frites

Best: Paris

A seared bavette or entrecôte with shoestring fries and a pat of herb butter.

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5

Bouillabaisse

Best: Marseille

The Provençal fish stew, served with rouille-smeared croutons and the fish on the side.

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6

Confit de canard

Best: Southwest France

Duck legs cooked slowly in their own fat, then crisped.

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7

Soupe à l'oignon

Best: Paris

Onions cooked dark and sweet in beef stock under a lid of bread and molten Comté.

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8

Quiche lorraine

Best: Lorraine

Egg and cream custard with smoked bacon in a buttery shortcrust.

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9

Crêpes

Best: Brittany

Thin buckwheat galettes for savory, wheat crêpes for sweet, with a bowl of cider.

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10

Ratatouille

Best: Provence

Summer vegetables stewed slowly in olive oil until soft and sweet.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.