A profiterole, also known as cream puff or chou à la crème, is a filled French pastry ball with whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream filling. Most puffs are decorated with chocolate sauce, caramel, or a dusting of powdered sugar.

Coq au vin is a stew-like meal made of chicken braised with wine, lardons (bacon), mushrooms, and garlic. Burgundy wine is typically used to flavor the dish, but depending on the region you’re in, a local wine variety could be used.

Ever since this hot sandwich debut in French cafés in the early 1900s, it’s been considered the best grilled-cheese sandwich in the world. A croque monsieur is traditionally made with ham and cheese, but you’ll find many variations of this sandwich during your trip.

This is one of my favorite seafood meals! Tender mussels are steamed in a classic sauce of shallots, garlic, white wine, and butter. One of the best parts of this dish is that it should come with fresh bread to soak up all of the delicious sauce.

Macarons date back to the Renaissance. The crispy outside of a macaron is a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and food coloring. The filling could be buttercream, curd, chocolate, jam, cream cheese, or jelly. I recommend trying as many variations as you can!

Salade niçoise is a cold salad traditionally made of tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives, and anchovies or tuna, with an olive oil dressing. This dish originated in Nice, and it’s most common in the southern regions of France.

Bœuf bourguignon, which is also called beef Burgundy or bœuf à la Bourguignonne, is a beef stew braised in red wine and beef stock. This stew typically containing carrots, onions, garlic, and a bouquet garni (herbs), and garnished with pearl onions, mushrooms, and bacon.

Crêpes are very thin pancakes that are served with a variety of fillings and toppings. You can have crêpes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, and crêpes can be sweet or savory. My favorite crepes are filled with chocolate and topped with berry sauce and powdered sugar!