What time do French eat lunch?

Eat at the right hours Lunch in Paris operates on by far the strictest schedule: 12–2 p.m. It's outlandish to think that anybody in France would serve anything but breakfast before noon, so don't bother asking for a full meal at 11:15 a.m.!



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Breakfast around 8:00 AM. Lunch at noon. Dinner at 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening. Children have an afternoon snack (sweet not savory) at around 4:00 PM.

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It begs the question - why exactly are the French so keen on their long lunch breaks? Thibaut de Saint Pol, sociologist at the Ecole normale supéreure de Cachan, says that lunch time is just traditionally more important in France than in other countries. Meals are the most enjoyable moments of the day.

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Yes, it is common for French people to eat lunch together in the office, especially in larger companies or in more formal workplaces. In France, the midday meal is typically considered the main meal of the day, and it is often eaten together with colleagues or friends.

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This graph presents the distribution of bedtime hour during the week among French in 2019. It displays that 33 percent of respondents declared going to bed between 11 pm and 12 pm on weekdays.

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  • Salads. ...
  • Seafood.


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