Best French dishes

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Best French dishes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/24/2026 at 06:00 PM

Bœuf Bourguignon1374

The worldwide ranking generated by 2k votes

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Bœuf Bourguignon1374

Raclette1331

Coq au Vin1312

Galette Bretonne1297

Blanquette de Veau1283

Fondue Savoyarde1282

Magret de Canard1276

Tartiflette1276

Quiche Lorraine1272

#10

Flammekueche1270

#11

Poulet Basquaise1256

#12

Foie Gras1244

#13

Croque Monsieur1225

#14

Gratin Dauphinois1221

#15

Hachis Parmentier1215

#16

Cassoulet1210

#17

Pot-au-feu1207

#18

Steak Tartare1199

#19

Aligot1196

#20

Stuffed Tomatoes1165

#21

French Onion Soup1158

#22

Choucroute1146

#23

Jambon-Beurre1146

#24

Escargots de Bourgogne1135

#25

Ratatouille1120

#26

Frog Legs1061

#27

Bouillabaisse1059

#28

Vol-au-vent1042

#29

Endives au Jambon1023

#30

Salade Niçoise998

What the community says

Bœuf Bourguignon leads with an ELO of 1,374, ahead of Raclette (1,331) and Coq au Vin (1,312). Ranked over 2,006 duels between 30 contenders, last updated October 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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