Tipping
Expected to tip
Tipping is quite common in France and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it. Receipts always include a service charge.
Usual tipping rates
Restaurant
do not tip (bad service)
10% (excellent service)
Taxi driver
10%
Bar
€1.00 - €2.00
Hotel concierge
€8.00 - €20.00
Hotel housekeeper
€1.50 per day
Hotel porter
€0.50 - €1.00 per bag
Tour guide
€2.00 - €5.00
Data
BasicStartupBusiness
Overall expectations regarding the tipping and usual tipping rates for most common categories - restaurant staff, taxi drivers, hotel staff and tour guides.
Refresh frequency
Monthly
Sourced
In-house
Developer documentation
Tipping category is available in production API version 2.