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Number of dishes
Some tours serve 15 dishes, others five tastings. We add the number to every tour whenever the operator states it.
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Ten tours comparedParis food tour: croissants, cheese and macarons
On a food tour in Paris, a local guide takes you to the bakeries, cheese shops and bistros where Parisians shop and eat. Some tours are sweet, with pastries and chocolate, others savory, with cheese and wine. We compared ten tours and counted how many tastings you get on each.
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Why a food tour
So many bakeries. A guide who knows the best ones.
In Paris there is a bakery, a cheese shop or a bistro on almost every corner. From the outside, you often cannot tell where the locals shop.
On a food tour, a local guide takes you to those places and explains what you eat. GetYourGuide and Viator list 63 food tours in Paris. The ten group tours on this page cost $69 to $151 per person.
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Price per dish
We divide the tour price by the number of dishes. That shows you which tour gives you the most food for your money.
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Two booking sites
Many tours are listed on both GetYourGuide and Viator. We show you both prices so you can pick the cheaper one.
Sweet or savory?
Croissant or Camembert?
Paris has sweet tours with pastries and chocolate, savory ones with cheese, oysters and a full meal, and tours with a bit of everything. One of the sweet tours is a morning breakfast walk.
Tap a direction and we show only those tours below. Tap it again to see all of them.
10 tours are shown below.
Ten tours
Food tours in Paris by tastings.
Each card shows the number of tastings or stops, the length and the cheaper of the two booking sites. If a tour is on both, the second price is listed below.
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10+ tastings2 to 3.5 hoursMontmartre · Viator · ★ 4.8
Montmartre: 10+ tastings with cheese and wine
You taste cheese from a fromagerie, cured meats from a butcher, crêpes, macarons and handmade chocolate. There is also a shorter two-hour express tour, so the price depends on the version you choose.
from $72 per personSee dates
Also on GetYourGuide: from $148
10 tastings3 hoursMarais · GetYourGuide · ★ 4.8
Marais and Île Saint-Louis: 10 tastings and a bistro lunch
The tour covers the Marais, the old Jewish quarter and the Île Saint-Louis. Besides French classics you taste Jewish specialties, and you have lunch in a classic bistro.
from $105 per personSee dates
Also on Viator: from $107
Number not stated3 hoursMontmartre · GetYourGuide · ★ 4.9
Montmartre: cheese, wine and pastry
You taste sweet and savory bites with wine and walk up to the Sacré-Cœur church for a view over all of Paris. The operator does not state the number of tastings.
from $133 per personSee dates
10+ tastings3.5 hoursMarais · Viator · ★ 4.8
Marais: 10+ tastings from croissant to falafel
You eat a croissant, a croque monsieur (a toasted ham-and-cheese sandwich), a falafel on the Jewish street, cheese, macarons and chocolate. One dish stays a secret until the tour.
from $117 per personSee dates
10 tastings3 hoursMontmartre · Viator · ★ 4.9
Montmartre: 10 tastings at 8 stops with oysters
You eat oysters with wine, sausage with aligot (mashed potato with cheese), and taste baguette, cheese and chocolate. Groups have no more than 10 guests.
from $151 per personSee dates
8 cheeses2 hoursMontmartre · GetYourGuide · ★ 5.0
Montmartre: 8 cheeses and 5 wines with a cheesemonger
A cheesemonger explains how French cheese is made and pairs eight cheeses with five wines. You stay seated at one table the whole time.
from $69 per personSee dates
4+ stops3.5 hoursLatin Quarter · Viator · ★ 5.0
Latin Quarter: a full meal at 4+ stops
The tour covers the Latin Quarter, the old student district. Along the way you eat a full French meal, including cheese. Groups have no more than 12 guests.
from $100 per personSee dates
Number not stated2.5 hoursPalais Royal and Montorgueil · Viator · ★ 4.9
Morning tour: croissants, pastries and hot chocolate
This tour is breakfast on foot. You compare three croissants from famous bakeries, drink hot chocolate and finish with baguette, cheese and butter.
from $112 per personSee dates
Number not stated3 hoursSaint-Germain · GetYourGuide · ★ 4.8
Saint-Germain: chocolate and pastry
You visit pastry chefs and chocolatiers in Saint-Germain and taste pralines at Debauve & Gallais, a shop dating from 1800. The operator does not state the number of tastings.
from $109 per personSee dates
10 sweet tastings2.5 hoursMontmartre or Saint-Germain · Viator · ★ 4.8
Montmartre or Saint-Germain: 10 sweet tastings
You taste macarons, pralines, a sweet crêpe, meringue and pastries, plus ice cream in summer. The operator keeps one treat a surprise until the tour.
from $83 per personSee dates
The comparison
Price per tasting at a glance.
We divided the price of each tour by its number of tastings or stops. If the operator says “more than”, we use the stated number, so each tasting costs at most that much.
| Food | Tour | Per tasting | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10+ | Montmartre: 10+ tastings with cheese and wineMontmartre · 2 to 3.5 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: red and white wine | at most $7.22 per tasting | from $72Dates on Viator |
| 10 | Montmartre or Saint-Germain: 10 sweet tastingsMontmartre or Saint-Germain · 2.5 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: hot or iced cocoa | $8.29 per tasting | from $83Dates on Viator |
| 8 | Montmartre: 8 cheeses and 5 wines with a cheesemongerMontmartre · 2 hours · Stops: 1 · Drinks: 5 wines | $8.58 per cheese | from $69Dates on GetYourGuide |
| 10 | Marais and Île Saint-Louis: 10 tastings and a bistro lunchMarais · 3 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: 2 wine tastings | $10.50 per tasting | from $105Dates on GetYourGuide |
| 10+ | Marais: 10+ tastings from croissant to falafelMarais · 3.5 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: red and white wine | at most $11.69 per tasting | from $117Dates on Viator |
| 10 | Montmartre: 10 tastings at 8 stops with oystersMontmartre · 3 hours · Stops: 8 · Drinks: 2 drinks | $15.13 per tasting | from $151Dates on Viator |
| 4+ | Latin Quarter: a full meal at 4+ stopsLatin Quarter · 3.5 hours · Stops: at least 4 · Drinks: included | at most $25.12 per stop | from $100Dates on Viator |
| – | Montmartre: cheese, wine and pastryMontmartre · 3 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: wine | Number not stated | from $133Dates on GetYourGuide |
| – | Morning tour: croissants, pastries and hot chocolatePalais Royal and Montorgueil · 2.5 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: coffee and hot chocolate | Number not stated | from $112Dates on Viator |
| – | Saint-Germain: chocolate and pastrySaint-Germain · 3 hours · Stops: several · Drinks: not stated | Number not stated | from $109Dates on GetYourGuide |
Checked on November 12, 2026. The number of tastings, stops and drinks comes from the operators. The price is for the cheaper of the two booking sites.
How it works
What happens on a food tour in Paris.
As an example, here is the Montmartre tour with ten tastings at eight stops. Its operator describes every stop in detail. It takes about 3 hours. The stops and the minutes at each stop come from the operator's description. The tours on this page last 2 to 3.5 hours and work the same way: you meet at a set meeting point, and the guide takes you from one place to the next.
See this tour- 01
Bakery
At a neighborhood bakery you taste a piece of baguette and chouquettes, small choux puffs with pearl sugar.
10 min - 02
Oysters
At a seafood restaurant open since 1889, you eat four French oysters from different regions of France.
30 min - 03
Butcher
At a butcher's shop you taste a slice of rosette, a French salami.
5 min - 04
Brasserie
At a brasserie, a casual French restaurant, you get sausage with aligot, mashed potato with so much melted cheese that it stretches.
30 min - 05
Cheese shop
At a cheese shop you taste several cheeses made from cow's and goat's milk by small producers.
10 min - 06
Chocolate
At a chocolate shop you taste chocolate made from cocoa beans the shop roasts itself.
10 min - 07
Marmalade
At a small shop you taste marmalade made from rare citrus fruit and an almond biscuit.
10 min - 08
Along the way
Between stops the guide shows you the Bateau-Lavoir, where Picasso lived, the last vineyard in central Paris and the old Lapin Agile cabaret.
short - 09
Macarons
At a well-known pastry shop you taste a macaron, a small almond-flour cookie with a filling.
10 min - 10
Sacré-Cœur
The tour ends near the white Sacré-Cœur basilica at the top of the Montmartre hill.
short
4Each food tour stays in one or two neighborhoods, so you walk little and eat a lot.
Neighborhoods
Where you eat.
The tours are spread over four neighborhoods. Here is what to expect in each one.
For the view over Paris
Montmartre
Montmartre is a hill in the north of the city and, at about 130 meters, the highest natural point in Paris. The white Sacré-Cœur church stands on top, and the lanes below are full of bakeries and cheese shops.
For falafel and bistros
Marais
The Marais is one of the oldest parts of Paris, with old town mansions and narrow streets. Around Rue des Rosiers lies the old Jewish quarter, known for falafel.
For chocolate
Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain-des-Prés lies on the Left Bank of the Seine and is known for cafés, pastry shops and chocolatiers. Debauve & Gallais, a chocolate shop founded in 1800, is here too.
For a full meal
Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter is the old student district around the Sorbonne university. It got its name because Latin was once spoken at the university.
On the plate
What you eat in Paris.
These six dishes show up most often on the tours. The photos come from the tour operators.
Dish 01Croissant
A croissant is a crescent made from dough folded with butter, layer after layer. The shape comes from Vienna. An Austrian brought it to Paris when he opened a Viennese bakery there in the 19th century.
Dish 02Baguette
The baguette is France's long, thin white bread. Since 2022, the craft behind it has been on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Dish 03Cheese
Almost every tour serves a cheese board, often with Comté, Camembert and goat cheese. The guide usually adds a glass of wine.
Dish 04Macarons
Macarons are two small almond-meringue shells with a soft filling in between. In Paris they come in many colors and flavors.
Dish 05Crêpe
A crêpe is a thin pancake from Brittany in northwest France. The sweet one comes with sugar or chocolate, the savory galette made with buckwheat flour comes with cheese and ham.
Dish 06Escargots
Escargots are snails baked in the oven with garlic and parsley butter. The best-known version is named after Burgundy, escargots de Bourgogne.
Private and special
Just your group. Or eight guests at most.
These tours cost $150 to $178 per person. In return, the guide leads only you or a very small group.
Private Marais tour with 4 stops and wine · Your group onlyfrom $178
Pastry and chocolate in a small group · 8 guests maxfrom $158
Saint-Germain with 7 stops · 8 guests maxfrom $150
Cook it yourself
Cooking classes in Paris.
In two classes you bake croissants or macarons, in the third you cook a three-course menu. Classes last two to six hours and suit beginners, too.
Cooking class2.5 hoursParis · GetYourGuide · ★ 4.9 · 1,168 reviews
Croissant class with a chef
At a cooking school you learn how croissant dough is folded layer by layer, then you bake your own croissants.
from $111 per personSee dates
Cooking class2 hoursParis · GetYourGuide · ★ 4.9 · 730 reviews
Macaron class with a chef
You whip meringue for the shells, stir a chocolate-and-cream filling and assemble the macarons.
from $111 per personSee dates
Cooking class4.5 to 6 hoursParis · Viator · ★ 5.0 · 1,188 reviews
Cooking class with market visit and lunch
In the longer version you first shop at a market in the Latin Quarter. Then you cook a three-course menu and eat it with wine. Groups have no more than 6 guests.
from $225 per personSee dates
FAQ
Before you go.
Here are answers to the questions people ask most often before a food tour in Paris.
Compare toursHow much does a food tour in Paris cost?
A group food tour in Paris costs $69 to $151 per person. The most-booked tour in Montmartre starts at $72. A private tour, where the guide leads only your group, starts at $178 per person.
Is a food tour in Paris worth it?
A food tour is most worth it at the start of your trip. In a few hours you get to know several places you can go back to on your own, and the guide explains what you are eating. On the tours on this page, one tasting costs between $7.22 and $25.12. If you already know Paris well and like picking your own places, you don't need a guide.
Should I tip on a food tour in Paris?
Tipping the guide is optional. In French restaurants, service is already included in the price by law. For a half-day group tour, travel guides suggest about €5 per person, or more for an excellent tour. Most guests tip in cash at the end of the tour.
Can I cancel a food tour in Paris for free?
Yes, on almost every tour on this page. On GetYourGuide, all 7 listings can be cancelled up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. On Viator, this applies to 10 of 11 listings. Only the cooking class with market visit and lunch has stricter rules on Viator. You get a full refund only if you cancel at least six days ahead. Between two and six days ahead you get half back, after that nothing.
Which food tour in Paris is booked most often?
The Montmartre tour with 10+ tastings has 5,740 reviews combined: 5,458 on Viator and 282 on GetYourGuide. Next comes the Marais tour with ten tastings and a bistro lunch.
Are there sweet food tours in Paris?
Yes. Three of the tours on this page are almost all about sweets: croissants, pastries, macarons and chocolate. The morning tour is breakfast on foot, where you compare three croissants from famous bakeries.
Will I get full on a food tour in Paris?
Yes, on the tours with ten or more tastings and on the Latin Quarter tour with a full meal. A sweet morning tour is more like breakfast.
Are there food tours in Paris for vegetarians?
Yes. The operator of the private Marais tour offers a vegetarian option. The sweet tours with pastries and chocolate are largely meat-free anyway. On tours with oysters, cured meats or snails, ask the operator in advance.
What is the difference between a crêpe and a galette?
Both come from Brittany. A crêpe is made with wheat flour and is usually sweet, with sugar or chocolate. A galette is made with buckwheat flour and is savory, often with cheese, ham and egg.
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