Food Tours in Paris

A bit more about Paris Food Tours

Many visitors come to Paris to enjoy tours of all the famous sights. These might include the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and cathedral of Notre Dame. Art lovers meanwhile might enjoy tours including the wonderful treasures of the Louvre, modern art collections at the Pompidou centre and Impressionist works at the Musée de l'Orangerie. For the gourmet, however a Food Tour in Paris will get you closer to the real soul of Paris than any other. Paris is of course synonymous with food and attracts food lovers from all over the world to sample its many delights. Paris food tours then might include some of the most famous Michelin starred restaurants on their itineraries.

The best elements of our Paris Food Tours

Paris certainly has more than its fair share of both very affordable and haute cuisine dining.  But you do not need to go to a multi-starred Michelin restaurant to impress your friends when you go back.  You just need to learn about French food in a unique way, with great stories to boot.  And a good knowledge of Paris restaurants must include some simple neighbourhood bistros, so your guide might point you to those as well - where the locals will enjoy some robust but flavourful French classics in an informal setting. But most importantly you will discover some the best local artisants, while getting a much deeper understanding of how each category of products (bread, pastry, charcuterie, cheeses, etc...) have their own sub-divisions, based on taste, history and seasons in particular.  And you will of course get to taste all of these with explanations.

Visiting food markets or tasting pastries and chocolate during a Food Tour in Paris

The main Paris food market used to be in the center of Paris at Les Halles  and we tell you more about this in our Paris Les Halles Food tour.  But the big market moved out to Rungis, about 6 miles south of Paris long ago. Other markets are still within the city centre though and a visit to a good market will be a most enjoyable part of our Paris Latin Quarter Food Tour. Here you will find some of the great French produce which forms the basis of all good French cooking. The next stop on Paris food tours could be a visit to some specialist French food shops. These could include some famous patisseries, boulangeries, chocolatiers and fromageries.

But if your main interest in pastry and chocolates, then you should do our Paris Montmartre Food Tour  as this is our Chocolate and Pastry Food tour in Paris!

What about combining cooking with a Food Tour in Paris?

Some visitors like to find professional level cooking equipment to take home to their own kitchen and a visit to a good cook shop is a welcome stage on any Parisian food odyssey. Another idea is to join us at Le Foodist for a unique cooking class. Here we learn some of the basic skills of French cooking as we prepare a three course meal to enjoy with matching wines. We also learn how to make the best choices in the food market and our discussions around the table on the place of food in French culture makes for a memorable experience.