Paris Food & Wine Tours
Paris is the easiest city in the world to eat well in and the easiest to eat badly in, and the difference is knowing which door to open. This is our Paris hub. Below are the top-rated food and wine experiences in the city, then our detailed pages: food tours by neighbourhood, cooking classes from croissants to a market lunch, and wine tastings in the city and out to Champagne.
Top-rated food and wine experiences in Paris
Three ways in: a food tour through Le Marais, Montmartre or Saint-Germain; a cooking class, whether croissants, macarons or a full market-to-table lunch; a wine tasting in a cave à vin or a day trip to the Champagne cellars.
What to eat: a butter croissant before nine, a baguette tradition, raw-milk cheese from a fromagerie, jambon-beurre, steak frites, oysters at a market, crêpes in the Latin Quarter, a Paris-Brest or a religieuse from a pâtisserie, and a plate of charcuterie with a glass of natural wine in the 11th.
Paris food tours: which neighbourhood?
Le Marais is the classic: the old Jewish quarter and the Enfants Rouges covered market, with fromageries, falafel, charcuterie and pâtisserie inside a few streets. Montmartre is prettier and more village-like, with cheese, wine and pastry tours that end below the Sacré-Cœur. Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter mean Rue Mouffetard and the market streets of the Left Bank. The 11th is where Parisians eat now, natural wine bars and small bistros around Oberkampf and Charonne. Compare them on our Paris food tours page.
Cooking classes in Paris
Paris classes are unusual in leaning sweet: croissant classes teach lamination, macaron classes teach the shell and the filling, and both are run by pastry chefs with proper ovens. For savoury cooking the best format is market-to-table: a morning at a market with a chef, then a three- or four-course lunch cooked together. See our Paris cooking classes page.
Wine in Paris and beyond
In the city, sommelier-led tastings walk you through France’s regions in one sitting, often with cheese. Out of the city, Champagne is 45 minutes by TGV to Reims and Épernay, and the cellars of the great houses and the small growers both take visitors; the Loire and Burgundy are long day trips. See Paris wine tastings and day trips.
Practical Paris
Book weekend classes and tours a week or more ahead in spring and autumn. Many bakeries and small restaurants close in August and on Sundays or Mondays. The Métro reaches every tour meeting point; allow more time than you think. Tours and classes run in English unless stated.
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How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
FAQ about Paris Food & Wine Tours
Frequently asked questions
Why Paris for food?
Because the neighbourhood bakery, cheese shop and wine bar are still the best in their class, and a good guide turns them into an afternoon.
Which Paris food tour is best for a first visit?
Le Marais or Montmartre. Both give you cheese, charcuterie, bread and pastry with wine in a walkable area, and both have tours with thousands of strong reviews.
Are croissant classes worth it?
Yes, if you want to make them at home: lamination is the whole skill and a chef showing you the folds saves months of failed attempts. If you just want to eat croissants, take a food tour instead.
Can I visit Champagne in a day from Paris?
Easily. Trains from Gare de l’Est reach Reims in about 45 minutes, and guided day trips include two or three cellar visits with tastings and transport from central Paris.