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 experiences in Paris
The best food experiences to book in Paris
The top-rated experience of each kind in Paris, side by side: one pick per type, chosen by GetYourGuide reviews. Each links to our full comparison for that type.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Marais Food Tour with 10 Tastings and Wine | 3 hours | 4.8 (832) | Le Marais Food Tour | Check availability |
| Montmartre Cheese, Wine and Pastry Walking Tour | 3 hours | 4.9 (2,418) | Montmartre Food Tour | Check availability |
| Moulin Rouge Show with Champagne | 2 hours | 4.7 (19,008) | Cabaret Shows with Dinner & Champagne | Check availability |
| Cheesemonger's 8-Cheese and 5-Wine Tasting in Montmartre | 2 hours | 5.0 (823) | Cheese & Wine Tastings | Check availability |
| French Croissant Baking Class with a Chef | 2.5 hours | 4.9 (1,148) | Cooking Classes | Check availability |
| Local Food Tour in Le Marais | 3 hours | 4.9 (801) | Food Tours | Check availability |
| French Croissant Baking Class with a Chef | 2.5 hours | 4.9 (1,148) | Pastry & Macaron Classes | Check availability |
Our pick: the Le Marais Food Tour with 10 Tastings and Wine, rated 4.8 from 832 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
Pick the kind of experience first. On a first visit, a guided food tour is the quickest way to taste Paris; a hands-on class suits a free afternoon or evening; a tasting fits in between sights. For the full choice, see our pages for le marais food tour, montmartre food tour, cabaret shows with dinner & champagne, cheese & wine tastings, cooking classes, food tours and pastry & macaron classes.
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.
Evenings in Paris: Seine dinner cruises · cabaret with dinner or champagne · dinner shows across Europe
Paris food tours: which neighbourhood?
Le Marais is the classic: the old Jewish quarter, 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.
More Paris food experiences
Go deeper with pastry & macaron classes, cheese & wine tastings, and neighbourhood food walks in Montmartre and Le Marais.
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.
What is the best food experience in Paris?
It depends on the kind you want. The most booked are the Le Marais Food Tour with 10 Tastings and Wine (le marais food tour) and the Montmartre Cheese, Wine and Pastry Walking Tour (montmartre food tour). The table above shows the top pick for each type, with ratings.