Cheese Walking and Food Tours in France: the 8 Worth Booking

1.Montmartre Cheese, Wine & Pastry Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,255 reviews · 3 hours · from $127Our pick

Spend three hours walking from Blanche Metro to Sacré Coeur with an English-speaking foodie guide such as Oscar, Julie, Arthur, or Marie. Visit eight local stops for pastries, chocolate, cheese, charcuterie, and French wine while learning about Montmartre’s artists, cafés, vineyards, and food traditions.

“Éliminé was a fantastic guide. She told us about the neighborhood as she led us from one culinary delight to the next. She also described the foods and wines very well, helping us understand their uniqueness.”

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2.Private Montmartre Food Tour with Wine, Cheese & Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,027 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $302Top rated

Spend about three and a half hours with a private English-speaking guide in Montmartre, tasting French cheese, bread, pastries, crêpes, macarons, chocolates, cured meats, wine, and a secret dish. Guides such as Mathieu, Rita, and Baptiste tailor the walk to your interests.

“Mattheiu was awesome! He is a local who grew up in the area and was able to share the history and his pride exuded as we walked through the village. The cheeses and bread were incredible!”

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3.Paris Le Marais Food Tour With 10+ Tastings, Cheese, Wine & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 985 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Walk Le Marais with a guide such as Gabriel, Olivia, Etienne, or Pinky while tasting French pastries, bread, cheese, wine, falafel, croque monsieur, macarons, chocolates, and a mystery dish. The small group, usually capped at 12, mixes food with neighborhood history over about three and a half hours.

“Pinky was a fantastic guide! We learned about the Le Marais district and how it became one of the chicest neighborhoods in Paris. Everything that we ate was delicious (we tried the best falafel I’ve ever had) and got to enjoy some “digestive walks” in between. Definitely recommend this tour.”

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4.Paris St Germain Food Tour with Cheeses, Foie Gras, Wines & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $170

Walk through Saint-Germain-des-Prés with an English-speaking guide such as Duniya, Stéphane, Nana, or Étienne. Taste French cheeses, cured meats, foie gras, pastries, wine, and a secret dish, or choose the Saint-Placide chocolate and pastry route.

“Etienne is a pleasant and knowledgeable hosts. We had a wonderful time. Very useful was the list of places we visited and the food we tried.”

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5.Le Marais Walking Food Tour with Cheese, Wine & Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 339 reviews · 3 hours · from $153

Spend three hours tasting 8 to 10 French specialties around Le Marais, including cheese, wine, pastries, chocolate, charcuterie, and seasonal bites. Guides such as Lolla, Dorine, Pierre, and Arthur add neighborhood history, food customs, and personal recommendations. Groups are limited to 10 people.

“Dorine was enthusiastic and knowledgeable about her subject. We wandered around parts of Paris you wouldn’t find without local knowledge. It was a great couple of hours!”

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6.Professional – Bordeaux Wine and Cheese Tasting with a walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $78

Walk Bordeaux’s former wine merchants’ quarter with guides such as Adrian, Ani, Clemence, or Caz, then taste one white, two reds, and one sweet Bordeaux wine with French cheese, meat, and baguette. The tour runs in English, starts at 1:30 pm, and ends near Rue Notre Dame.

“I love Viator as you get to meet such lovely and knowledgeable experts like Adrian. We spent a good half hour touring the old part of Bordeaux and then around an hour tasting wine, while Adrian explain the finer points of the region, the grapes, how to match wine with food. Thoroughly recommend the tour, lovely guide, took the time to answer our questions fully and point out places we should visit. 👍🏻🍷”

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7.Montmartre Food Tour: The Most Complete Paris Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $156

Walk Montmartre with Imrane, stopping for pastries, macarons, chocolates, cheese, charcuterie, oysters, and wine before a full French meal. You’ll see Rue des Abbesses, La Petite Maison Rose, and Le Clos Montmartre, with a maximum of 12 people and a hill to climb.

“It was such an incredible experience. The guy was very knowledgeable and was also very friendly. We had a nice intimate lunch at the end of the food tour. The bread and cheese is that he chose tasted so good. I wanted to take some home so bad. The wine went well with everything as well. He also gave a suggestions for other things that we could go and see while we were in Paris. He was very knowledgeable about the surrounding area and its history so we got a bit of an history tour as well. I absolutely Enjoyed this with my sister.”

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8.Bordeaux Afternoon Food Tour : Sweets, Wine and Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $63Best value

Meet at Place de la Bourse at 3:15 pm for a two-hour walk through Bordeaux. Guide Aurélien combines seven central monuments with pastries, a coffee demonstration, and a wine and cheese pairing. The small group is capped at 12, and the tour ends at Place Saint-Pierre.

“Tour was great. A good variety of sweets, coffee demonstration, and the guide was great. A beautiful city and a great way to spend the afternoon.”

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