BEST OF · FOOD WALKING TOURS IN FRANCE
Good food walking tours in France run small groups and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Taste Nice through old-town shops, market stalls, wine, olive oil, and local specialties on this friendly three-hour walking tour.
“A great walk with a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide. We definitely recommend this activity!”
Taste eight chocolate and pastry stops in Saint-Germain, with local stories, famous chocolatiers, and a warm drink to finish.
“Catherine was delightful and knowledgeable, and I had a great time. I think I wished I’d scheduled on a different day, as two of the actual chocolate shops she would ordinarily have taken us to were closed, but that’s not on her or the tour!”
Taste Nice through socca, pan bagnat, pissaladière and sweets on a small-group walking tour with local food tips and history.
“Loved the wonderful insight into the cultural history of the food. Amazing tips for places to visit.”
Explore Le Marais through cheese, wine, pastries, chocolate, and local stories on a three-hour small-group Paris food tour.
“Our guide Dorine was full of good information, funny, and relaxed. The places she chose were exceptional. We enjoyed ourselves a great deal.”
Taste Strasbourg through bretzels, charcuterie, cheese, choucroute, wine, and sweets on a 3.5-hour guided food walk.
“There are not enough stars to rate this tour! A wonderful evening with Loubna learning some history of Strasbourg and eating great food. Charcuterie, cheese, beer, wine, and dessert. Hitting some hidden gems and taking our time, never rushed. Very easy pace, too. We've been on food tours in many cities and this is one of the best. If you're in Strasbourg, you have to do this.”
Taste Lyon’s cold cuts, cheeses, praline pie, chocolate, and more while exploring Vieux Lyon’s traboules with a local guide.
“The food tour was a lot of fun. Great presentations by the guide and artisan shop keepers.”
Taste regional French specialties, pastry, cheese, wine, and savory dishes on a small-group Saint Germain food tour.
“Laure was a fantastic guide, and we loved every stop she took us to around Saint Germain! A great value and experience all around!”
Review of Montmartre’s private food tour: 10 tastings, local guides, Sacre-Coeur views, practical tips, price, food balance, and value.
“Great way to experience culture, history, and cuisine. Our guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable of the area.”
Taste Marseille’s best local foods on a small-group walking tour through the Old Port, Le Panier, Rue Caisserie, and Noailles.
“We loved the pace of the tour More information/history could have been given when we stopped so everyone could hear”
Taste Marseille through Cours Julien on a three-hour small-group food walk with local specialties, street art, and practical city tips.
“interesting tour of an area we might not have visited otherwise. Great food stops and convivial atmosphere with others on the tour.”
Review of Bordeaux’s historic gourmet walk, with cannelé, chocolate, cheese, ham, wine, monuments, guide tips, value, and booking advice.
“If you are looking for a food tour this is not it. We came hungry/didn’t eat breakfast because most food tours feed you until you can’t breath. It wasn’t the case for this tour. We had 1 canale (tiny cake), 2 pieces of chocolate, and a few pieces of Spanish iberco ham. Why we had Spanish ham on a french tour is very confusing. More of a history tour with a snack or two”
Taste Nice specialties, market produce, wine, cheese, pastries, and socca on a small-group Old Town food walk with local guides.
“We had a fantastic tour. Nice is beautiful city and Jael showed us parts of it we wouldn’t have otherwise seen. She didn’t rush us at all and we learnt lots of interesting facts. The food part was amazing. We started in an olive and olive oil shop tasting olives olive oil and honey, visited a sweet shop, had some wine and bread meat and cheese, had more in the market, had macaroons, ice cream, truffles and more rose. The amount and quality of food was excellent - we certainly didn’t need lunch!! I would highly recommend this tour. Great value for money and Jael was an excellent guide.”
Taste Paris through pastries, chocolate, crêpes, and cider while exploring covered passages on this intimate 150-minute food walk.
“We had a great morning on this tour. Our guide Dave was a lot of fun and very informative about the different areas of Paris so it wasn’t just a food tour. Make sure you don’t have breakfast as you’ get to try lots of different things as well. A very enjoyable morning.”
Explore Biarritz through Basque food, local stories, chocolate, markets, wine, and a relaxed 3.5-hour walking tour.
“Great tour with Valérie - very knowledgeable, pleasant, and friendly. Lots of informative spots, including photo ops, and very helpful pointers for authentic wares and food. Merci Valérie!”
Taste Bayonne chocolate, seafood, tapas, cider, cheese and Basque cake on a small-group food walk with local guide Karim.
“Our guide was full of great local knowledge and took us to places only a local would know. Would recommend to all my friends.”
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