Food Tours in France: The 10 Best Tastings and Market Walks

1.Montmartre Hill French Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,588 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Walk uphill through Montmartre with a local English-speaking guide, stopping at eight cafés, bakeries, and food shops for French specialties, wine, cheese, cured meats, and sweets. You’ll pass the Moulin Rouge, Wall of Love, Place du Tertre, vineyard, windmill, and finish at Sacré-Coeur. Guides have included Julie, Marie, Oscar, Aude, and Pierre-Edouard.

“Oscar was amazing! What a great way to end a week in this amazing city. He really knew his way around blending the history with the art and wine and food. fantastique! Zut Alor! Friday evening the lights came on. We ended at Sac re Cur and the entire experience was magical. Thank you”

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2.Paris Le Marais District Original Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 880 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $157

Spend about 3.5 hours walking Le Marais with a guide such as Kevan, Lola, Pierre, or Bart. Taste cheese, bread, cured meat, wine, chocolate, macarons, falafel, jams, and other specialties at up to 10 stops, with the Marché des Enfants Rouges, Rue des Rosiers, Saint-Paul, and Hôtel de Ville along the way.

“This ia great experience. Our guide, Artur, was outstanding. Great food, great wine and a great day.”

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3.Paris Montmartre Food & Wine Tour with Eating Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 718 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $162

Spend about three hours walking Montmartre with an English-speaking guide such as Salma, Nora, Betsy or Lily. Taste baguette, oysters, pâté, aligot, PDO cheese, chocolate, citrus jam and macarons while visiting small food shops and historic sights. The tour ends at Sacré-Cœur, with uphill streets and stairs along the way.

“Such a fun event tasting the wonderful foods of Paris. Our guide provided fun facts about the different shops and culture of food we were able to enjoy!!”

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4.Food and Wine Tasting Walking Tour in Le Marais

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 446 reviews · from $113

Spend 3 to 3.5 hours eating your way through Le Marais with an English-speaking guide such as Antoine, Vanessa, or Arturo. Try croissants, Moroccan crepes, chocolates, pastrami, bistro food, Syrian-French pastries, cheese, and natural wine at eight local stops. Groups are capped at 10.

“Excellent Guide, Antoine!!! He took us to the finest authentic places! His knowledge of background and history of Le Marais and the imbibements was fulfilling! Most of all, Antoine is a brilliant linguist!! He spoke clearly, told well-organized stories, and related socially to each of our group! He knew many secrets of Le Marais which he shared. Thank you so much!!!”

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5.Food and Wine Old Town Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Spend four hours tasting your way through Old Nice with a local guide such as Carmela, Aline, Lara, or JP. Visit the market and specialty shops for socca, cheeses, meats, olive oil, wine, pastries, and regional snacks, then finish with a niçoise picnic and rosé on Castle Hill. The tour runs in English and four other languages.

“This was one of the best tours I ever did. Lara was an amazing and helpful tour guide, explained everything carefully and had a lot of patience with a group of 8 women 😬”

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6.Saint-Emilion Food and Wine Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 323 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $192

Meet Rustic Vines in central Bordeaux for a small-group trip to Saint-Émilion. You’ll visit Château Ambe Tour Pourret and Les Domaines de Moncets, taste wines at both, enjoy a cheese and charcuterie picnic, then walk through the medieval village with a guide such as Maud, Julie, Remy, or Daniel.

“Loved it! Daniel, a well educated Coloradan who came to France for love (great story) was an incredible guide. We learned so much. Three tastings. Two at Chateaus, one in the beautiful and historic town of Emilion.”

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7.Bordeaux Old Town Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

Walk Bordeaux’s medieval center with guides such as Alexandre and Alexandra, stopping at a bakery, fromagerie, butcher, and cannelé shop. Your purchases come together at a wine cellar for a seated tasting led by a sommelier or wine expert. The small group is limited to nine people and the tour lasts about three hours.

“The tour is a lot of fun plus you learn a lot about the different foods. What a great experience. Alexandria did a wonderful job of showing us the different foods and then ending up in a wine shop to taste them. The wine tasting was interesting and delicious. I would highly recommend the tour”

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8.Cultural Food & Wine Tour, in the famous Halles Bocuse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $48Best value

Meet bilingual guide Eillin at 9:00 am for a two-hour cultural walk centered on Lyon’s famous Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. You’ll connect food, wine, architecture, Michelin history, silk-trade passageways, and Lyonnais traditions in a group of no more than 15. Check the tasting details before booking, since the listing says food is not included while the tour description refers to samples.

“I took three food walking tours in Lyon. If you are a foodie, this was absolutely the best food of them all. The Paul Bocuse market experience is well deserved.”

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9.Historic District Guided Food & Wine Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 84 reviews · 3h 30m · from $89

Spend three and a half hours tasting Provençal food and wine while walking from the Palais des Papes through Rue Carnot, Les Halles, and the old center to Pont d’Avignon. Guides such as Zahra and Clara add local history and restaurant tips. Expect at least four food stops, generous portions, one alcoholic drink, and a small group of up to 12.

“Nastassja was our guide for this food and wine tour in Avignon, and she made the entire experience genuinely enjoyable. The pace was relaxed, the portions were generous, and you’ll be tasting a surprising variety of local specialties—so come hungry and maybe skip the tight jeans that day. She shared plenty of interesting history and context along the way, which helped us appreciate the city beyond the food itself. Avignon has so much to take in, and this tour was a great introduction. I’d absolutely recommend it to anyone visiting the city, especially if you want a mix of local insight, regional flavors, and a fun walk through the historic…”

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10.Bordeaux: Guided Food and Wine Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · from $116

Follow an English-speaking guide through Bordeaux for 9 or more tastes at six stops, from fresh croissants and canelés to cheese, chocolate, and regional wine. Guides such as Sylvie, Josh, Jamie, and Nina bring local food, city history, and practical tips together in a group of no more than 10.

“This food tour was an excellent way to see Bordeaux! Our tour guide Sylvie was fantastic - enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We tasted so many delicious foods (chocolatine, croques monsieurs with truffles, cheese, cream puffs, wine) and saw some of the beautiful sites of the city where our guide shared information about the history. A wonderful experience! I recommend bringing water with you since there’s lots of food but not much to drink. If I I had one small recommendation for the tour it would be to finish at a different wine cellar where we could sit. Only one stop had seating so after three hours the legs were a little…”

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