Paris Le Marais Food and Wine Tour

Explore Paris's Le Marais on a 3-hour small-group food and wine tour led by a local expert guide.

Getting started

Meet your local expert guide in Le Marais, the designated meeting point for this 3-hour small-group tour. Have your confirmation email ready on your phone; there is no need to print anything. Aim to arrive 15 minutes early so the group of up to 10 guests can set off together into the neighborhood streets without delay.

What to expect

Le Marais neighborhoods, restaurants, brasseries, and cafés

Le Marais is one of central Paris's most diverse neighborhoods, where historic streets, the famous Pletzl, and an active art scene sit alongside long-standing eateries. You walk between restaurants, brasseries, cafés, and specialty shops while your guide connects each tasting to the area's past and present.

Features

• A local expert guide shares neighborhood stories as you move through Le Marais, from the days of French nobility and Bourbon kings to the history of the local Jewish community and the ever-changing art scene.
• Fine French pastries are your starting point; you taste the craft behind a savory croissant pissaladière or a traditional French cream puff and see why Paris is known for world-class pastries.
• A sit-down course features boeuf bourguignon or, depending on the stop, an Alsatian specialty, choucroute garnie, so you can compare iconic French regional dishes while learning how they fit into the country's culinary history.
• You sample a selection of French PDO cheeses that have been aged and refined in a 17th-century cellar by master cheesemongers, with your guide explaining what Protected Designation of Origin means for flavor and provenance.
• A mini chocolate merveilleux dessert rounds off the sweet tastings, giving you a final look at French pâtisserie techniques before the tour concludes.
• French sparkling spirits are poured alongside either Pinot blanc or Gamay, allowing you to taste how different French wines pair with charcuterie, stews, or cheeses during the various stops.
• Water is available at the tasting locations so you can cleanse your palate and stay refreshed as you move between courses.
• Across the route, you visit central Paris's most diverse restaurants, brasseries, and cafés while learning the origins of French classics and how they became known around the world.