Watch the walk
The walk
Iconic tastes that never go out of style, next to what the rule-breakers are up to… Here, heritage runs deep. It runs in the blood.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of daily Parisian life as you learn how to source the best ingredients for a classic French meal.
We sweep through the backstreets of le Marais and the Latin Quarter, embracing the laid-back mood of the French flâneur…
Perhaps you will fall head over heels for French cheese (like us…)
Ten-plus tastes in one walk. You won’t miss a thing.
A small-group exploration of iconic French tastes, led by passionate Parisians: locals in love with the City of Light, and its flavours.
We feel it’s time for Paris’s famed cuisine to take the driver’s seat – so together we embark on a food tour that will see you enjoying some of the world’s crunchiest baguettes and creamiest cheeses. This is the side of French flavours you wouldn’t see on your own.
We soak up the Parisian chic of le Marais and the Latin Quarter – stunning architecture, gardens and culture – and explore the Marais and the Latin Quarter …by mouth.
From the world-famous French croissant and pain au chocolat to the baguettes that have won awards, you’ll feel like you haven’t left a single cobbled stone unturned.
These are the finest spots in Paris to admire what Paris looked like before the Great Reconstruction – and taste a savoury Breton crêpe that is easily the best we’ve ever eaten.
The longer we write about the Paris food scene, the more our ‘edit’ of unmissable tastes swells.
Here we savour our collection of French flavours over a well-earned breakfast, lunch or apéritif-hour walk among our friends, les artisans – passionate experts (and a few rule breakers) – as they share their passion, their expertise, their craft.
For the most part our walks are en plein air, with many stops along the way, from table to market stall – the little food shops at the top of our list, the boulangeries on the tips of our tongues.
Weaving through narrow cobblestone streets scented with warm baguettes: a lyrical and literary journey through the gastronomic furnace of the city.
Savour The Marais and the Latin Quarter: we swoop in to sample all of the iconic tastes that, like Paris, never go out of style – every French pastry you can imagine, opulent cheeses each more surprisingly delicious than the next, with charm and panache, with a welcome like you are a visiting friend…
Then we see what the rule breakers are up to. We move from one iconic spot to the next, wine poured into waiting glasses.
Instant gratification
- The pastries
- Meet the icons: the best croissants, pastries, macarons and chocolates from shops beloved by locals, classic to cutting-edge. And a surprise, of course.
- The savoury
- Real crêpes and the enigmatic French escargot. We know where the good ones are.
- The coffee
- Some of the best coffee in town at an off-the-beaten-path spot beloved by neighbours. Learn how to order coffee like a Parisian. Or tea, or hot chocolate.
- The streets
- Paris’ oldest covered market, its oldest neighbourhood, sites from the French Revolution, and hidden historical gems.
- The artisans
- Our friends: the roasters, the bakers, the cheesemongers and the chocolatiers who are passionate about their craft.
- The wine
- In a secret, historic cellar beneath the medieval district, paired with rare and exceptional cheeses, award-winning baguette, and some of the best charcuterie you’ll ever taste.
- The Polaroids
- Three Polaroid snaps for you to take home.
Les croissants
Real French butter, top-quality flour, and beaucoup savoir-faire.
The experience that landed us on TV. We start where every Parisian morning starts: croissants and pain au chocolat from bakers who still laminate by hand, tasted warm, with a word on why French baguette and pastries win awards.
French classics
Ready to try real crêpes and escargots? Oui.
We know where the good ones are. Time to dive in and taste the flavours of France: a proper crêpe, the enigmatic escargot, and a stop at a shop with a plaque on the door for a reason.
Macarons and chocolates
In search of the French macaron, in intimate boutiques.
We’ll take you to the place the neighbours love, and to a chocolatier who treats cacao the way a vigneron treats grapes.
The crêpe and the escargot
A real Breton crêpe, then the enigmatic escargot.
Buckwheat, ham, cheese, folded hot off the griddle, from a stand that does nothing else. Then a sit-down at a counter in the market for escargots, garlic butter, and a glass of white. We know where the good ones are.
The cheese stands alone. Almost.
Rare cheeses, French wine, and award-winning baguette.
We end in a secret, historic cellar with wine and a board of delicious rare cheeses: the most expensive cheese in France, a cheese that has won the World Cheese Award twice, and one so rare it’s hard to find even in Paris. With award-winning baguette and some of the best charcuterie you’ll ever taste. (You can try Brie at home.)
Award-winning Paris roasters
Paris has good coffee now. Finally.
Some of the best coffee in town, at an off-the-beaten-path spot beloved by neighbours. Learn how we drink coffee in France and how to order it in a Parisian café. Or tea, or hot chocolate.
Pâtisserie
Try the classics and the newcomers.
Leisurely savour the icons of French pâtisserie. We started with croissants, but we don’t stop there – from classics hundreds of years old to rule-breaking flavours by daring pâtissières. Madeleines, choux à la crème, and something unexpected.
Les infos
- Duration
- About 3.5 hours, with roughly 2.5 hours of walking and stops every fifteen minutes or so. Daily; an alternate market route on Mondays.
- Guests
- Semi-private groups of up to 8, private groups of up to 15. Larger groups, please enquire.
- Includes
- All tastings included: pastries, crêpe, escargot, coffee, wine, cheese and charcuterie. Non-alcohol alternatives available. Instant Polaroid prints to take home.
- Route
- Meet at the gates of the Mairie du Paris Centre, across from the Square du Temple. Ends in the lower Marais near the River Seine, minutes from Notre-Dame.
- Booking
- By enquiry for now. Reschedule once free more than 72 hours out; full refund up to 7 days before.
- Cancellation
- Individual spots on the public calendar: fully refunded up to 72 hours before. Private groups of up to 10: fully refundable up to 7 days before. Custom groups: please refer to your brief.
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