Paris
Original Marais Food Tour
Eight to ten stops from Beaubourg to Bastille, through the oldest covered market in Paris
Food & Wine, Local Culture
Why We Love it
Cheeses from every region of France, oysters, and a wine merchant who will tell you what to drink with each — inside a market trading since 1605.
The Experience
Beaubourg to Bastille in three and a half hours, on foot with a local guide and a group capped at twelve, stopping eight to ten times to eat.
The route takes in the Marché des Enfants Rouges, the oldest indoor market in Paris, founded in 1605 and a short walk from the Picasso Museum. Its alleys hold fresh fish and oysters, cheeses from every region of France, cured meats, seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic growers, and a wine merchant who will talk you through what to drink with what. Produce comes in from Aveyron, the Vendée, the Pays Basque. Around the market: old mansions, art galleries, fashion shops.
You taste cheese, wine, pastries and French specialties across the stops, sweet and savory both, with a few your guide does not announce in advance.
My pick for repeat visitors who have done the monuments and want a neighborhood instead, and for anyone who takes their cheese seriously.
From $224 per person
3.5 Hours
Shared
10:30 am or 4:00 pm
Highlights
What's Included
Guided food tour
Eight to ten food stops
Visit to the oldest food market in Paris
Walk by the Picasso Museum
What's Not Included
Transportation to the meeting point
Gratuities
Need to Know
3.5 hours, departing 10:30 am or 4:00 pm
Shared group tour, maximum 12 people
Meet your guide at 40 rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris — arrive 5 to 10 minutes early
The Marché des Enfants Rouges trades Tuesday to Sunday, so avoid a Monday
On foot throughout, so wear comfortable shoes
Tell your guide about any food allergies at the start and they will work around them
Runs rain or shine — bring an umbrella if the forecast asks for one, and water
Free cancellation up to 7 days before
Pricing Details
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Need to know
Beaubourg to Bastille in three and a half hours, on foot with a local guide and a group capped at twelve, stopping eight to ten times to eat.
The route takes in the Marché des Enfants Rouges, the oldest indoor market in Paris, founded in 1605 and a short walk from the Picasso Museum. Its alleys hold fresh fish and oysters, cheeses from every region of France, cured meats, seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic growers, and a wine merchant who will talk you through what to drink with what. Produce comes in from Aveyron, the Vendée, the Pays Basque. Around the market: old mansions, art galleries, fashion shops.
You taste cheese, wine, pastries and French specialties across the stops, sweet and savory both, with a few your guide does not announce in advance.
My pick for repeat visitors who have done the monuments and want a neighborhood instead, and for anyone who takes their cheese seriously.