Paris: Gourmet Food Tour in South Montmartre

Additional Information & Description

South Montmartre’s gourmet food tour brings together sweet and savory tastings with stories from one of Paris’s 19th-century artists’ districts. Over three hours, follow a specialized guide between food shops and neighborhood streets, tasting your way through a typical French day.

Chocolate, garden sweets and a final chou

A century-old confectionery provides one of the tour’s distinctive stops: chocolates from a business owned by a chef with 20 Michelin stars. Sweets also feature in a secret garden, taking part of the tasting route beyond the shop counter. The tour finishes with a chou pastry. These stops give the sweet side of the walk several different settings, from a long-established confectionery to a garden and a final pastry tasting.

Cheese-cellar tastings and wine-shop pairings

The savory side takes you to a cheesemonger and into a cheese cellar for tastings. At a wine store, cold cuts accompany a glass of wine, bringing another pairing into the route. You’ll also meet local shopkeepers along the way. Food and drinks are included, so these tastings form part of the guided visit rather than simply serving as recommendations for places to return to afterward.

Stories of painters, musicians and cabarets

Between stops, your guide shares stories about the painters and musicians who once lived in South Montmartre. The neighborhood is known for its cabarets and theaters, giving the walk a cultural thread alongside the food. You’ll follow 18th-century streets through an area whose later identity became closely associated with artists, hearing about former residents as you move through their neighborhood.

Landmarks along the route

The itinerary includes the Moulin Rouge, Musée Gustave Moreau, Musée Grévin, Musée de la Vie Romantique and Palais Garnier. These named landmarks broaden the walk beyond its tasting stops, linking the neighborhood’s food shops with its entertainment and cultural sites. They are stops along the route, rather than a separate museum-entry itinerary.

Arrival and ticket details

Arrive at 80 Boulevard de Clichy five minutes before the start. Live guiding is available in English, French and Spanish. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted.