Eating Paris: Saint Germain Food & Wine Tour
Description
Journey through centuries of French gastronomy in Paris’ most fashionable neighborhood. Explore the iconic Saint-Germain des-Prés area while you snack on French cheese eaten by the French President, a baguette tradition (we’ll explain) and modern farm-to-table French cooking from one of the city’s best Néo-bistros. Throughout this chic tour of les beaux quartiers, you will be transported through time as the history of the city of love is told through world-class food: from the finest caviar and salmon to (literally) revolutionary bread. All throughout, you will hear stories of thinkers like Hemingway and Picasso all the way through to the boundary-pushing Chefs of today. Paris’ Left Bank has seen it all, and this tour is the best way to get to know its past and present.
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Visit a legendary Parisian bakery founded in 1932, famous for wood-fired breads and pastries and deeply tied to the city’s artistic history. Enjoy their iconic apple tart, hand-folded in a unique “stitched” style, with classic butter cookies.
This is Paris’s third-largest church, home to Delacroix’s monumental fresco Jacob Wrestling with the Angel. Admire the 19th-century fountain outside, featuring bishop statues representing the four cardinal points.
Visit Patrice Chapon, a master chocolatier and pastry chef crafting exquisite chocolate since 1986. Taste a single-origin chocolate mousse, made from some of the rarest cacao sourced from South America, Madagascar, and the Fiji Islands.
Discover a Parisian caviar house specializing in sustainably farmed sturgeon caviar. Savor sturgeon rillettes on blini with delicate caviar, perfectly paired with sparkling wine, highlighting both refined taste and eco-conscious production.
Explore the Saint-Germain Market, a modern covered market with 112 stone arcades, blending centuries of history with vibrant contemporary life. Browse fresh produce, fish, meats, and international foods while enjoying its lively atmosphere.
Visit a popular neo-bistro, part of Yves Camdebord’s Avant-Comptoirs empire, celebrated for creative, farm-to-table French cuisine. Try caramelized pork belly with red wine, French cornbread, and freshly churned butter.
Feeling Presidential? Sample a selection of French cheeses and their signature fontainebleau, from one of the best cheese shops in Paris and official suppliers of cheese to the French presidents since 1970.
Visit Jacques Genin, an ultra-modern chocolate shop in Paris, celebrated as a Genius of Flavors. Taste his mint-infused dark chocolate ganache or mango passion caramel, crafted with the finest ingredients.
Step into a historic Parisian shop and distiller, crafting Armagnac and rare spirits since 1905. Taste a rich Hors d’Âge Armagnac alongside a vintage Port wine, savoring centuries of tradition and meticulous French craftsmanship.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This activity requires a minimum of 2 guests. Should this not be met, we will contact you directly to help you get rescheduled or reimbursed.
- Children under 4 years old do not need a ticket and can join the tour for free. However, food is not included. Paid tickets with food included are available for ages 4 and up.
- Please note that the tastings mentioned are a selection of the delicious foods we often feature. Both offerings and tour stops may vary by day or season, but you're sure to enjoy a delightful array of local flavors!
- Have dietary requirements? Simply email us or add a note at booking, and we’ll do our best to accommodate vegetarians, gluten-free guests or other dietary needs where we can. For guest safety, this experience isn’t suitable for those with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients found on the tour, and the company cannot take responsibility for any food allergies or intolerances.
Reviews(218)
Great morning with Betsy who guided us for food around St Germain area of Paris. Really knowledgeable and passionate about Paris. She’s lived in Paris for a decade and originally from California. Great experiences starting with a croissant and coffee stop followed by savoury crepe, champagne and macaroon stops. Friendly, flexible and well planned and curated around what we wanted. Booked through Eating Europe it’s a great experience.
Betsy was an amazing tour guide. She was very knowledgeable of the area. The food was so good. Our favorite was the chocolate and the pork belly. This tour was the best end of our trip. Cannot see enough good things about it.
Thank you Jennifer for taking time to leave a review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed visiting Saint Germain with our local guide Betsy and appreciated her knowledge as well as all the tastings. Happy to have you again on another Eating Europe tour some day!
We had a great experience with Betsy, she was very informative and taught us so much about the history, food and neighborhoods of Paris
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're glad you had fun visiting Saint Germain with our local guide Besty and that you enjoyed hearing about the history and tasting all the French cuisine!
I enjoyed trying all of the different foods around Paris and learning more about all of the city. Betsy was a great guide
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed exploring Saint-Germain and discovering the different foods and stories of Paris along the way. It’s wonderful to know Betsy helped make the tour such a great experience for you. We really appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you on another Eating Europe food tour in the future.
Fantastic food tour. Apple tarts to caviar cheeses and wine! Betsy was amazing and very knowledgeable on the ties to history and food in the district. Would def recommend!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're so pleased to hear you enjoyed exploring Saint-Germain and sampling such a great variety of foods, from apple tarts to cheeses and caviar. It’s wonderful to know Betsy’s knowledge of the area and the connection between history and food helped make the tour even more memorable for you. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you on another Eating Europe food tour in the future.
I loved this experience, Betsy was great and I would recommend her for everyone!
Thank you for sharing your experience. We're so glad to hear you loved your time exploring Saint-Germain and that Betsy helped make it such an enjoyable experience for you. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you on another Eating Europe food tour in the future.
It was canceled on us . We were disappointed! It was difficult finding another one since things were booked already !
We’re very sorry for the disappointment caused by the cancellation of your tour due to unforeseen circumstances. We understand how frustrating this is, especially with limited availability for alternative tours. We hope you were able to reach out to our Customer Service team so we could assist you. Thank you for your feedback, and we apologize again for the inconvenience.
We had a fantastic time on an Eating Europe trip through Saint Germain with an excellent guide named Betsy. She was so sweet and so informative that it made the afternoon very special. Not to mention all of the wonderful food that we tasted including an apple tart, chocolate mousse, caviar with sparkling wine, quiche Loraine, pork belly with wine, a few yummy cheeses,and some amazing chocolate candy. My wife and I are both pretty introverted but Betsy was amazing to talk with. She also filled us in on many of the histories of the foods and also the history of the shops themselves. Thanks so much for the great time, Betsy!
Betsy was an incredible guide! She was so kind, so knowledgeable, personable, and a fun person to spend the afternoon with! All of the food was incredible. My favorites were the chocolate mousse and pork belly. I especially appreciated how Betsy made an effort to have a 1:1 conversation with each member of our group, it made the experience feel more specialized and intimate. My
This tour absolutely exceeded my expectations in every way! Each tasting was carefully selected and absolutely delicious. Our guide Carole was so knowledgeable and passionate about food. Do this tour, you will not regret it!
