Bordeaux Chartrons Food Tour: Wine, Pastry & Local Tastings

An 18th-century bakery's original oven is still working, and you step inside it.

A three-hour food tour through Bordeaux's Chartrons district led by a guide specializing in French culinary history, combining wine tastings in two cellars with stops at a historic bakery, pastry shop, and local grocers. You taste eight items (wines, pastries, cheeses, a truffle croque-monsieur and cocktail) paired with stories of how each arrived in Bordeaux, finishing with enough food to replace dinner.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Chartrons district and tastings

• Meet at Bourse Maritime
• See first American Consulate
• Admire 18th-century facades
• First tasting at coffee shop
• Choose and taste Bordeaux pastry with cocktail
• Visit neighborhood, church, boutiques
• Taste local fruits at grocery store
• Tour bakery and wine cellar with 7 tastings

The experience

The Chartrons district is where Bordeaux's wine merchants built their empire centuries ago, and the tour starts at Bourse Maritime and moves through streets lined with 18th-century facades, antique shops and a bohemian mix that most visitors miss. Your guide points out landmarks like the first American Consulate in the world and weaves the neighborhood's history into each stop, so you're not just eating. You're learning why these places matter and how they shaped the city's relationship with wine, coffee, and French pastry.

The tastings happen in real places: a coffee shop where the guide explains how coffee arrived in Bordeaux; a wine cellar where a sommelier has chosen a pastry paired with a local cocktail; a grocery store for local fruits; and a working 18th-century bakery with its original oven still in use. The guide tells you the story of French pastry while you taste it, and the sequence (seven sweet and savory tastings across three hours) is designed to replace dinner rather than sit on top of it. A complimentary gourmet address book lists all the local addresses so you can return on your own.

The tour runs in English, Spanish, or French, and the guide is trained in culinary and wine history, not just pointing out sights. Tastings vary by season and day of the week, so no two tours are identical. Come with a light breakfast or lunch beforehand. The neighborhood is walkable and flat, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Eight food and drinks tastings on a shared tour or ten on a private one.
• two wine tastings in elegant cellars.
• pastry tasting in an 18th-century bakery paired with a local cocktail.
• artisan cheeses and a truffle croque-monsieur.
• live guide commentary in English, Spanish or French.
• complimentary gourmet address book listing all local addresses.

Options for this experience

3 options

Tour Gastronomico Spanish16:15Tour in Spanish, lasting 3 hours

Food Tour English16:05Food tour of the Bdx Wine District lasting 3 hours, with food and wine tastings

Tour Gastronomique FrançaisGuide in English, Spanish or French · 16:00Tour in French, lasting 3 hours

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Information

Lasts 3h, runs Wednesday to Saturday at 16:00, 16:05 and 16:15, from € 125 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish and French, in groups of up to 6 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesWednesday to SaturdayDepartures at 16:00, 16:05 and 16:15Another time? ›

GroupUp to 61 private ›

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

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AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Senior (71 to 85 years) · Youth (10 to 17 years) · Child (2 to 9 years) · Infant (under 2)

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by PARIS A DREAM

Is this one for you?Book the shared tour if you want to meet other food travelers and keep the cost lower, or choose the private option for two additional tastings and a guide focused only on your group. The three-hour length fits between lunch and dinner, so plan a light meal beforehand and let the tastings carry you through the evening.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (10 to 17 years); Child (2 to 9 years); Infant (under 2).

What exactly do I taste on the Bordeaux Chartrons food tour?

Eight tastings on a shared tour or ten on a private one: two glasses of Bordeaux wine in cellars, a pastry paired with a local cocktail, artisan cheeses, a truffle croque-monsieur, fresh local fruits, and coffee. Enough to replace dinner.

Is the Chartrons district easy to walk around?

Yes, it's pedestrian-friendly with flat streets and no museum entries, so the three hours move at a comfortable pace through the neighborhood's 18th-century architecture, antique shops and local addresses.

What's special about the bakery stop?

The bakery is authentic and dates to the 18th century, and its original oven is still in working use. You step inside to see it and taste pastry baked there while the guide explains the history of French pastry.

Do the tastings change, or is it the same menu every time?

Tastings vary depending on the season and the day of the week, so the specific wines, pastries and cheeses shift throughout the year based on what's fresh and in season.