Bordeaux Food Tour: Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Walk

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Duration3h 30m

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

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Four stops, one full meal, three and a half hours on Bordeaux's cobbled streets.

This is a walking food tour through Bordeaux's old town and the medieval Saint Pierre district, led by a local guide in English, where you taste your way through a complete French meal across at least four stops. You start with organic wine tasting near Place de la Bourse, move to a bistrot serving fresh local dishes, sample artisanal cheese, walk past the district's Roman-era architecture and medieval streets, and finish at Place Gambetta with chocolate bonbons from a local award-winning chocolatier. The tour runs 3.5 hours and includes water and one alcoholic drink; vegetarian and non-alcoholic options are available, and you should contact the operator before booking if you have food restrictions or allergies.

3h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Bordeaux gourmet walking food tour

Start gourmet promenade in Bordeaux
Wine tasting near Place de La Bourse
Dine at bistrot in Saint Pierre area
Taste fresh artisanal cheeses
Stroll Saint-Pierre district and try sweets
End with chocolate bonbons at Place Gambetta

The Experience

The tour opens with wine—a glass of high-quality organic wine tasted in a cellar near Place de la Bourse, where your guide explains how it's made. Bordeaux's reputation rests on wine, so this first stop sets the tone for everything that follows. From there you move to a bistrot in the Saint Pierre district, the oldest part of Bordeaux's old town, built on what was once a Roman river port. Here you sit down to an innovative French dish made with fresh, local products.

The walk itself becomes part of the meal. You stroll through Saint Pierre's cobbled medieval streets, and as you go, you taste the region's sweet specialties: the iconic cannelé, flavored with vanilla and rum, and the Dune Blanche du Bassin d'Arcachon with its creamy filling. Between these moments, you stop for artisanal cheese—a selection of fresh, flavorful types chosen for their authentic, ethical sourcing. The district's architecture frames each tasting: eighteenth-century facades and medieval stonework create the backdrop as you move from one flavor to the next.

The tour concludes at Place Gambetta, one of Bordeaux's most beautiful squares, where refined chocolate bonbons from a local female chocolatier who has won several awards finish your itinerant full meal. By the end, you've eaten the equivalent of a complete dinner across at least four distinct stops, with water provided throughout. Your guide handles the route and the stories—historical anecdotes about the streets and places you cross—so the day unfolds without you planning the stops or the timing.

What’s included

Water throughout the tour.
English-speaking local guide.
one glass of organic wine (non-alcoholic options available).
a full meal across at least four stops including a traditional French dish, artisanal cheese, regional pastries and award-winning chocolate.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Do Eat Better Experience

Is this one for you?Choose this if you prefer a guided walk through Saint Pierre and the old town's architecture while tasting at multiple stops, rather than a self-guided food route where you'd pick venues yourself.