Bordeaux Old Town Food and Wine Tour: 3-Hour Tasting

Walk five shops in three hours, then sit down to wine and cheese pairing.

A 3-hour food and wine tour through Bordeaux's Old Town where you visit an artisanal bakery, fromagerie, butcher and cannele shop before a seated wine, cheese and charcuterie pairing at a wine cellar. The route is personalized: your guide, a former chef or food writer, builds the stops around what you're curious about tasting, not a fixed script. Groups stay small and portions are generous.

Step-by-step itinerary

Bordeaux Old Town food and wine tour

• Start at Cinema Utopia
• Walk 1 km through Old Bordeaux
• Visit artisanal bakery, fromagerie, butcher, cannele shop
• Optional gluten-free bakery stop
• See historical landmarks like Grosse Cloche
• Enjoy seated wine, cheese, charcuterie pairing

The experience

The tour starts at Cinema Utopia and covers about a kilometer over the first hour and a half, moving through cobblestone streets past medieval landmarks like the Grosse Cloche. You'll stop at four artisanal shops (a bakery, fromagerie, butcher and cannele pastry shop) sampling as you go, but the main event is the second half. You sit down at a wine cellar or wine shop for a proper pairing: wine, cheese and charcuterie served together, the kind of tasting that explains why the regions matter and when you should ask for bread that isn't a baguette.

Your guide is not a student with a memorized script. They're a former chef, food writer or wine expert who knows the seasons for cheese, the story behind each shop, and what's actually worth tasting in Bordeaux. Because the tour is personalized, no two departures are the same: what you're curious about shapes where you stop and what you try. If you're celiac, let them know in advance and they'll add a gluten-free bakery to the route. There are spots to rest along the way, and the walking distance can be shortened if anyone in the group needs it.

Portions are generous throughout, and wine, cheese, charcuterie and other samples are all included. The whole thing takes about three hours from start to finish.

What’s included

• Sampling at four artisanal shops: an artisanal bakery, fromagerie, butcher and cannele pastry shop.
• a seated wine, cheese and charcuterie pairing at a wine cellar or wine shop.
• all wine, cheese, charcuterie and tasting samples with generous portions.
• a live English-speaking guide who is a former chef, food writer or wine expert.
• personalized stops based on what you're curious about tasting.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 10:00, 10:30 and 16:00

AgesAdult (14 to 90 years) · Under 14: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10 · max 9 per booking

Live guideEnglish

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

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 6 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearby

Operated by Bordeaux in Bites

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste real Bordeaux food and wine with someone who knows why it matters, not a script: the personalized stops and expert guide mean you're learning as you eat, not following a fixed route everyone takes the same way.

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Top questions

What exactly do I taste on the Bordeaux food and wine tour?

You sample items at four artisanal shops (an artisanal bakery, fromagerie, butcher and cannele pastry shop) as you walk through Old Town, then sit down for a proper wine, cheese and charcuterie pairing at a wine cellar or wine shop. The guide personalizes the stops based on what you're curious about, so the specific tastings vary by tour.

How long is the walk and how much ground do we cover?

The tour lasts about three hours total, with roughly an hour and a half of walking covering about one kilometer through Old Bordeaux. There are spots to sit and rest along the way, and the distance can be reduced if anyone in the group needs it.

What is the Grosse Cloche and why does the guide point it out?

The Grosse Cloche is one of Bordeaux's most recognized medieval monuments, located in Old Town. Your guide will point it out along with other historical landmarks like the Camino de Santiago route as you walk between the food shops.

Can I do this tour if I'm celiac or need gluten-free options?

Yes, let the tour operator know in advance and they'll add a special stop at a gluten-free bakery and follow a protocol to keep your tasting safe from cross-contamination.

Who leads these tours and what makes them different from other food tours?

Your guide is a former chef, food writer or wine expert, not a student reciting a script. Because they know the food and wine deeply, they can explain why seasons matter for cheese, which bread to actually ask for, and how the regions shape what you're tasting. Every tour is built around what you want to try, so no two are the same.

Is wine included, and can I choose the chocolate option instead?

Wine, cheese and charcuterie are included in the standard tour. You can also book the option with a chocolate stop included if you prefer that focus.