Montmartre Food Tour Paris: 8 Tastings & Sacré-Cœur Views

Eight stops, one neighborhood, a guide who knows where the locals eat

A three-hour food tour of Montmartre in Paris led by an English-speaking guide, visiting eight artisan shops for ten tastings of French classics (oysters, cheese, chocolate, macarons, bread and charcuterie) plus wine pairings and a visit to Sacré-Cœur Basilica. The tour includes a tableside show of aligot (mashed potatoes stretched with fresh cheese) and a curated tasting of PDO cheeses from small producers. Choose between a small group (up to ten travelers) or a private tour. Extra drinks are available on either option at checkout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Montmartre food and cultural tour

• Visit artisanal bakery, taste baguette and chouquettes
• Taste four French oysters with white wine
• Sample rosette at traditional butcher shop
• Enjoy sausage and aligot at brasserie
• Taste French PDO cheeses with fruit jelly
• Sample artisan chocolate and chocolate-hazelnut spread
• Taste citrus jam and amaretti cookie
• Explore Le Bateau Lavoir art hub
• Admire La Maison Rose
• See Clos Montmartre vineyard
• Visit Le Lapin Agile cabaret
• Taste signature macaron at famous pastry shop
• View Sacré-Cœur Basilica and Paris panorama

The experience

You start at a neighborhood bakery that has been making sourdough the traditional way, tasting a piece of baguette tradition and chouquettes. From there the guide takes you to a family-owned oyster bar that's been serving Montmartre since 1889: they've won the annual oyster shucking contest, and you'll taste four French oysters from different coastal regions, each paired with crisp white wine. A stop at an artisan butcher follows, where you sample rosette, a classic of French charcuterie, then move to a brasserie where the sausage and aligot arrives at your table as a show: the chef stretches the mashed potatoes and fresh cheese mixture in front of you, creating the iconic cheesy texture right there.

The fromagerie visit centers on a curated tasting of PDO cheeses (cow, goat and sheep's milk varieties) paired with sweet fruit jelly. At an artisan chocolate shop that roasts its own cocoa beans in-house, you taste their signature chocolate and chocolate-hazelnut spread. A citrus specialist offers their bright jam and house-made amaretti cookies, and a famous pastry shop rounds out the food stops with macarons in seasonal flavors like rose, raspberry and lychee, or milk chocolate and passion fruit.

Between tastings, the guide walks you through Montmartre's art history: Le Bateau Lavoir, where Picasso and Modigliani worked; La Maison Rose, the pink house that inspired Picasso's Blue Period; Le Lapin Agile, the 1850s cabaret where struggling artists gathered; and Clos Montmartre, one of the last vineyards in central Paris. The tour ends at Sacré-Cœur Basilica at the top of Montmartre hill, where you get the views of Paris that include the Eiffel Tower.

What’s included

• A local English-speaking guide leads you through eight artisan food stops for ten tastings (baguette and chouquettes, four French oysters with white wine, rosette charcuterie, sausage with tableside aligot, a curated PDO cheese tasting with fruit jelly, bean-to-bar chocolate and chocolate-hazelnut spread, citrus jam and amaretti cookies, and macarons) plus walks through Le Bateau Lavoir, La Maison Rose, Le Lapin Agile, Clos Montmartre vineyard and Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
• extra drinks are available to add at checkout.

Options for this experience

2 options

Small-group format, capped at ten guestsGuide in English · 10:30, 11:00, 15:30 and 16:00

Private format with an extra tastingGuide in English · 11:30 and 15:00A more intimate food experience shared only with your own group, including an additional tasting in Montmartre.

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

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day6 departure times: the first at 10:30, the last at 16:00

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 12 years) · Under 4: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.Operator's directions: “Your guide will be waiting for you showing the Eating Europe purple logo”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h 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.

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Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Eating Europe Food Tours Paris

Is this one for you?Book the small-group option if you want to meet other travelers and split the guide's attention across a morning. Choose the private tour if you're traveling with people you know and want the guide focused only on your group's pace and questions. Either way, the three-hour loop covers the same eight stops and ends at the same viewpoint, so the difference is who you're tasting with, not what you taste.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (4 to 12 years). Under 4: they can't be included in the booking.

What exactly do I taste on the Montmartre food tour?

The tour includes ten tastings across eight stops: baguette and chouquettes from a neighborhood bakery; four French oysters with white wine from a family-owned bar; rosette charcuterie from an artisan butcher; sausage with aligot (mashed potatoes and fresh cheese) from a brasserie; a curated selection of PDO cheeses with fruit jelly from a fromagerie; chocolate and chocolate-hazelnut spread from a bean-to-bar chocolatier; citrus jam and amaretti cookies from a specialty shop; and macarons from a renowned pastry shop. Wine pairings are included with the oysters. Additional drinks can be added at checkout.

How long is the tour and what's included in the price?

The tour runs three hours and includes a local English-speaking guide, all ten food tastings and two drinks, entry to the eight artisan shops, and the walk through Montmartre's art history sites ending at Sacré-Cœur Basilica. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included, but public transportation is available nearby.

Can I do this tour as a private group or do I have to join a small group?

You choose at checkout: the small-group option holds up to ten travelers, or you can book a private tour for your party alone. Both options visit the same eight food stops and follow the same route through Montmartre.

What is aligot and why is it served tableside?

Aligot is a regional French specialty of mashed potatoes mixed with fresh cheese and cream. At the brasserie stop on this tour, the chef stretches and serves it tableside, creating the dish's signature cheesy, elastic texture right in front of you. It's part of the experience.

Are dietary requirements accommodated?

Yes. Email the operator or add a note at booking for vegetarian, gluten-free or other dietary needs, and they'll do their best to accommodate you. However, the tour is not suitable for travelers with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients featured on the stops.