Paris Food Tour: Croissants, Chocolate & Cheese in 2.5 Hours

Taste your way through Paris's best breakfast without planning the route

A morning food tour in Paris through Palais Royal and Rue Montorgueil with a local English-speaking guide, tasting croissants from legendary pastry chefs, artisan chocolate, French cheese and tea at France's oldest tea company. The tour lasts 2.5 hours and includes all tastings and a Viennese coffee at a café near the Louvre. You choose between a small group (up to 10) or a private tour, and can request dietary accommodations at booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Morning food tour in Paris

• Enjoy Viennese coffee and waffle
• Stroll Palais Royal courtyard
• Taste chocolate praline cookie
• Pass by high-end boutiques and tea rooms
• Try quiche lorraine at bakery
• Experience tea tasting at oldest company
• Savor chocolate cream-filled croissant
• Eat croissant and traditional baguette
• Taste salted butter, cheeses, and jelly
• Have hot chocolate with croissants

The experience

You start near Palais Royal at a modern café steps from where croissants were born, ordering Viennese coffee or hot chocolate with whipped cream and a homemade waffle. From there the guide leads you through the arcaded courtyard itself: Buren's striped columns, fountains with polished metal spheres, the weight of royal history in the stone. The real work begins at the first chocolaterie: a bean-to-bar shop where every step happens in-house on vintage machines, and you taste a chocolate praline cookie made that way. Then Rue Montorgueil, the covered arcade built in 1823, lined with tea rooms, delicatessens and boutiques where the guide points out the rhythm of Parisian eating.

The tastings stack up deliberately. You eat quiche loraine at a classic Parisian bakery, then move to a tea tasting at France's oldest tea company: generations of expertise in the cup. A chocolate cream-filled croissant from Christophe Adam, the pastry chef who reinvented the éclair, comes next. Then a buttery croissant and traditional baguette from a bakery known for pairing ancestral technique with fresh, modern flavors. At a Slow Food cheese shop you taste salted butter, three types of cheese and fruit jelly on bread from Terroirs d'Avenir. The final stop is one of only two bean-to-bar chocolate shops in central Paris, using Maya Mountain cocoa beans from Belize, where you have hot chocolate with two croissants. The guide narrates the evolution of French breakfast culture through each stop: why the butter matters, how the chocolate is different, what makes a croissant sing.

You choose between a small group (maximum 10 people) or a private tour at checkout. Both include the same guide, the same stops and all tastings. The difference is who you're walking with. Dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten-free, other restrictions) can be noted at booking and the operator will accommodate where possible. The tour runs 2.5 hours and covers ground on foot through central Paris neighborhoods, so comfortable shoes matter more than fitness level.

What’s included

• Award-winning croissants from three legendary Parisian bakeries.
• Viennese coffee or hot chocolate with a homemade waffle at a café near the Louvre.
• Bean-to-bar chocolate tastings at two chocolateries.
• French cheese, salted butter and fruit jelly with artisan bread.
• Tea tasting at France's oldest tea company.
• Quiche loraine at a classic bakery.
• Hot chocolate with two croissants at the final stop.
• Local English-speaking guide throughout.

Options for this experience

2 options

Food tour for small groups (10 people maximum)Guide in English · 09:30, 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00Lasts 2 hours 30 minutes

Upgrade to a private food tourGuide in English · 10:30 and 11:00Enjoy a food experience that is more intimate and personalised, shared only with your own group. Lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and includes an extra tasting.

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

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDepartures at 09:30, 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (14 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 13 years) · Under 4: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10

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.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPets 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 food travelers and share the experience. Choose the private tour if you're traveling with people you know and prefer a guide focused only on your group. Either way, the 2.5-hour morning slot means you're done by early afternoon and can spend the rest of your day elsewhere in Paris.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (14 to 17 years); Child (4 to 13 years). Under 4: they can't be included in the booking.

What's the difference between the small-group and private tour options?

The small-group tour includes up to 10 people and follows the same route and tastings as the private option. The private tour is just your group. Both have the same English-speaking guide and visit the same bakeries, chocolateries and cheese shop.

Can I request vegetarian or gluten-free tastings on this tour?

Yes. Email the operator or add a note at checkout about your dietary needs, and they'll accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free or other requirements where possible. Severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients on the tour aren't suitable for this experience.

What exactly do I taste on the tour?

You taste award-winning croissants from three celebrated bakeries, artisan chocolate from bean-to-bar chocolateries, French cheese with bread, quiche loraine, a chocolate cream-filled croissant from pastry chef Christophe Adam, tea from France's oldest tea company, and hot chocolate with croissants at the final stop. A Viennese coffee or hot chocolate with a homemade waffle starts the morning at a café near the Louvre.

How long does the tour take and how much walking is involved?

The tour runs 2.5 hours and moves on foot through Palais Royal, Rue Montorgueil and the 2nd Arrondissement. It's suitable for all fitness levels, though comfortable shoes help since you're walking between stops in central Paris.

Is hotel pickup included, and what about tips for the guide?

Hotel pickup is not included. You meet the guide at the starting point near Palais Royal. Gratuities for the guide are optional and can be arranged at checkout depending on which tour option you choose.