Paris: Left Bank Gastronomy & Wine tour with a Culinary School
On this tour, you will taste a curated selection of traditional French specialties, including pâtés en croûte, gougères, charcuteries, tartare, pastries, chocolates, and more, all crafted by expert artisans, including a world champion and a former La Tour d'Argent chef. You’ll also savor a variety of cheeses, paired with natural red, white, and orange wines.
As you explore, you'll pass by Les Invalides and l'Assemblée Nationale, with stunning views of both the Pont Alexandre III and the Eiffel Tower, just minutes from the final stop. On top of visiting each culinary artisan's shop, where you will do the tastings, you will pass by the city’s oldest restaurant, where Brillat-Savarin wrote part of La Physiologie du Goût, our first food guide. You'll also visit a chocolate shop founded under Napoleon.
Along the way, our expert guides will share fascinating insights into the French terroirs and their history!
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Paris: Left Bank Gastronomy & Wine tour with a Culinary School
What's included in Paris: Left Bank Gastronomy & Wine tour with a Culinary School
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Your tour begins at one of Paris’s oldest chocolate shops, founded during Napoleon’s reign and designed by the architects of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel du Louvre. Once the official supplier to the kings of France and Napoleon, they continue to craft some of the country’s finest chocolates. You'll taste three different chocolates while discovering the rich history behind this emblematic address.
You’ll then make your way toward Les Invalides, originally built by Louis XIV as a military hospital and today home to Napoleon’s tomb. Along the route, you’ll pass 18th-century private mansions and important political institutions such as l'Assemblée Nationale. Facing Les Invalides, you’ll pause to enjoy a freshly prepared pastry from Maison Fleuret’s chefs.
Rue Cler
The walk continues to a celebrated local artisan, a world champion for his pâté en croûte and a former chef at the iconic La Tour d'Argent. You’ll taste his award-winning pâté along with his gougères, traditional savory bites from Burgundy.
Inclusions
- Wine
- Water
- English, French & Spanish speaking Guide
- All the food is included
- Private transportation
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wine is for 18+ customers only
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We meet on the sidewalk, in front of the Maison Fleuret café. Your guide will contact you by message/whatsapp a few hours before the tour to introduce himself.
End Points
- Your tour ends 5 minutes away by foot from the Invalides train station and 10 minutes away by foot from the Eiffel Tower. Your guide will show you the way if needed !
