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đź‘Ťđź‘Ť We did the Montmartre food tour with Eric a couple of evenings ago. We loved everything about this tour. It started opposite the Moulin Rouge and ended at the Sacre Coeur and the walk winding our way through Montmartre passing so many interesting streets, shops, cafes etc along the way whilst Eric c... People often mention tour, guide, history, great, recommend, wonderful, Montmartre, area, places, Eric,


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23 Rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris, France

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www.originalfoodtours.com

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+33 6 66 05 80 80

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  • 5/5 Sue P. 5 years ago on Google
    We did the Montmartre food tour with Eric a couple of evenings ago. We loved everything about this tour. It started opposite the Moulin Rouge and ended at the Sacre Coeur and the walk winding our way through Montmartre passing so many interesting streets, shops, cafes etc along the way whilst Eric chatted about food, history, interesting and funny anecdotes AND sampling fabulous food along the way made for a fun, adventurous and appetite satisfying tour. I think Eric could engage anyone - my 16 year old thought he was great and he’s a tough critic. If you want to sample a variety of food, learn lots about Parisian culture AND have fun while you do it, I strongly recommend you ask for Eric
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  • 5/5 Maddy A. 5 years ago on Google
    My fiance and I did the Montmartre walking food tour with Eric and we had a great time! He is very knowledgeable about Paris and the history of the area. We appreciated all of the little facts he shared with us on the way to each stop! He is a very funny and lively guy and the food was amazing!! 100% recommend this tour! Make sure to book with Eric as your guide!!
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  • 3/5 Suzanne F. 10 months ago on Google • 1104 reviews
    Tour guide was lovely and full of recommendations. Tour itself was very different than past food tours in that the guide went into each shop and either made real-time purchases (vs. having arrangements w/those locations to have things ready) OR availed the group to (already) free samples. There are pros and cons to this - one huge pro being that the guide could choose good places and you could know you weren't being "sold" something just because some under-performing shop had an agreement to be on the tour. The cons being "wait time" or "stranded time" on the tour when there were other things to do and see. In fact, most of our tour was spent at Pierre Hermé waiting for individual macaroon orders. Also, where the guide wasn't purchasing something on our behalf, he was just availing the group to free jam and butter samples at two stores that would have been available to us otherwise and that felt like a big rip off to me. Lastly, the tour was in St. Germain and there are SO MANY wonderful places we passed that are known for chocolate and pastry, but we just passed them w/no word whatsoever about those spots. NO mention of Alain Ducasse, Pierre Marcolini, Sadaharu Aoki, Gerard Mulot, Richard -- I could go on. I specifically chose this tour because I thought those would be the places we went, but we did not. We only went to three places where he purchased something for us (Georges Larnicol (mediocre), Pierre Hermé (mass market now), and Aux Merveilleux (truly delicious)) - and the rest were free sample places. I get it that these food tour things are tricky, but I'm starting to think most of them aren't the best use of time.

  • 5/5 Jeremy Y. 6 months ago on Google • 827 reviews
    Had an excellent La Marais neighborhood food tour with our guide Bart in November 2023. We visited several spots, tried many different kinds of food which were all tasty, and had plenty of wine. We booked through Viator and had no problems. Definitely recommend booking a tour to get a great feel of the area and food.

  • 1/5 Boris N. 7 months ago on Google • 256 reviews
    My wife and I took this exact tour 6 years ago and it was so good, we wanted to take it again on this trip. Unfortunately, this tour went from best to absolute worst in these 6 years. First, the tour description says this is a small group tour that will have up to 10 people. Well, our tour had 13 people, which made everything happen much slower. Second, the tour description says that you will visit "up to 10" stops where you can try food. Our tour made only 6 stops. While I realize that "up to 10" can mean anything from 1 to 10, I do think that 6 is not close to 10 and this is complete misinformation in the description. Third, on our tour we started with wine and cheese (at 10:30AM!) at the market, then had sweets (macarons, baby eclairs and some jams), followed by falafel and finally, we were brought to some awful, dirty and smelly bistro where we were going to get only a charcuterie board. We waited over 30 min with nothing coming out and just got up and left. When we took this tour 6 years ago, we walked away stuffed, so we intentionally did not have breakfast this time before the tour. Unfortunately, we walked away starving as we mostly had a few small sweets. This company completely ruined this tour and the order of food that you try makes zero sense (starting with win, followed by dessert, followed by savory). Awful tour. Stay away. Totally not even worth 20% of what we paid.

  • 5/5 Trish L. 10 months ago on Google • 83 reviews
    Took a Montmartre food tour back in Feb and just loved it. We walked around to so many delicious spots and had generous tastes at each. The neighborhood is beautiful and our guide took us by some great sites as well. This was a great deal and I will definitely check out another tour on my next visit.

  • 5/5 Calvin K. 4 years ago on Google • 24 reviews
    I've had 3 food tours with Original Food Tours and it never disappoints. I've had the Chocolate tour and the Marais tours with Antoine and he is the best food tour guide ever. A former chef, he brings the historic and cultural history of the French on each of his tours. It's best to go on the tours on the weekdays as some shops will be closed on the weekend. Make sure you bring an empty stomach because you will be filled with delicious food and these tours.

  • 5/5 Beverlee M. 7 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    We went on the tour of Le Marais with Dorine, who was a fantastic guide. We started with La marché des enfants rouges, followed by Popelini, jams and jellies, falafel, chocolates, a stop at a bistro and, finally, Aux Merveilleux for light, crisp meringues. Moreso even than just the food, Dorine was a wealth of information about the history of the area, and even gave us great recommendations for street food in the 11e, where we stayed.

  • 5/5 Christine S. 2 years ago on Google • 9 reviews
    This was a wonderful experience. Our guide Julie treated us to a tour of beautiful Montmarte, and lots of wonderful hidden gems along the way. There were lots of stops for delicious treats along the climb up the hill, with a nice wine and cheese tasting at the top, followed by more treats and a breathtaking view of Paris from the top of the hill at the end. I highly recommend this tour!

  • 5/5 Victor L. 7 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    We had so much fun on our Food Tour of the Montmartre area with Dorine. We visited wonderful shops, learned a little of the history of some of the sweets we were eating, and enjoyed many wonderful treats. Dorine also gave us a brief history of the area, took us to see some of the more famous landmarks in the city and helped us to understand a little of the history of the area. We ended up at the Basilica Du Sacre-Coeur, so if you plan to visit this is also a fun and yummy way to make your way there.

  • 5/5 Julie S. 7 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Montmartre food and wine tour, with our guide Julie. It was 10 out of 10, brilliant guide, absolutely passionate about the local food and produce which was completely understandable it was delicious. Julie was very knowledgeable about the area and extremely interesting. Thank you for giving us such a lovely day and introducing us to choupettes!

  • 5/5 Jen M. 6 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Anthony was amazing! He had a lot of knowledge around French history and the chocolate places we stopped were so good.

  • 5/5 Anne B. 1 year ago on Google
    Hugo our guide made a rainy day in April feel special! We saw so much of St. Germain and the desserts were incredible. We left with a true appreciation for French craftsmanship. Highly recommend with teens! And don't plan on dinner directly after, you will be stuffed!

  • 2/5 BBonk 1 year ago on Google
    We went on the food tour in Nice and it was nice :-) Good summary of the history of the area and a nice description of the regional food. It was advertised as going to around 6 places but we only went to 2, where one provided a variety of food and the other was a great glace(gelato) shop. It would have been better if the guide spoke better English. It was advertised as an English tour.

  • 5/5 Arindam G. 4 years ago on Google
    We had a great time with Rebecca. The opportunity to learn about the locality, it’s history and people is something we enjoyed immensely. Glad we decided to do this tour.

  • 5/5 Katia A. 10 months ago on Google
    Highly recommend the Montmartre walking food tour. Our guide Pauline was informative, concise and charismatic. Great way to learn a small part of history in Paris

  • 5/5 Benjamin J. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing tour, Alexia was a wonderful guide whose connection to the neighborhood made the experience. Highly recommend. We made the mistake of eating breakfast before our tour so we were very full, would recommend light snacks before.

  • 5/5 Taylor B. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Absolutely fantastic tour. Loved the mix of sweet and savory stops to balance the tastes. Would love to come back and do the sister tour in Montparnasse! Thank you Dorine, you are wonderful!

  • 5/5 Justin C. 1 year ago on Google
    Fabian took us on a wonde ru tour of Montmartre. It was a great way to see the city (I feel like I could have spent a week just walking around!). The stops were wonderful. Each oastty was delicious. Fabian told us the history of each food item and the establishment we were visiting. The sit down wine/cheese/meat tasting towards the end was wonderful as well. Highly recommend this tour if you are a foody. You won't regret it.


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