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Want to get a real local taste of the Paris? Give it a taste and find out on this private tour in Paris! Join a local host expert in food and culture on a tour that will satisfy your cultural cravings for French Pastry with tastings, history, and highlights.

Destination

Paris, France

Category

Food Tours

Duration

2.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Français, English, Lietuvių, Italiano, Nederlands, العربية, Hindi

Included

• Private Guide
• 4 Local Tastings
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 8 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Exit 1: Rue de Rivoli outside of Saint-Paul metro station - Paris to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Food & Culture

   On this private tour, discover why is so relevant for the locals and their culture. Your local host is ready to take you on a tour where flavor, traditions, and cultural history combine to give you the perfect taste of Paris

4. Authentic Tastings

   To fully understand the significance of food in the French culture, you must give it a try. And on this tour, you’ll get to enjoy coffee, macaron, and other tastings that put this food tradition on the map!

5. Food Traditions

   Do as the locals do and embrace the way they enjoy - the authentic way. Learn the history behind this local ritual, the right way to enjoy it, and tips and tricks on how to keep it alive for the rest of your stay

6. Cultural Highlights

   Visit highlights relevant to the food and cultural theme of your tour where you can know more about Paris and where your local host can give more insights and recommendations

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Leigh

(About local Maxime)

24 February 2025

Maxine provided our group of four with a lovely walking tour of the Marais. The tour included interesting facts and insights, yummy bakery items, coffee and chocolates. The pace was designed to our preference. Maxine was a pleasure.Architecture and food tour in one

Catherine🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

26 December 2024

Rachelle was the perfect tour guide. She took us to the best places and gave us lots of background and history about the area and what we were eating. The best part though was that she was incredibly warm and personable. The pastries were incredible and unique and the length of the tour was perfect for our family of six. Thank you, Rachelle!Awesome tour!

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

17 December 2024

This tour was one of the highlights of my family’s trip to Paris. Rachelle is personable and knowledgeable, we had a great time getting to know her and taste some delicious pastries along the way! Truly appreciated the variety of bakeries and pastries Rachelle introduced to us. Two enthusiastic thumbs up for this tour!!!Must-do while in Paris!

colin🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of

(About local Rachelle)

19 November 2024

It was a rainy trip all along the way but Rachelle managed it perfectly. You can visibly see her genuine passion for the tourism on her and it will hook you up immediately. Very catching and thought-provoking as well. she's also really down to earth as well. If you are looking for a rich cozy ambience of the marais district or just want to have a authentic day. Go for it.She's class !

Ariel

(About local Livia)

16 October 2024

Livia was knowledgeable of the area and gave us insightful background and history of the Marais area and the food. We had croissants, macarons and several pastries. The croissant was the best we’d ever had! Good food and great history

Jane 🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Anukool)

21 September 2024

Anukool took us to a number of famous traditional Parisian pastry stores where sampled treats that we wouldn’t have discovered on our own. he shared stories of history along the way and took us to a beautiful square to enjoy one of our deserts. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, gah in Anukool! Fun family pastry tour in Paris

William🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

19 September 2024

Rachelle is a pleasure to be around. She provided a brief history of each location and chooses unique selections of wonderful french pastries and deserts. Would definitely repeat Rachelle’s Patry Tour

DeAmbra🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

17 September 2024

Rachelle took time to speak with each of our teenagers, making the experience more personal for them. She took us to some amazing places to get food and told us stories about history but also just the culture. This was my favorite part of our trip. Thank you Rachelle!Rachelle was just lovely

Jodie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

15 September 2024

The other reviews are true- you won’t find a better tour guide anywhere in Europe! We did the pastry tour- but I think Rachelle would be just as fabulous at any tour in Paris- her knowledge is unbelievable, English perfect, and personality off the charts. Pastry tour was super interesting, food was yummy, and it was just a nice alternative to a traditional historical site tour. Book her now!Best part of our trip!

Joan

(About local Rachelle)

2 September 2024

We had the most enjoyable day on our perfect pastry tour with our incredible hostess Rachelle. Rachelle was so friendly and knowledgeable about the art of pastry, the history and background of various specialties as well as the history of her beautiful city Paris. We enjoyed several delicious pastries as strolled through the avant-garde neighborhood of Le Marais. Booking the tour was very user friendly. Rachelle was very flexible and accommodated us very last minute. We really appreciated her easy going demeanor and truly feel we made a new friend.Perfect pastry tour

Cass🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

1 September 2024

Rachelle was great to spend an afternoon with. She was very knowledgeable and entertaining. A great time with Rachelle

Elana🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

31 August 2024

We loved Rachelle! She was friendly, fun, knowledgeable, gracious, and superengaged with my 12-year-old daughter. She taught us so much about Parisian food and culture, brought us to the coolest places for pastries, and showed us hidden gardens for us to sit and enjoy them, all at a perfect pace. We have already recommended her to friends who are planning to travel to Paris, and will book her again when we go back!So glad we did this with Rachelle!

gerard

(About local Alpha)

28 July 2024

had a wondefful trip with our group of 5 people. Alpha was amazing

Kimberly🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

5 June 2024

My husband is here in Paris for work and I joined in for the trip. We met Rachelle and couldn’t have asked for a better experience and start to our trip. She was clear with communication, her English was excellent, timely, engaging and so friendly and sweet. She was so knowledgeable about the city and it was like walking around with a friend sharing stories and experiences. She made us feel completely comfortable, and she gave us many suggestions to use throughout our stay including coffee shops, restaurants, museums and other shopping. Don’t hesitate, book a tour with her now! It has been my favorite experience of the trip! The pastry shops that she took us to were excellent and were truly little gems hidden within the city. Truly the best experience! Amazing experience in Paris!

Briana🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

4 June 2024

What a wonderful and fun tour! Would highly recommend. We just loved Rachelle!Wonderful!

Matt🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

30 April 2024

We had a last minute cancellation from our original tour and Rachelle swooped in and saved the day for our Pastry tour. Rachelle was bubbly, engaging, and shared great insights. We left the tour after 3 hours feeling like friends and the pastry samples we indulged in were wonderful. We highly recommend Rachelle and were fortunate our plans included her.Tasty Tour by a special person

Teresa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

24 April 2024

Rachelle is so charming. We scheduled our tour for our first day and hit the ground running. It was a wonderful welcome to Paris. A great beginning to our trip!

Unknown

(About local Anukool)

21 April 2024

We signed up for the pastry tour on our 1st day in Paris after an overnight flight. The tour was a reasonable pace and, in addition to the wonderful pastries, offered a glimpse into part of the city and its history. Anukool was a wonderful guide and I would definitely book a tour with him again! Great way to push through the jet lag

Jeannette

(About local Rachelle)

1 April 2024

Rachelle war reizend, hat uns viel erzählt und die Süßigkeiten waren ausgewählt und sehr lecker. Genuss pur

Jonathan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

24 March 2024

Stop researching and book with Rachelle! We did tons of research and based on the great reviews of her tour we booked with her and we even though the expectations were high, she exceeded them! She was especially great at making the tour interesting and fun for my 7-year-old. Throughout the tour it was clear that she had excellent relations with all the shop owners and that helped make our time really efficient. We learned not just about the pastries and their shops, but the Marais district and modern Parisian life. Plus, I really need an iced latte and she knew exactly where to get a great one, which is tough to do in Paris!Great tour! Especially for kids!

McKenna🇳🇴 Norway

(About local Rachelle)

4 February 2024

Rachelle has crafted an artfully balanced tour with a lovely walk through the Le Maison neighborhood. Her wealth of local knowledge, Parisian history, and her impeccable taste in French delicacies made the tour so fun. She took my 13 yr old nephew and I on a truly memorable flavor journey. Highly recommend!Le Parfait Flavour Journey

Francesca 🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Rachelle)

9 January 2024

We had such a great couple of hours with Rachelle. The food was delicious but even better was Rachelle’s local expertise and enthusiasm for Paris. We came away full of sugar and knowledge. We all rate the tour as a real highlight of our trip. A real highlight!

Jenny

(About local Rachelle)

1 January 2024

I HIGHLY recommend this tour with Rachelle. She is so lovely to be with and so sweet with our kids! They took to her right away and walked ahead with her the whole tour! She took us to amazing places we would never have known to visit all amazingly delicious! Cannot recommend this tour and Rachelle enough!!!Amazing experience!

Carolynne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

18 December 2023

My daughter and I were celebrating her 12th Birthday and Rachelle made us so special. She’s very easy to talk to, speaks fluent English and is truly knowledgeable in Pastry & Paris history. Not only did we taste exquisite pastry we visited hidden gems throughout the tour to relax and eat. She customized a fun experience that was interesting for my daughter and myself. She made wonderful recommendations for dining and truly elevated our trip. Be sure to book with Rachelle!Beautiful food tour with an AMAZING host!

Unknown

(About local Rachelle)

18 November 2023

We had the best time with Rachelle! She took us to stand-out places and shared insider tips on the best treats and flavors to order. We tried a variety of sweets we wouldn’t have known about otherwise and learned about French history and culture, too. She was a welcoming and generous guide (to kids and adults alike!) and we really enjoyed her company. Definitely add this experience with her to your itinerary!The sweetest experience!

Allison

(About local Rachelle)

11 November 2023

Rachelle was such a wonderful host and guide for a rainy afternoon filled with delightful pastry and history. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is exploring Paris for the first time or wanting to go deeper and find places that you might have overlooked. She brought me to some exceptional and historic artisans and I can’t wait to come back and share what I learned on a future visit with family. A lovely afternoon with Rachelle

Mariëlle

(About local Rachelle)

7 November 2023

We had a very nice and delicious insight in Paris with Rachelle. Everybody loved it: teenager and parents. Besides learning about the delicacies, we learned also about the history of le Marais. Well done.Very nice and delicious insight in Paris

Renee

(About local Alpha)

20 October 2023

Alpha was an amazing guide. She took us to taste the very best pastries in le Marais which also were the best we tasted the entire week of our visit. Alpha was very friendly and very informative about the neighborhood. I highly recommend this tour and this guide. An American in Paris

Melissa 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

11 October 2023

My 14 old daughter and I just returned home from a trip to Paris and our Pastry tour with Rachelle was our favorite activity! Rachelle is very knowledgable and showed us places we would not have found on our own. She is super friendly and very easy to connect with. I highly recommend booking a tour with Rachelle! You will not be disappointed!Our Favorite Activity in Paris

Paige🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

17 September 2023

Rachelle provided such a memorable experience for my two 14 yr old daughters and I! She took us to the most amazing artisan shops for the best treats Paris has to offer. She provided history about the pastries and about Paris itself. She even recommended great spots to shop and eat after our tour. We very much enjoyed our time with Rachelle touring le Marias and I would absolutely recommend her tour to anyone! Such a treat!Beautiful tour with Rachelle!

Ben🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

17 September 2023

Our pastry tour with Alpha was one of the highlights of our trip. She was personable and knowledgeable. We liked her so much that we have recommended her to family who is coming to Paris in Oct.Fabulous

Nadia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Alpha)

9 September 2023

Than you to Alpha she is very kind and generous person easy to understand and talk to. Her English is excellent as she lived in Australia for 5 years and her attention to small details when explaining things is very nice. We enjoyed our time and thank you Alpha for your time. Nadia Wondeful time

Ashley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

11 August 2023

Alpha was great! She made the walking tour so fun with her history of Paris and selection of spots! Our favorite dessert of the day was from Carette. French Pastry Tour

Tony🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

26 July 2023

We greatly enjoyed our pastry tour with Alpha. She was warm and engaging, knowledgeable and passionate. We had a great time walking through and learning about different neighborhoods in Paris. And best of all, we really enjoyed the pastry stops along the way!! Alpha made sure we had an enjoyable experience. We would definitely recommend Alpha! Pastry Tour with Alpha

Erica🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

24 July 2023

Rachelle was wonderful. She communicated with me and worked with our tight schedule. The tour is full of info and the bakeries you go to are top notch. Our 13- year- old loved this and said Rachelle was awesome. I highly recommend ! Great experience all around!

Maria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

15 July 2023

Rachelle was the most charming, informative and enthusiastic tour guide me and my family have ever encountered. We thoroughly enjoyed the pastry shops, which really felt like we were in hidden gems that only locals would go into. She also gave excellent recommendations for other meals, shopping, etc… I highly, highly recommend Rachelle not only for a pastry tour, but for any other tour that she gives. Don’t look any further than Rachelle for your next tour!Tour was perfect in every way!

Joseph🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

14 July 2023

We had some train delays and cancellations which caused us to change our plans last minute and end up in Paris early with nothing planned. Rachelle accepted our pastry tour request last minute and did not disappoint! We were traveling with our 7 and 15 year olds and they both loved the tour. Take my advice and book with Rachelle! Best way to start a trip!

Jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

2 July 2023

We braved our jet lag and met Alpha for a wonderful afternoon of Parisian treats. We tried crepes, eclairs, fancy cakes, coffee and specialty chocolate all while wandering mostly throughout the 3rd Arr. Alpha was a wonderful guide and she got along great with my young adult daughters and gave them recommendations for fun “young people” spots in our hotel’s neighborhood. She took us to some adorable out of the way spots and areas I had not been to before. A great way to spend a couple hours in Paris!Great afternoon in Paris

Aventura🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

1 July 2023

We are a family of 4 with kids ages 11 & 8. Enjoyed the tour that included yummy pastries as well as very interesting facts about Paris! Rachelle took us to spots that we otherwise won’t find on our own. Highly recommend!Fun& authentic Parisian pastry experience!

beichenbrg🇫🇷 France

(About local Alpha)

30 June 2023

we toured Paris for sweets with Alpha. she was very pleasant and informative. the walk was easy to moderate. we stopped at 4 separate places along the way. the food was amazing and the conversation was great also. you will not be disappointed. we left a generous tip for our gracious host.great tour great guide

Michelle🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

25 June 2023

Alpha was amazing. She is sweet and accommodating. She took great care of us. We had a wonderful time exploring the patisseries in The Marias. We learned some history and explored some hidden gems. Alpha is number one!!

Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anukool)

20 June 2023

We loved our time with Anukool. He was very flexible, listened to our needs and adjusted. We had a wonderful time learning about history and eating some of the most amazing pastries. They were works of art. Great first day tour!

Alex🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Rachelle)

30 May 2023

We had a really wonderful experience with Rachelle this weekend. She took us to unique places we would never have found on our own and explained the history of the amazing things we were eating. We had two ten year olds with us and she was so great with them. She engaged them the whole time and they loved the whole tour. It was their favourite part of our whole trip to Paris. I highly recommend this tour and Rachelle!Wonderful pastry tour with Rachelle!

Peter🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

28 April 2023

My family and I went on the pastry tour with Rachelle. We have a 3 and a 5 year old, and my parents (in their 70s), along with my wife and me. The pastry tour was a fun and engaging way to explore Le Marais. We obviously had amazing desserts, but we also learned about what it's like living in Paris. We learned about the schools, what it's like to live in the city and other places to visit after the tour. We also leaned that Rachelle does customized tours. I think that would have been a great option and we'll definitely go on the custom tour the next time we're visiting a new city. Family friendly tour

Patti🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

22 April 2023

Alpha is a fun and knowledgeable Parisian. We had a fantastic time exploring several patisseries of Paris. She also took the time to show us architecture and landmarks. She is easy to talk to and we felt like we knew her well. If feels like we knew her forever. I highly recommend her as a guide.A wonderful time with Alpha

Erin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

21 April 2023

Went on a Bakery tour of Paris our first afternoon there with Alpha. She was friendly, funny, engaging and extremely knowledgeable — we learned as much about Paris as we did about French pastry!! Highly recommend a tour with her!!!!!Alpha is a Delight!

Helene🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

15 April 2023

Our pastry tour with Rachelle was fantastic! Having just landed in Paris that morning, we needed something to get us immersed in the city but not too strenuous given our jet lag. Rachelle’s tour was the perfect fit. Over the course of 2.5 hours we strolled to 4 amazing stores in turn, picking up their specialty (eclairs, macarons, tarts, and meringues), then stopping at different parks in turn to enjoy the pastry while Rachelle shared the history of each location. We ended the tour at a cafe where we chatted and she shared many fantastic recommendations for the rest of our trip. Our tour with Rachelle was the absolute best way to kick off our trip to Paris. I highly recommend this tour, and Rachelle as your guide!!A wonderful Pastry tour of Paris

Jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alpha)

12 April 2023

Alpha was our guide and she did a fabulous job of leading 2 weary travelers through a tasting of deliciousness! We learned something about the area, got recommendations, and had a lovely time!Delicious!

Unknown

(About local Rachelle)

12 April 2023

Excellent experience with our guide Rachelle. She was timely, courteous, and immediately befriended us. We were using the tour as a birthday experience for our daughter. Rachelle made the point of making the experience centered around our daughter. The walking was laid back, but covered 4 patisseries which were all local and delicious. A great experience

Payam🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rachelle)

11 April 2023

Rachelle is the perfect host … finally feel like I got an “insiders” feel of Paris. My kids quickly opened up to her and had a wonderful time walking around trying delicious pastries. Don’t hesitate to book time with her - it’ll make your Paris trip more memorable for sure! Amazing time in Paris