Private Food Tour, Meal Included

Private Montmartre Food Tour with Wine, Cheese and Pastries runs through Secret Food Tours. Rated 4.9 across 1,141 reviews. Runs 3 to 4 hours (approx.). From $288.59.

Overview

A private guide, a shopping route around the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, and a long list of things to eat: that is the shape of this tour. You call at specialty food stores in Montmartre and gather the ingredients for lunch, among them wine, cured meats, cheeses, pastries and bread, then sit down to eat all of it at a secret location. Questions are unlimited along the way.

The eating is generous. Included items run from French cheeses and freshly baked breads to crêpes, macarons, artisan chocolates and one unnamed secret dish. Reviewers of this tour describe guides who share local history and French food culture as the walk unfolds, and several describe the experience as delicious and filling. The basilica and the Marché Saint-Pierre both appear on the route as pass-bys rather than visits.

The tour is sold as a private activity: only your group takes part, and no other travellers are added to it. Plan on approximately 3 to 4 hours, which the operator describes as a little over 3 hours, and bring comfortable shoes.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Meet your guide in MontmartreTransportation is not included, so you make your own way there; the listing places the area near public transportation. Confirmation is received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.
2. Pass the Basilique du Sacré-CœurThe basilica is a pass-by on the walking route rather than an inside visit. The specialty stores where you gather your picnic sit in the streets around it.
3. Shop the specialty food storesYou collect the ingredients for lunch, among them cheeses, cured meats, bread, pastries and wine. Questions are unlimited while you shop.
4. Pass the Marché Saint-PierreThe second pass-by listed on the route. The listing gives no further detail about this stop.
5. Lunch at a secret locationThe group heads to a secret location to eat what was gathered, including the crêpes, macarons, chocolates and the secret dish.
6. Tour wraps upThe whole experience runs approximately 3 to 4 hours; the operator describes it as a little over 3 hours.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points will help you decide whether this tour fits your trip, from footwear to dietary needs and the private format.

• Comfortable shoes. The listing strongly advises comfortable walking shoes and says the tour runs a little over 3 hours. Assume most of that time is spent on your feet, moving between shops.
• Food and wine. Cheeses, cured meats, freshly baked breads, pastries, crêpes, macarons, artisan chocolates and the secret dish are all included, and wine is gathered among the picnic ingredients. Nothing on the food list costs extra on the day.
• Private format. Only your group takes part, so there is no crowd to keep up with. The listing invites unlimited questions, and reviewers mention guides who answer with plenty of local history.
• Dietary requirements. Raise these before booking, not on the day. The operator states that many dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated because of how the gastronomy experience is built, and asks to be contacted in advance.
• Weather and changes. Both the route and the menu can change, since they depend on shop availability, weather and other circumstances. Treat the stops listed as the plan rather than a guarantee.
• Guiding and learning. The guiding draws consistent praise in the reviews. More than one traveller describes coming away with a better grasp of French food, culture and history. The listing invites unlimited questions, so ask as you go.

Common issues. The tour is not wheelchair accessible, and neither transportation nor gratuity is included, so the trip to the meeting point and any tip come out of your own pocket. Confirmation can take up to 48 hours and depends on availability, so it is not truly settled the moment you book. Both the itinerary and the menu can shift with shop availability, weather and other circumstances. Dietary restrictions are a real limitation here: the operator says many cannot be accommodated at all, so ask before committing.

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