About this tour
Spend two hours working through Le Marais' finest patisseries and chocolate shops with a private guide, tasting six specialities along the way. You'll stop at Marché des Enfants Rouges, Paris' oldest food market, where locals still queue for lunch. The route threads through addresses helmed by celebrated names like Poilâne and Pierre Hermé, each stop revealing how French pastry craft operates in practice rather than theory.
Highlights
- Six tastings across chocolates, macarons, sablés, caramels
- Marché des Enfants Rouges, oldest Paris food market
- Private guide for your group only, two hours
- Sample work of Poilâne, Hévin, Genin, Hermé
- Coffee and tea included at stops
- Family-friendly, pram-accessible throughout
What to expect
Your guide meets you in Le Marais and takes you on foot between three to four patisseries and chocolate makers, stopping to taste items at each. You'll learn the difference between a macaron and a sablé, why caramel matters, and what separates an ordinary croissant from a proper one. Marché des Enfants Rouges sits midway—a covered market alive with produce stalls and lunch crowds, worth a wander. Tastings are genuine samples, not tiny nibbles. Expect narrow Paris streets, cobbles, and the occasional queue at popular addresses.
Good to know
Wear comfortable shoes; you'll walk roughly 2 kilometres. The tour suits families and is fully wheelchair accessible. Coffee and tea arrive with tastings. Gratuities aren't included but your guide will accept them. Pushchairs and prams navigate easily throughout.
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