Traditional Food in Paris with the Paris Guy

Looking for traditional food in Paris? Want to experience food in the Marais? Welcome to the Paris Guy and their walking food tour. If you are passionate about eating good food in Paris like we are, make sure to download our free Paris food guide.

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Why take a food tour in Paris

If you are visiting Paris, you will absolutely want to make sure that you have the traditional French gastronomic experience. Do not come here without sampling all the best traditional French foods!

Booking a walking food tour is the perfect way to make sure you try traditional food in Paris without missing any important dishes. You will also learn about the history of the food and finish your evening with lots of fun anecdotes about the food.

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What is traditional French food?

What comes to mind when you think about traditional French food? When you day dream about your days in Paris, what are you dreaming about eating? Are you eating croissants? Munching on gratin dauphinois? Spenind time drinking café crèmes in cafes in Paris?

What will you eat on a traditional French food tour?

It is no secret that the French know good food. Even after 16 years living here in Paris, I am amazed by the quality and flavors we enjoy at every meal.

French Cheeses

We started the evening at with an authentic cheese plate at an adorable wine bar.

If you have been following this blog for a while then you know we love cheese and enjoy it regularly on our own and in the dishes we prepare at home.

The selection of cheeses was lovely. It was a nice variety of flavors and textures and the perfect way to get a great introduction to French cheeses.

Oysters and Champagne

Our second stop may have been our favorite because it included Champagne and oysters! Hugo was very happy too because we enjoyed two varieties of oysters (n°4 and n°3). We won’t give you all the details about the difference between oysters because we want you to enjoy the food tour and learn as you taste!

We love oysters and eat them regularly, we have even sampled them on the beaches of Normandy, and we absolutely loved the oysters we tasted during the tour.

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Falafel on the rue des Rosiers

After a lovely stroll from the 4th arrondissement to the 3rd arrondissement, walking past the Mairie du 3ème, the Marché des Enfants Rouges and some of my favorite clothing boutiques on the rue des Francs Bourgeois, our next gastronomic adventure took place on the rue des Rosiers! Can you guess what we ate? Delicate balls of chickpea goodness, also known as falafel! The perfect sidewalk treat for a yummy burst of flavor!

Savory crêpes

After snapping some photos on the rue des Rosiers, we kept walking and stopped to taste savory crepes, also known as galettes or buckwheat crepes. We shared a forestière (chicken, cream and mushrooms) a complète (ham, cheese and egg). They were tasty!

Related : learn to make homemade buckwheat galettes from Brittany with our recipe.

Boeuf Bourguignon and Red Wine

Our fifth, and final, stop brought us to our boeuf bourguignon and red wine dinner. You can’t come to Paris without trying Boeuf Bourguignon. Not only is this traditional beef stew one of the best classic French meals, it is the perfect treat if your visit Paris in Winter.

Who is this traditional French food tour in Paris for?

This traditional food tour is perfect for couples, solo travellers, families traveling with older kids and even company trips.

Travellers visiting Paris typically book the majority of the food tours but we had so much fun even and we live in Paris! Why not book a food tour for a special birthday party, company team building activity or fun couples’ activity?