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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Take a 2-hour morning walking tour of Marché d'Aligre with a guide to get the inside scoop about this Parisian market in the 12th arrondissement. Visit some of the best food stalls, and feel like a local as you chat with shopkeepers. You have the chance to taste cheese, cured meats, and chocolate, plus learn about wine and receive some secret tips about French cuisine. This tour is limited to 10 people to provide a small-group experience.
Bottled Water
Local guide
Wine tasting
Small group tour
Food tasting
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Departure Point
159 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75011 Paris, France
Marche d'Aligre, Paris, France Your tour of the most distinguished and picturesque market in Paris—Marché d'Aligre—begins as you meet your guide at a location nearby.
A stone's throw from Opéra Bastille, Aligre Market sits in the 12th arrondissement on the Rive Droite (Right Bank) of Paris. Every morning (except Mondays), its stallholders welcome you right on the streets of Aligre Square. With your guide, see how the market is actually two markets with two charming atmospheres—under the covered market Beauvau, around the old fountain, you'll find a French and Italian delicatessen, fresh fish, poultry, dairy, and cut flowers. In the outdoor section, discover a curious mix of shouting merchants des four saisons (fruits sellers) and antique dealers, as this is half a food market and half a flea market.
Explore with your guide to see more food stalls and delis, and perhaps enjoy a wine tasting with cheese on an old wine barrel. You might mingle with locals and sip hot chocolate or hot wine during the winter, or enjoy an aperitif in the summer. However your guide introduces you to the market, you have the chance to feel like a local by chatting with shopkeepers and tasting local cheeses, cured meats, and chocolate. Learn about the history of this very special market, and, of course, sample fresh food from the stalls.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
You may bring an umbrella with you on rainy days; it is recommended you wear comfortable shoes
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
NorthStar735947
07 Oct 2019
We should have walked through the market on our own. Nick seemed like a nice guy, but there was not much food to eat during this tour. Should be called a Tiny Bite Tour. Another couple kept talking about their Asia travels. Nick should have taken control so we could hear more about Paris. I didn’t need a discourse on Asia. Was very hungry after the tour, sadly the market was closed by the time the tour ended. Extremely disappointing and a huge waste of money.
davidsC8789SD
25 Sep 2019
The food tour wasn’t at all what I expected. Started with wine and cheese at local market which was ok. But then we went right into sweets and desserts. Not the local French fare to show off delicacies that would have been nice. To make matters worse it seemed we ere in a questionable area of town with our tour guide getting cursed out by a cyclist. Our guide also liked to feast on the foods that I could not eat due to the high sugar content of the foods he was highlighting. “If you’re not going to eat that, can I?” was asked of me several times. Very dissatisfied especially for the fee of $100 per tour participant. Would not recommend Zach, tour guide, in any way, shape or form.????
JoAnn_V
21 Aug 2019
Nick gave us a fantastic tour. He was very knowledgeable about the area and market.
Would recommend this tour.
This tour in
Paris
is organized by
Original Food Tours Paris
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