Signature tour · 7 days
Michelin stars, Saint-Germain wine cellars, Marais cheese caves, Montmartre croissants and a day in Champagne: seven days in the gastronomic capital of the world
A seven-day, personally designed journey through the world’s most sophisticated food city: private tastings in legendary wine cellars, workshops with Michelin chefs, cheese ateliers in Le Marais, a day in Champagne visiting Moët & Chandon and private récoltants, a croissant lesson with a Parisian baker and dinners in starred restaurants.
A PERSONAL APPROACH
‘Paris is not a city. It is a flavour. The flavour of a croissant at 7 am in Montmartre, Château Margaux in a 17th-century cellar and Brie de Meaux melting on your tongue. I will show you the Paris the guidebooks do not mention.’ YOUR GUIDE-SOMMELIERYour guide-sommelier
Montmartre · Le Marais · Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Île de la Cité · Quartier Latin
Every restaurant in the programme has been personally selected. From three-star temples of gastronomy to tiny bistronomique restaurants where chefs work magic for twenty guests. You go to places Parisians book months in advance.
A croissant workshop with a Parisian boulanger: laminated dough, AOP Poitou-Charentes butter and the secret of perfect feuilletage. A cheese workshop in Le Marais: Comté36 mois, Brie de Meaux AOP and Roquefort Carles. A wine tasting in a 17th-century cellar. A French sauce lesson with a bistronomie chef. A chocolate workshop in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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WHY PARIS?
A tasting of great Bordeaux and Burgundy wines in Saint-Germain’s historic cellars, carved into limestone under Louis XIV. A day in Champagne: Moët & Chandon, private récoltants-manipulants and Blanc de Blancs from the Côte des Blancs. And a Grand Cru tasting overlooking UNESCO vineyards.
From three Michelin stars to tiny bistronomique restaurants where one chef creates a menu for twenty. You taste Paris in every gastronomic dimension: classic, avant-garde and what Parisians simply call 'bon'.
A cheese tasting with a maître fromager: Comté36 mois, Brie de Meaux AOP, Roquefort Carles and chèvre cendré. A croissant workshop with a Parisian boulanger. A chocolate atelier in Saint-Germain, from bean to bar.
A new neighbourhood every morning. Montmartre, with its artists and Clos Montmartre vineyard. Le Marais, with cheese cellars and falafel. Saint-Germain-des-Prés, with literary cafés and antique wine cellars.
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A romantic journey through the world's most beautiful city. Dinner overlooking the Eiffel Tower, a sunset walk along the Seine, a candlelit wine tasting in a 17th-century cellar and croissants for two in Montmartre. Seven days worth flying to Paris for.
An in-depth exploration of Parisian food at your own pace. A morning marché on Rue Cler, a solo bistro visit with a glass of Sancerre, a walk in the Luxembourg Gardens and antiquarian bookshops. Ideal if you want to feel Paris from within.
Up to eight people: friends or a family. A shared croissant workshop, a Champagne-house tasting, a cheese tour through Le Marais and dinner at a bistronomie restaurant. An ideal way to celebrate important occasions with the people close to you.
An adapted programme for families with children of any age. Toy sailing boats in the Luxembourg Gardens, a chocolate workshop, Impressionists at the Musée d'Orsay, a family bistro lunch and a picnic on the Champ de Mars. Paris is made for family adventures.
Programme ·7 days
Scroll through the programme and the map follows you: the day’s point lights up and the route continues. Click a number on the map to jump to that day.
Day1A DAY IN INTELLECTUAL PARIS, FROM LOUIS XIV’S CELLARS TO LES DEUX MAGOTS
Your journey begins in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the district where Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir debated over coffee and Hemingway wrote in the Luxembourg Gardens. Meet at CDG or Orly airport and transfer to a hotel in the heart of Saint-Germain. The first note is a 17th-century wine cellar cut into limestone under Louis XIV: a labyrinth of vaulted rooms holding Bordeaux and Burgundy Grands Crus. A private tasting with a sommelier: Château Margaux, Château d’Yquem and Gevrey-Chambertin. Afterwards, lunch at Michelin-level bistronomie. A walk through the Quartier Latin: Rue Mouffetard and its marché, Shakespeare & Company bookshop and the Musée de Cluny courtyard. An evening aperitif at Les Deux Magots, where Picasso, Camus and Hemingway drank coffee. A welcome dinner in a one-Michelin-star restaurant.
Day2A DAY ON THE HILL WHERE IMPRESSIONISM WAS BORN, AND PARIS’S BEST CROISSANTS
We begin in Montmartre, Paris's most picturesque hill. A croissant workshop with a Parisian boulanger: détrempe, tourage and feuilletage, learning to make the perfect croissant. Breakfast with your own croissants and café crème. Then a Montmartre walk: artists on Place du Tertre, the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur with views across Paris, and Clos Montmartre, Paris's last vineyard, producing 1,000 bottles a year. Lunch in a classic bistro at the foot of the hill. After lunch, the 9th arrondissement: Galeries Lafayette with its Belle Époque dome and terrace overlooking the Opéra. An evening French sauce lesson with a bistronomique chef: beurre blanc, sauce bordelaise, sauce au poivre—five classic sauces that transform cooking.
Day3A DAY IN PARIS’S MOST FOOD-FOCUSED DISTRICT
A day in Le Marais, where medieval mansions sit beside the finest cheese shops and legendary falafel places. Morning: Marché des Enfants Rouges, Paris’s oldest covered market, dating from 1615. A cheese atelier with a maître fromager in a seventeenth-century cheese cave: 36-month Comté, Brie de Meaux AOP, Roquefort Carles, chèvre cendré, raw-milk Camembert, Ossau-Iraty and Tomme de Savoie. With a glass of Sancerre blanc. Lunch: the famous falafel on rue des Rosiers, where there is always a queue, or a Breton crêperie. In the afternoon, Île de la Cité: Sainte-Chapelle’s thirteenth-century stained glass, considered a pinnacle of Gothic art. A walk across the island to Notre-Dame, viewed from outside, and the flower market. In the evening, a Marais wine bar: Beaujolais, Loire and Jura, the new wave of French winemaking.
Day4A TRIP TO THE REGION WHERE THE WORLD’S MOST CELEBRATORY DRINK IS BORN
The day in Champagne may be the tour's highlight. Departure from Paris, a one-and-a-half-hour scenic drive through vineyards. First stop: Épernay, Avenue de Champagne, the world's most expensive avenue, with over 200 million bottles stored underground. A Moët & Chandon visit: 28 km of underground cellars listed by UNESCO, the house's history since 1743, and Moët Impérial and Grand Vintage tastings. Lunch at a private récoltant-manipulant in the Côte des Blancs: a winemaker who grows grapes and makes Champagne himself. A Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru tasting in the vineyard. In the evening, a family Champagne house in Aÿ, comparing three styles: Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs and Rosé de saignée. Return to Paris.
Day5A DAY OF IMPRESSIONISTS, CLASSIC BISTRO FOOD AND CHOCOLATE ART
Morning at the Musée d’Orsay, one of the world’s greatest museums, housed in a former station. Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Degas: an unrivalled Impressionist collection. After the museum, lunch in a traditional Parisian bistro overlooking the Seine: escargots de Bourgogne, canard à l’orange and crème brûlée. In the afternoon, a chocolate atelier in Saint-Germain-des-Prés: from cocoa bean to chocolate bar, working with ganache, tempering and creating your own chocolates. A tasting from top Parisian chocolatiers: Patrick Roger, Jacques Genin and La Maison du Chocolat. In the evening, a private bateau-mouche cruise on the Seine: the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre-Dame seen from the water. A glass of Champagne on board.
Day6A DAY OF MARKETS, SEAFOOD AND A GREAT WINE DUEL
Morning on Rue Cler, one of Paris’s finest market streets, where Parisians buy fresh produce every day. A guided walk: fromagerie, boulangerie, poissonnerie and épicerie fine. Market breakfast: pain au chocolat and freshly squeezed orange juice. Then lunch at Paris’s finest fish bistro: Marennes-Oléron oysters, homard bleu (lobster), sole meunière and a glass of Chablis Grand Cru. After lunch, a second tasting in a historic cellar, this time a duel: Bordeaux versus Burgundy. Château Latour versus Romanée-Conti, or worthy alternatives. Château d’Yquem versus Montrachet. A sommelier helps you understand the eternal debate between the two greatest wine regions. Evening brings a final dinner in a two-Michelin-star restaurant.
Day7THE FINAL DAY: SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST—MACARON, ÉCLAIR AND A FAREWELL GLASS
The final day is light, elegant and sweet. Morning: a Saint-Germain pastry tour—Pierre Hermé (Ispahan), Ladurée (rose macarons), and Stohrer, Paris's oldest patisserie (1730), where baba au rhum was invented. A walk through the Jardin des Tuileries to Place Vendôme. Lunch in Saint-Honoré: a farewell gastronomic feast with the best of everything you tasted during the week. A final comparative tasting of the week's three best wines: Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. After lunch, time for shopping and souvenirs. A farewell transfer to CDG or Orly Airport. You take home cheeses, Champagne, croissants, chocolate and skills that will change your relationship with French food forever.
EXPERIENCES
A tour of a 17th-century cheese cave, exploring storage and affinage. A tasting of seven cheeses: Comté36 mois, Brie de Meaux AOP, Roquefort Carles, chèvre cendré and raw-milk Camembert. With a glass of Sancerre blanc.
Make the perfect croissant with a Parisian baker: détrempe Tourrage laminated dough, AOP Poitou-Charentes butter and the secret of feuilletage. Afterwards, breakfast with your croissants and café crème.
A tour of a 17th-century cheese cave, exploring storage and affinage. A tasting of seven cheeses: Comté36 mois, Brie de Meaux AOP, Roquefort Carles, chèvre cendré and raw-milk Camembert. With a glass of Sancerre blanc.
Two legendary cellars: Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé versus Burgundy Premier Cru. Château Margaux, Château d'Yquem, Gevrey-Chambertin and Meursault: comparing France's two greatest wine regions.
Beurre blanc, sauce bordelaise and sauce au poivre: five classic sauces under a chef’s guidance. History, technique and secrets. You leave with a skill that will transform your cooking.
A visit to Moët & Chandon and its 28 km of UNESCO cellars. A private récoltant-manipulant in the Côte des Blancs: Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru. A family house in Aÿ: comparing three Champagne styles.
From cocoa bean to bar. Working with ganache, tempering and creating your own chocolates. Tastings from the finest Parisian chocolatiers: Patrick Roger, Jacques Genin and La Maison du Chocolat.
PARISIAN GASTRONOMY
The perfect Parisian croissant: 72 layers of détrempe Tourrage, AOP Poitou-Charentes butter, a golden crust and the most delicate crumb. The secret is a three-day fermentation and dough at 15°C. You will learn to make it.
WHY IT IS WORTH IT
Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé in Saint-Germain’s cellars, Burgundy Premier Cru from private domaines and Grand Cru Champagne from the Côte des Blancs. Three philosophies, three terroirs and three great wines. A format unavailable on any other tour.
A private récoltant-manipulant in Champagne that does not receive groups. A cheese cave closed to the public. An 18th-century wine cellar where a sommelier greets you personally. The Paris that Parisians keep to themselves.
You will do more than taste a croissant or a sauce: you will learn to make them. Boulanger, fromager, chef, chocolatier and sommelier: five professionals share their secrets. Skills to take home.
What the tour includes
Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
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Your guide
My name is Kirill, and I help travellers discover the authentic taste of France — its wine, gastronomy and culture. My work goes beyond excursions and tours: it is a deep immersion in a region’s atmosphere, getting to know its traditions, history and people.
I was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, but have lived in France since the age of 13. This country has become my second home and a true source of inspiration. For 25 years, I have studied its culture and wine regions, turning that knowledge into my profession.
My education underpins my professionalism:
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Our guests’ voices
The Paris we were shown was not the Paris we knew from guidebooks. A 17th-century wine cellar in Saint-Germain, where the sommelier opened a 2009 Château Margaux for us, was one of the most powerful experiences of our lives. And the day in Champagne with a private récoltant, drinking Blanc de Blancs in the vineyard, was magical.
I thought I knew Paris, until the guide took me to an 18-seat bistro where the chef cooks personally, and a 300-year-old cheese cave in Le Marais. The croissant workshop changed my breakfasts forever. And the Bordeaux versus Burgundy tasting was a wine university in one evening.
We came with children aged ten and thirteen, worried that a food tour might bore them. But the chocolate workshop, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Gardens and croissants did the trick: the children said it was the best city on earth. Special thanks to our guide for incredible flexibility and patience.
I came alone and had an experience that changed how I saw the city. The Rue Cler market, choosing cheeses with a maître fromager. A chef's sauce lesson that stopped me being afraid of French cooking. And sunset on a private bateau-mouche with a glass of Ruinart Blanc de Blancs: it was worth flying across Europe for.
The Paris we were shown was not the Paris we knew from guidebooks. A 17th-century wine cellar in Saint-Germain, where the sommelier opened a 2009 Château Margaux for us, was one of the most powerful experiences of our lives. And the day in Champagne with a private récoltant, drinking Blanc de Blancs in the vineyard, was magical.
I thought I knew Paris, until the guide took me to an 18-seat bistro where the chef cooks personally, and a 300-year-old cheese cave in Le Marais. The croissant workshop changed my breakfasts forever. And the Bordeaux versus Burgundy tasting was a wine university in one evening.
We came with children aged ten and thirteen, worried that a food tour might bore them. But the chocolate workshop, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Gardens and croissants did the trick: the children said it was the best city on earth. Special thanks to our guide for incredible flexibility and patience.
I came alone and had an experience that changed how I saw the city. The Rue Cler market, choosing cheeses with a maître fromager. A chef's sauce lesson that stopped me being afraid of French cooking. And sunset on a private bateau-mouche with a glass of Ruinart Blanc de Blancs: it was worth flying across Europe for.
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Answers to the main questions before booking.
The price is calculated for your dates and group. Send a request through the form below and I will prepare a detailed personal quote within 24 hours. From €1,100 per day. Per group per day. Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
Paris is beautiful year-round. Spring (April–June): chestnut blossom and ideal temperatures. Summer (July–August): peak tourist season, but Parisians leave town. Autumn (September–November): golden leaves in the Luxembourg Gardens and peace. Winter: Christmas markets, hot chocolate at Angelina and shorter queues. For Champagne, the best times are September for the harvest and May.
No. Your guide speaks English and accompanies you at every stage. All communication and interpreting in restaurants, cellars and workshops is in English.
Departure from Paris, a 1.5-hour journey; a Moët & Chandon visit with a tour of its UNESCO cellars, 28 km of tunnels, and a tasting; lunch at a private récoltant-manipulant in the Côte des Blancs with a Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru tasting; and a family house in Aÿ to compare three Champagne styles. Return to Paris in the evening.
Parisian gastronomy is for everyone. If you do not drink wine, we focus more on cheeses and chocolate. If you do not eat meat, there are Michelin-level vegan bistros. All restaurants and workshops are informed of your preferences in advance.
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