★★★★★
“The guide made the food make sense — why this cheese, why this bakery, why the shop three doors down does not count. We ate far more than we expected and skipped dinner entirely.”
Danielle, United States · Couple · August 2026.
3 hours · from Place Blanche
Montmartre Paris Food and Wine Tasting Tour
Duration3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes
Time in MontmartreAbout 3 hours
Meets atPlace Blanche, by the Moulin Rouge
Group sizeMaximum 12
Minimum booking1 traveller
OperatorOriginal Food Tours
CancellationFree up to 24 hours before the start time
What lands on the table
Macarons
From a Montmartre pâtisserie, early in the walk while you are still climbing.
French cheeses
A tasting at a fromagerie on the hill, chosen and explained rather than handed over.
Cured meats
Charcuterie to go with the cheese, at the same stop.
Wine
Alcoholic drinks are inside the fare on this listing, which is not true of every food walk here.
A small group
Twelve people maximum, which is what makes a fromagerie visit workable at all.
Three hours of Montmartre, eaten
This is a walking tour where the fare buys the food. You meet at Place Blanche in front of the café opposite the Moulin Rouge, and over three hours you climb the hill between five or six food businesses, eating at each one, finishing below the basilica with the whole city underneath you. It is not a restaurant meal and it is not a snack: it is lunch, spread across a village, with the walking as the space between courses.
The route is a proper Montmartre walk in its own right — the Bateau-Lavoir and the Moulin de la Galette on the way up, a stop at Le Mur des Je t’aime, ten minutes on Place du Tertre — so you are not trading the sights for the food. What you are trading is time: three hours against ninety minutes for a walk alone.
It is also the second most-reviewed product on this hill, with 2,731 traveller ratings, and the guide may work in more than one language if the group needs it.
Why the food tour replaces lunch rather than adding to it
The arithmetic is the point. At $142 this is the most expensive of the food walks here, and the natural comparison is not against a $37 guided walk — it is against a $37 guided walk plus whatever you were going to spend on lunch and a glass of wine in a neighbourhood where a terrace lunch runs to €35 a head. Done that way the gap narrows considerably, and you are eating things chosen by somebody who knows the difference.
You will not want dinner early. Book the evening loosely.
From Place Blanche to the parvis, tasting by tasting
- Place Blanche: meet in front of the café, opposite the Moulin Rouge.
- Rue Lepic: the climb begins, past the Bateau-Lavoir and the Moulin de la Galette.
- Le Mur des Je t’aime: a five-minute stop at the wall in Square Jehan Rictus.
- The tasting stops: macarons, cheeses and cured meats, with wine, across the upper village.
- Place du Tertre: ten minutes among the painters.
- The parvis: the walk ends below the Sacré-Cœur, with taxis and the funicular close by.
Who this suits, and who should book a walking tour instead
Book this if
You were going to eat lunch in Montmartre anyway. You want a group of twelve rather than twenty-five. You drink wine, and you would rather have it explained than guessed at. Three hours is a morning you are happy to give the hill.
Book something else if
You have a lunch reservation, or a tight afternoon: the ninety-minute walk covers the same streets for a third of the price. If you want the sights with more time at each but no food, the two-hour-twenty walk from Place Saint-Pierre stops at five places properly.
best Montmartre walking tours start at $23 and leave the meal to you; the honest comparison against doing it yourself works the numbers through.
What the fare covers
Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Food tastings such as macarons, cheeses and cured meats
- A local guide
- A small group tour
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
Where you meet: Place Blanche, in front of the café
At 5 Place Blanche, 75009 Paris, in front of the café on the corner opposite the Moulin Rouge. Blanche on metro line 2 comes out on the same square, so this is one of the simplest meeting points on the hill. The walk ends at 35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre, below the basilica, with the best view in the city and a metro station a few minutes away.
Know before you go
- Tell them about dietary requirements at booking. The operator asks for them in advance, not on the day, and a fromagerie stop is difficult to improvise around.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. The minimum age on this listing is fourteen for the adult band.
- Not wheelchair accessible. The route climbs the hill on cobbles.
- Comfortable shoes and a raincoat are recommended by the operator, in those words.
- Your guide may work in more than one language. Expect some switching if the group needs it.
- Free cancellation to 24 hours. Cancel a day ahead for a full refund.
Frequently asked questions
What food is included?
Tastings such as macarons, cheeses and cured meats, with alcoholic drinks included. Every item above is taken from the fare's own inclusions rather than summarised.
Is wine included?
Yes. Alcoholic beverages are listed in the inclusions, which is not the case on every food walk on this hill. Bottled water is not included.
How long does it take?
Three hours to three and a half. The route runs from Place Blanche up to the foot of the basilica, with the tasting stops spread across the climb.
Can dietary requirements be accommodated?
The operator asks you to advise any specific dietary requirement at the time of booking. Do that rather than raising it on the day.
How big is the group?
A maximum of twelve travellers. That is what makes the small-shop stops possible — a fromagerie will not take twenty-five people at once.
Is there a cheaper way to see the same streets?
Yes. The ninety-minute Montmartre walking tour covers the Bateau-Lavoir, the windmill and Place du Tertre from $37. There is no food in that fare, so budget for lunch separately.
★★★★★
“Our guide was full of history, food and wine and made it fun for three generations at once. This was our second time on this tour and it was better than the first.”
Kyle, United States · Family · August 2026.
★★★★★
“I went to the wrong Starbucks and the guide talked me to the right one, which set the tone. Six of us heard stories about chocolate, wine and cheese and ate our way up the hill.”
Vatsa, India · Friends · July 2026.
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Other ways to walk the Butte
- Paris Montmartre Walking Tour Best Art Culture and Food
- Paris: Montmartre Highlights Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Or start again from All Montmartre Paris Tours, where every departure on the hill is listed with what its fare covers.
Book this food tour
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time, so the date is not a commitment yet.
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