Best Restaurants in Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain is thick with mediocre restaurants trading on their postcard address. Here’s where to eat well — our picks for the Left Bank’s most iconic neighborhood.
About the Mouth
Best Restaurants in the Marais
The Marais is one of the most visited neighborhoods in Paris — and one of the most difficult to eat well in. Here’s where to go, organized by what you’re in the mood for.
Outdoor Dining in Paris
Outdoor dining in Paris is a mixed bag. There are places that are both gorgeous and genuinely good — and places that are neither. Here’s how to tell the difference before you go.
Paris Restaurants for Groups
From a private chef’s table for eight to a Seine-side floating dinner for a crowd — our guide to the best Paris restaurants for groups, organized by size and budget.
French Wine Discovery
Demystify French wine in just two hours. Taste five distinctive wines from major French regions with a certified wine expert. Learn to navigate any wine list with confidence. Pre-dinner happy hour format.
Left Bank Food Tour
Discover Paris’s most award-winning artisans. Taste Paris’s best croissant, expertly aged cheeses from a Meilleur Ouvrier de France fromager paired with wines, and prize-winning chocolates & pâtisserie. Vegetarian-friendly.
East Saint-Germain Food Tour
Discover Saint-Germain’s culinary treasures with an expert guide. Sample iconic breads from a world-famous bakery, perfectly aged cheeses, rich chocolate & show-stopping pâtisserie. Vegetarian-friendly.
West Saint-Germain Food Tour
Experience luxury gastronomy in Paris’s most elegant neighborhood. Taste world-class pâtisserie, artisan cheese, wine & cult-favorite charcuterie with an expert guide. Max 8 guests.
South Marais Food Tour
Explore the historic Southern Marais with an expert guide. Taste artisan cheese, wine, chocolate & rare regional charcuterie. Intimate tasting in one of Paris’s oldest buildings. Max 8 guests.
Reviews for Paris By Mouth – the #1 Rated Paris Food Tour
PARIS BY MOUTH REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR We’re proud to be the #1 rated food tour in Paris on TripAdvisor with over 4,300 five-star reviews. Below you’ll find recent reviews from our guests. For the complete collection of reviews, visit our TripAdvisor page, but we think these highlights capture what makes Paris By Mouth special: expert guides, small groups, and an educational approach to French food and wine. After reading why so many people love us, visit our tours page to… Read More »Reviews for Paris By Mouth – the #1 Rated Paris Food Tour
Private food tours on sale!
Paris is wonderful to visit in winter. The chilly weather makes us hungry for Alpine cheeses and decadent desserts. The streets and shops are uncrowded, and our food tours are rarely sold out! During the winter months, we’re able to offer a 25% discount on our private tours for those who prefer a more exclusive experience. Book privately and you’ll have an expert guide all to yourself. We can customize the food tour to highlight the things you’re most interested… Read More »Private food tours on sale!
Private food tours in paris
Our small group tours are genuinely small – only eight guests – and they’re pretty great. But booking a private tour means you can focus on the flavors you’re crazy about and skip what you don’t like. More cheese and less pastry? No problem. Double the chocolate and ditch the charcuterie? Whatever you want! We include wine on every private tour because we finish these private tastings at beautiful wine cellars in the Marais or Saint-Germain. Our private tours are… Read More »Private food tours in paris
French Cheese Explosion
A delicious deep dive into French fromage! Taste 10 carefully selected cheeses with expert guidance. Learn why France produces over 500 cheeses and what makes each unique. Featured in LA Times and BBC.
North Marais Food Tour
Explore Paris’s coolest neighborhood with expert guides. Award-winning croissants, artisan chocolates, aged cheeses, charcuterie & wine tastings. Max 8 guests.
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Vegetarian food tours in Paris
You probably already know that we’ve been organizing the most popular food and wine tours in Paris for more than a decade. But did you know that half our food tours are vegetarian? VEGETARIAN FOOD TOURS IN PARIS Our food and wine tours in East Saint-Germain and the Left Bank include visits to bakeries and dive deeps into French cheese. They include chocolate and plenty of wine. For these tours, we add some extra decadent pâtisserie and skip the charcuterie that features on our… Read More »Vegetarian food tours in Paris
Terms & Conditions for Paris by Mouth Food Tours
Any guest of our food tours acknowledges that the enjoyment and excitement of travel is derived in part from the inherent risks incurred by travel and activity beyond the accepted safety of life at home or work, and that these inherent risks contribute to such enjoyment and excitement, and are reasons for my voluntary participation. Therefore, the guest acknowledges that they are aware of the inherent hazards and risks associated with participating in a Big Mouth, LLC d/b/a Paris by… Read More »Terms & Conditions for Paris by Mouth Food Tours
Alexander Lobrano
Alexander Lobrano is the Consulting Features Editor for Paris by Mouth. Alec was European Correspondent for Gourmet magazine from 1999 until it closed in 2009, and has written about food and travel for Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, Departures, Conde Nast Traveler, and many other publications in the United States and the United Kingdom since he moved to Paris in 1986. He is a contributing editor at Saveur magazine and a regular contributor to the New York Times,… Read More »Alexander Lobrano
Camille Malmquist
Camille Malmquist is a pastry chef who has worked in restaurants, bakeries, and pastry shops both in Paris and the United States. She has written for Secrets of Paris and Girls’ Guide to Paris, and wrote the dessert and bun recipes for Hamburger Gourmet (Marabout, 2012). A native of the Pacific Northwest, Camille has been a fan of craft beer since before she could afford to drink it. She’s been seeking out good beer in France since her arrival in 2008,… Read More »Camille Malmquist
Meg Zimbeck
Meg Zimbeck is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Paris by Mouth. Beyond the content on this site, she writes about food in Paris for the Wall Street Journal. In the past, she has served as the Paris editor for both Budget Travel and BlackBook and has contributed to Food & Wine, SAVEUR, AFAR, Gridskipper, the BBC’s Olive magazine, and the seat-pocket magazines of United, Virgin Trains, and Gulf Air. She also hosted a program on Paris Street Eats for the Travel Channel (USA). Meg’s food photography has been… Read More »Meg Zimbeck