Paris By Mouth Food Tour- Le Marais
The highlight of our three-day weekend in Paris was the Paris By Mouth food tour of Le Marais. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Paris. We learned so much about the area, their food history, and ate a lot! I am trying to figure out when we can go back and take another one of their tours (I have my eyes on the Saint Germain and the Latin Quarter ones). 
Our three-hour tour started at 10:30am in front of a coffee shop in Le Marais. The four of us met our guide, Andres, a mother and daughter from Sydney, and a Englishman. We set out for the best baguette and croissants in Paris before sitting down on a bench to enjoy and discuss them. Andres taught us the ins and outs of both and how to discern the best of the best. Of course, both were absolutely delicious.
After we had our first carbs of the day, we headed to a family owned spice shop founded in 1809. We spent some time at the sniffing bar before excitedly making our purchases of black truffle salt, Himalayan salt, among other items. If it’s good enough for David Lebovitz, it’s good enough for me!
Then we went to a beautiful boutiquey chocolate shop. I bought some nougat for the family which they have quickly devoured. We tasted their famous caramels and chocolates with mint. They had some samples on the counter and my favorite was the cinnamon chocolate. Delicious!
Our next stop was a tiny shop that sells one thing, tiny crème puffs. They were amazing. I tried the raspberry and rose one Andres recommended. If he hadn’t recommended it, I would have gone for the salted caramel. So good!
Next up was something savory. After two hours walking and tasting our way through Le Marais, we headed to the Marche Des Enfants Rouges covered market. Andres bought an assortment of cheeses and we headed to sit down at a wine shop. Andres paired the cheeses with wines while teaching us about the different regions each were from and a bit of history on both. I also learned the correct order to taste cheeses. Super interesting. In our case it was goat, cow, sheep. We ended with a Roquefort, which apparently is illegal in the USA. (Is that true?)
This was my first real food walking tour (or at least the most impressive) and it was absolutely incredible. We learned so much about Paris, its foodie history, and tried so much delicious food. I would very highly recommend this to anyone visiting Paris. Now I just need to figure out when we can book another tour with them. Oh Paris!
To book an amazing Paris By Mouth Tour, check their website. I really liked our tour guide, the small size of the tour, and the weaving of history, food, and Paris all together. The streets of Le Marais were very quiet also, which made the tour feel even more off the beaten path and special.
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