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Historical Center Bordeaux Food Tour: Exploration of Exceptional Food and Wine

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27 Ratings

Bordeaux

Embark on a gastronomic journey through Bordeaux's historical center, exploring exceptional food and wine. Discover the city's UNESCO-listed heritage, visit the iconic Covered Market, and indulge in tastings of coffee, chocolate, pastries, cheese, and more. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Rue des Argentiers - 1st stop : Coffee shop

Coffee and chocolate tasting. You will understand what is excellent coffee and excellent chocolate and discover the Bordeaux hipster vibe

Place du Palais - 2nd stop : Place du Palais

We speak about a queen …. one of the most beautiful square of Bordeaux.

Rue Sainte-Colombe - 3rd stop : Innovative grocery store

Confectionery tasting. France has a long history of candies making and each region has its specialties. Discovery of local ones, and a so nice delicatessen , that was so innovative at its creation.

Rue Saint-James - 4th stop : Bordeaux medieval

Tasting of a pastry. A symbol of Bordeaux and we’ve selected the best one for you. So good stories to tell you.

Rue Teulère - 5th stop : Bakery

Tasting of bread and pastries. What is a good bread and how to select it ? You will learn a lot about bread and viennoiserie, local variation.

Marche des Capucins - 6th stop : Covered market

Cheese and wine tasting, cold cuts tasting and others… So amazing to discover a farmer market and this one is a legend. Meet the cheese monker, you will not forget this tasting and the others. Excellence is the quality of this market.

Rue des Faures - 8th stop

Final stop in a restaurant : tasting of a signature dish or dessert of a promising young chef, and that pairing with wine !

What's Included

Local guide
Wine tasting
Snacks
Small Group max 6
Food tasting
List of addresses visited and other restaurants and shops

What's Not Included

Food and drinks (unless specified)

Additional Information

Experience the distinctive flavors of exceptional food and wine during this culinary tour.

This exploration on foot lets you soak in the history of Bordeaux city center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, leading you to the time-honoured Covered Market, known as the heart and stomach of this capital city of Gironde. The guided exploration culminates with a tasting of a signature dish or dessert from an upcoming culinary maestro in a local restaurant.

Each pit-stop is meticulously chosen several months in advance, tried and tested, and the artisan owners interviewed. When possible, visits to the production locations are also included to offer our guests detailed understanding of the making process.

Included in the tour: coffee (or equivalent), chocolate, sweets, fruits, pastries (two servings), bread, delicacies, cheese, cold cuts, and wine (two glasses). Please do let us know about any food allergies or special diet needs while booking.

The tours are available on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in English, French, and Spanish.

Time of departure: 9:35 am (in English), 9:45 am (in French), 9:55 am (in Spanish).

Location

5 Rue des Argentiers

Rue des Argentiers

If you arrive on foot or if you arrive by car you can be dropped there. The guide is wearing a Tote bag.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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R4074spl_al

Nov 7, 2023

Good discovery - Great tour that combines history, anecdotes, meetings with local artisans with strong values and the best... tastings! Very nice meeting with Isabelle who founded Paris Bordeaux a Dream It’s an original gift that’s sure to please.

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Jeffrey

Oct 25, 2023

Fun. Learning. Great experience. - Although a rainy morning, we had a great time learning about coffee, food, wine and some history of Bordeaux and the region. Caz was engaging and knowledgeable and a marvelous host.

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Jahna_b

Oct 20, 2023

Knowledgeable and entertaining! - Caz was great. He was approachable, knowledgeable, and flexible. The tour was very interesting and we saw many places we wouldn’t have seen without doing this tour. The food market was amazing.

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Kristin

Sep 9, 2023

History through food! - Enjoyed a lovely stroll through Bordeaux with an amazing tour guide, Valerie. We were able to taste wine, cheese, chocolate, starters, organic fruit, desserts, and artisan bread. Each location had a great vibe and delicious food and taught us something about food and the beautiful city of Bordeaux. Very good value for the cost, would definitely recommend. 5 out of 5 stars!

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Steven_b

Jul 22, 2023

Truly wonderful food tour! - We had a really great time with Caz! There were only two of us, so it felt like a private tour. Caz was very knowledgeable and engaging, giving us lots of fun historical facts, anecdotes and interesting trivia about Bordeaux, some of its architecture and of course food and wine!! Meandering through the historical parts of the city, we tasted a variety of local specialties: coffee, cheese, chocolate, bread, chocolatine, canelé, wines as well as a delicious entree in a restaurant. We highly recommend this tour if you’re a foodie visiting Bordeaux for the first time!

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Edward

Jul 22, 2023

Excellent walking tour!! - We had a great time with Caz! There were only two of us, so it felt like a private tour. Caz was very knowledgeable and engaging, giving us lots of fun historical facts, anecdotes and interesting trivia about Bordeaux, some of its architecture and of course food and wine!! Meandering through the historical parts of the city, we tasted a variety of local specialties: coffee, cheese, chocolate, bread, chocolatine, canelé, wines as well as a delicious entree in a restaurant. We highly recommend this tour if you’re a foodie visiting Bordeaux for the first time!

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Tofferjesty

Jul 14, 2023

Tasty & Very Informative! - Really enjoyable, informative and fun food tour of Bordeaux! Valerie was an excellent host and showed us some lovely parts of the city along with some fabulous tastings! As a group of 6, she was able to answer all our questions and guide us around very confidently!

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Patricklr2203rx

Jun 11, 2023

Wonderful tour and excellent guide. (Stephanie) - Stephanie was a very excellent guide, and we had a wonderful time sampling food and hearing the history of food and of Bordeaux. My wife had said that she was “delightful, very informative a pleasure to be with”.

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Georgialenaswan

May 25, 2023

Fabulous food tour experience with guide Caz! - We had a fabulous tour with the wonderful Caz! In addition to sampling some of Bordeaux’s best treats, Caz was a wealth of knowledge, interweaving interesting historical facts throughout the tour and very obligingly answering our myriad of follow up questions. His knowledge of Bordeaux’s rich wine history was a particular highlight! Recommend this tour to anyone visiting Bordeaux who enjoys food, wine and local history.

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Betty_w

May 13, 2023

Terrific Tour in Bordeaux - We gained so much more from this tour than we expected. Our local tour guide, Stephanie, was so generous with her knowledge of the history of Bordeaux and how it relates to food. The selection of food tastings were from carefully selected cafes, bakeries, and markets. Every bite was delicious. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Stephanie.

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