Sight Seekers' Delight in Paris runs a Bastille market-and-bistro tour Wednesday and Saturday: Marché d'Aligre at 09:30, six stops, ending with a bistro lunch.
Route: Bastille market and bistro food tour
Tip: Saturday's tour is the easier ticket. Book a fortnight ahead for the spring market season.
Devour Tours in Paris runs a 4-hour Montmartre tour through bakeries, bistros and a wine cellar, with the climb up the butte built into the route. Max 10 guests.
Tip: Tours run Tue-Sat 10:30. Comfortable shoes; the route covers 4km uphill in places.
Le Foodist in Paris runs a 4.5-hour Mouffetard market shop plus cooking class with chef Fred Pouillot. Six guests, three-course French lunch, English-language.
Tip: Tours run Tue-Sat 10:00. The lunch is enough; skip the optional cheese supplement.
Paris by Mouth in Paris runs a 3-hour Marais cheese, charcuterie and wine tour led by working food journalists. Small groups, English-language, six stops on foot.
Tip: Tours run Tue-Sat at 11:00 and 16:00. Book three weeks ahead in spring and autumn.
Localers in Paris runs a 3.5-hour Saint-Germain market-to-bistro tour led by local guides who introduce vendors by name. Six stops, four tastings, max 8 people.
Tip: Tours run daily 10:00 except Sunday. The lunch tour includes a sit-down bistro stop.
Eating Europe in Paris runs a 3.5-hour Marais classic-Parisian tour with seven stops: jambon-beurre, falafel, fromagerie, patisserie, wine cellar and chocolate.
Tip: Tours run Mon-Sat 10:30. The chocolate shop stop at the end takes the place of dessert.
Context Travel in Paris runs a 3-hour Marais food-and-history seminar with PhD-level food historians, six tastings combined with neighbourhood urbanism context.
Tip: Six guests max, English only. Book the historian on the listing; their bio is on the page.