Bordeaux: Guided Local Market Food Tour

Bordeaux Guided Local Market Food Tour

This food tour takes you through Bordeaux's finest market stalls and local eateries to taste the region's authentic flavours. You'll start with a traditional chocolatine at a local boulangerie before exploring the market where passionate vendors sell Southwest France's best produce.

Your guide leads you through tastings of cured meats from skilled charcutiers, artisan cheeses selected by expert cheesemongers, and fresh Arcachon Bay oysters paired with crisp white wine. The tour continues through Bordeaux's old town where you'll learn about the city's evolution from Roman settlement to major 18th-century trading port. The experience concludes at a boutique winery with tastings of celebrated local varietals and insights into Bordeaux wine production.

What is Included

• Chocolatine tasting at a top bakery
• Charcuterie, artisan cheeses and Arcachon oysters
• Glass of local wine in the market (or non-alcoholic alternative)
• Guided walk through Bordeaux's old town with local stories
• Wine tasting and expert insights at a city winery
• English-speaking guide

Good to Know

The tour is conducted in English with audio guides available upon request. Please inform your guide about any allergies or dietary requirements beforehand as some adjustments can be made. The tour is wheelchair accessible along designated routes.

Children are welcome though wine tastings are restricted to participants of legal drinking age. Bring comfortable walking shoes, valid photo ID, and come hungry for local flavours. The tour explores both indoor market areas and outdoor cobblestone streets in Bordeaux's historic centre.

For more culinary experiences in the region, consider a Bordeaux wine tasting tour to delve deeper into the area's renowned wine culture, or explore beyond the city with a Saint-Émilion day trip to discover another prestigious wine village.