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The 15 Best Chocolate Tours in France

27 tours  ·  from $14 a head

French chocolate lives in pastry as much as in bars, so the best days here are counter crawls rather than factory visits. The 15 below cover Paris, the ganache workshops and the museums, with prices and walking distances.

Paris: Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum - Cacao before the candy bar
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Paris: Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum

1.Entrance Ticket to the Chocolate Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,105 reviews · 1 day · from $21Our pick

At Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat, follow cacao from Olmec, Maya, and Aztec rituals to modern chocolate making. See more than 1,000 objects, watch a virtual demonstration with two Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, taste chocolate, and let children tackle a treasure hunt. The self-guided visit is available in several languages.

“The Chocolate was a very interesting experience, loved all the artefacts, the displays were amazing. My husband loves Chocolate so a museum definitely not to be missed, I love it too!!!”

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Paris French Sweets Tasting Tour with Pastries and Chocolates - Saint-Germain-des-Prés: polished streets and famous sweets
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Paris French Sweets Tasting Tour with Pastries and Chocolates

2.Paris French Sweets Tasting Tour with Pastries and Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 947 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $168

Spend about three hours walking through Saint-Germain-des-Prés or the Marais with a local guide, stopping at specialty shops for pastries, chocolates, bread, cakes, and other sweets. Guides such as Josie, Gilles, and Luis have led engaging outings, though the exact shops and tasting mix can vary.

“This tour was so amazing. Lues was so nice and knowledgeable not only about the foods we tried but also the history of them and of Paris. I highly recommend this tour! We tried so many things I never would have thought to order on my own. My husband and I absolutely loved it!”

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A Morning in Paris Food Tour: Croissants, Baguettes & Chocolate - Quiche at Boulangerie Pâtisserie Victoires
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A Morning in Paris Food Tour: Croissants, Baguettes & Chocolate

3.A Morning in Paris Food Tour: Croissants, Baguettes & Chocolate

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 556 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125Top rated

Spend 2.5 hours tasting Parisian staples at bakeries, chocolateries, a tea shop, and a cheese counter. Your English-speaking guide leads a group of no more than 10 from Palais Royal to Rue du Nil. Expect generous portions, expert pastry tips, and enough food to replace breakfast.

“Highly recommend! So fun and learned so many interesting things about Paris and the food here. You get a lot of food so be sure you don’t eat beforehand. Nora was super informative and a great host!”

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Saint-Germain: Gourmet Chocolate & Pastry Walking Food Tour - Beginning with Debauve & Gallais
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Saint-Germain: Gourmet Chocolate & Pastry Walking Food Tour

4.Gourmet Chocolate & Pastry Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 495 reviews · 3 hours · from $105

Spend three hours tasting eight chocolates and pastries in Saint-Germain-des-Prés with an English-speaking guide. Visit Debauve & Gallais, sample treats linked to Pierre Hermé and Patrick Roger, see Saint-Sulpice and Rue de Buci, and finish with tea, coffee, or hot chocolate. Guides include Catherine, Lola, Emy, Kevan, and Margot.

“I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Emeline is an amazing guide, very knowledgable and the places she took us were amazing.”

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Paris: 45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story - The Chocolate Bar: Shapes, Toppings, and Personal Style
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Paris: 45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story

5.45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 444 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

At Paris’s Choco-Story, a chocolatier guides you through a 45-minute hands-on decorating class in French and English. Shape a chocolate bar, dip orange strips and marshmallows, add nuts and sweets, then take home 250 to 300 g of treats and an apron. Your ticket also includes tastings, a virtual demonstration, and the three-floor museum.

“Great experience we really enjoyed it, our guide was really helpful and made the session enjoyable. Not sure if it’s fully worth that much money… but overall it was good!”

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Paris Chocolate, Macaron & Pastry Food Tour: 10 Gourmet Tastings - Saint-Germain-des-Prés: a Left Bank setting for classic French sweets
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Paris Chocolate, Macaron & Pastry Food Tour: 10 Gourmet Tastings

6.Paris Chocolate, Macaron & Pastry Food Tour: 10 Gourmet Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 339 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours (approx.) · from $118

Walk through Montmartre or Saint-Germain-des-Prés with an English-speaking guide and sample French chocolates, macarons, crêpes, pastries, ice cream, cocoa, and a secret dish. Guides such as Allison, Etienne, Sophie, Olivia, and Zara have led this relaxed tasting tour, which lasts about 2.5 to 5 hours and welcomes up to 15 people.

“Delicious and decadent tour!! Loved the areas and shops we went too. Very informative! Our adult boys even loved it!!”

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Passy-Grigny: Chocolate and Champagne Tasting Tour - From the first press to the modern vat house
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Passy-Grigny: Chocolate and Champagne Tasting Tour

7.Passy-Grigny: Chocolate and Champagne Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 284 reviews · 1h 30m · from $32

At Champagne Dom Caudron in Passy-Grigny, you’ll tour a working Champagne house in English or French, from the first village press to the modern vat house. A guide such as Clémentine or Fanny explains the process, then pairs three Champagnes with three chocolates. Allow 90 minutes, and plan your transport carefully.

“So informative really enjoyed our time there and our guide was fab.”

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Paris: Discover Brussels and Bruges & Optional Chocolate Tasting - Bruges in two hours: canals, swans, and Gothic stone
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Paris: Discover Brussels and Bruges & Optional Chocolate Tasting

8.Discover Brussels and Bruges & Optional Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · 16 hours (approx.) · from $264

Leave Paris at 7:00 a.m. for Brussels and Bruges, traveling by air-conditioned coach with an English-speaking guide, though bilingual commentary may occur. Walk central Brussels, see the Tintin mural and Mont des Arts, then explore Bruges, the Lake of Love, Mary’s Bridge, and Town Hall. Optional chocolate tasting is available.

“We had a great time on our tour to Brussels and Bruges. Beautiful places to visit. Our tour guide Rodolfo is really good, knowledgeable, and friendly. He went out of his way to help everyone. It was a great experience.”

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Saint-Germain The Original Chocolate Tasting Tour with Pastries and Macaron - What the tasting route can include
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Saint-Germain The Original Chocolate Tasting Tour with Pastries and Macaron

9.Saint-Germain The Original Chocolate Tasting Tour with Pastries and Macaron

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 215 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Spend about three hours walking Saint-Germain-des-Prés with a food-loving guide such as Catherine, Emeline, Lolla, or Kevan. Stop at chocolatiers, bakeries, and specialty shops for macarons, truffles, pastries, caramels, mousse, and other French sweets, with neighborhood history along the way. The tour is offered in English and usually limits groups to eight.

“This was a great tour. We enjoyed lots of wonderful Paris sweet treats and learned some history along the way. Lolla was a fantastic tour guide. I would highly recommend this tour as a great way to try several different Parisian specialties at some of the cities most famous establishments.”

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Colmar: Chocolate Museum Entrance Ticket - Meeting Quetzalcoatl in the Aztec Temple
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Colmar: Chocolate Museum Entrance Ticket

10.Colmar: Chocolate Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 187 reviews · 1 day · from $14Best value

At Choco-Story COLMAR, follow cocoa from tropical forest and Aztec legend to Spanish ships, European courts, and Alsatian factories. You will handle 30 interactive chocolate experiences, sample sweets, watch three master chocolatiers demonstrate recipes, and use an audio guide in Chinese, English, French, German, Dutch, or Spanish.

“c était super,pleon de choses différentes et de supports différents,il y en a pour tous,petits grands ou âgés. Très interactif,on apprend,on s amusé on déguste,c était vraiment geniale”

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Choco-Story Paris - The Chocolate Museum - What the 1,000 artifacts add
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Choco-Story Paris – The Chocolate Museum

11.Choco-Story Paris – The Chocolate Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 183 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $21

At Choco-Story Paris on Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle, you explore three floors of chocolate history at your own pace. Read English panels, see more than 1,000 artifacts, taste chocolates from several countries, watch a virtual demonstration, and add a hot chocolate if you choose. Plan on about 90 minutes, though children and curious adults may stay longer.

“A nice place if you like chocolate and dont have any other plans, but would not be at my top of the list”

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Pastry and Chocolate Walking Tour - What you actually taste along the route
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés: Pastry and Chocolate Walking Tour

12.des-Prés: Pastry and Chocolate Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 164 reviews · 2h 30m · from $165

Spend 150 minutes tasting pastries, chocolates, macarons, breads, and other specialties in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Your guide leads a group of up to eight through celebrated shops, adding stories about French food, architecture, and the neighborhood. Guides have included Luis, Karen, Thibaut, and Séverine, with English, French, Japanese, and German offered.

“It is a really good experience for those with a sweet tooth. Knowledgeable guide leading you through the most indulgent bites of the French sweet gastronomy.”

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Paris: Montmartre Chocolate & Pastries Tour with 8+ Tastings - The first taste: light meringue and French pastry craft
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Paris: Montmartre Chocolate & Pastries Tour with 8+ Tastings

13.Montmartre Chocolate & Pastries Tour with 8+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 131 reviews · 2h 30m · from $115

Spend 150 minutes walking Montmartre with an English-speaking guide such as Aicha, Alison, Lisa, or Marcelle, stopping for meringue, artisan chocolate, crêpes, éclairs, macarons, cocoa, and a secret dish. The route ends near Sacré-Cœur. Bring comfortable shoes and arrive hungry.

“Our guide was so kind and made the tour fun and interesting! Hit all types of bakery and chocolate shops and needed up at the foot of the Sacre Cuoer”

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Croissants and pains au chocolat with a pastry chef in Paris - From dough to laminated layers
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Croissants and pains au chocolat with a pastry chef in Paris

14.Croissants and pains au chocolat with a pastry chef in Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $126

Spend about 2½ hours with pastry chef Joannie at 115 Boulevard Voltaire, learning croissants and pains au chocolat from dough through baking. The small class, limited to six people, covers lamination, fermentation, shaping, and baking. You’ll taste pastries, receive recipes and tips, and take home some of your work.

“My niece and I loved this, it was such a fun experience to have in Paris! We ended up having another family in our class so it was an intimate group of six. Joannie was knowledgeable and gave us tips on what to see in Paris in between beating butter and rolling dough. We had a few laughs along with our rich and delicious croissants. I'm so glad we did this, I highly recommend!”

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Colmar : 45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story - Exploring two floors at Choco-Story Colmar
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Colmar : 45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story

15.Colmar : 45-minute Chocolate Making Workshop at Choco-Story

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 120 reviews · 2h 30m · from $47

Spend 45 minutes with an English or French-speaking chocolatier, choosing a chocolate shape and decorating it with toppings such as orange stripes, marshmallows, hazelnut cubes, and mini-tablets. Your 150-minute visit also includes a tasting, a virtual demonstration, and two floors of Choco-Story exhibits. Children under seven cannot enter.

“kolade selbst kreieren und probieren war eingach schön. Leider gab es kein e Kommunikation in deutscher Sprache. Aber ich habe in Englisch fast alles verstsnden und sonst gesehen. sch”

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New in France Chocolate Tours

★ 5.02h immersive tasting in Beaujolais – Wine and Chocolate AccordFrom $1175 reviews
★ 3.5Paris Marché d’Aligre Walking Tour with Chocolate and Cheese TastingFrom $10824 reviews
★ 5.0Paris Chocolate and Pastry Private Tour With Secret Food ToursFrom $91744 reviews
★ 5.0tasting workshop of 6 to 8 wines with charcuterie chocolate cheeseFrom $2448 reviews
★ 4.045 min Chocolate Workshop at Choco-Story ParisFrom $6051 reviews
★ 4.9Choux Pastry and Chocolate Éclair Making ClassFrom $15150 reviews

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