Market and Cooking Class Tours in France: Our Top 6

1.Paris Cooking Class and Lunch with Wine plus Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $240Our pick

Spend about six hours with Le Foodist at 59 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine. With chefs such as Frédéric, Luc, Luke, and Paolo, you’ll visit a Latin Quarter food market, taste French cheese, shop for ingredients, cook a three-course lunch, and pair it with red and white wine. The market visit is included only with the longer option.

“We had fun experience and learned a few new things about cooking. we loved learning the science of cooking and baking. Frederick was magnifique.”

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2.Paris Evening Cooking Class French Dinner and Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $252

Spend an evening at Le Foodist learning French cooking in English with an instructor such as Luc, Frédéric, Paolo, or Luke. Choose a 4.5-hour cooking class or a six-hour version with a Latin Quarter market visit. Prepare a three-course meal, taste French cheese, share white and red wine, and take home the recipes.

“This was a very interactive and entertaining class. Frédérique was amazing. He was funny and extremely informative. He answered all of our questions about the cooking process without making us feel inept. We met some wonderful fellow travelers as well.”

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3.Full-Day Cooking Class, Market Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 6 hours · from $258

Spend six hours at Le Foodist in the Latin Quarter with an English-speaking chef such as Luke, Fred, Luc, or Paulo. Start with coffee and a market visit, then cook a seasonal French menu and sit down to eat it with wine and cheese. The small-group format keeps the instruction personal and practical.

“The host Frederick was amazing, the food was delicious, the cooking was fun and we learnt a lot along the way. I would highly recommend this experience, and will do it again the next time I am in Paris. I would have loved to have some free time in the market (even 15-30 mins) to buy some produce or walk around.”

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4.Market Visit and Cooking Class with a Parisian Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 51 reviews · 4h 30m · from $261

Spend a morning with a Parisian chef learning how to choose fresh produce at a local market, then prepare and taste a three-course meal. English and French instruction, groups of up to eight, and recipes sent by email make this a practical class for beginners, families, and food lovers.

“Absolutely fantastic morning with Madame Chef. Loved going to the market and seeing the vendors and learning about French food. Would 100% recommend. Excellent instructor.”

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5.Private Market Tour and Cooking Class in Annecy with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $190Best value

Meet Alexia at a farmers market in Annecy, choose seasonal ingredients from local sellers, then walk to her Bohemian-style apartment for a cooking demonstration. She prepares a modern three-course French meal with wine. Choose meal only, cooking class with meal, or the full market, cooking, and lunch experience.

“Tremendous Experience. Shopping for all fresh ingredients a short walk to the home of our chef, and delicious meal over 2 1/2 hours of leisurely talk great food and a little bit of wine.”

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6.Evening Cooking Class with Optional Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 270 minutes - 6 hours · from $246

Join an English-speaking chef such as Luc or Paolo for a hands-on Paris cooking class. Choose a 4.5-hour session or add a Latin Quarter market visit for six hours. Shop for ingredients, prepare a four-course meal, taste cheese and French wines, then sit down to eat what you made.

“What a wonderful and delicious evening — Chef Luc included everyone as he instructed and cooked with expertise. I will recommend this to all my friends.”

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