Top 10 Cheese Tastings

1.Private Montmartre Food Tour with Wine, Cheese & Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,027 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $302Our pick

Spend about 3½ hours exploring Montmartre with a private English-speaking guide such as Rita, Baptiste, or local Matthieu. Sample cheese, bread, crêpes, macarons, chocolates, cured meats, and pastries while shopping for a picnic lunch. The route begins and ends near Boulevard de Clichy.

“Mattheiu was awesome! He is a local who grew up in the area and was able to share the history and his pride exuded as we walked through the village. The cheeses and bread were incredible!”

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2.Paris Le Marais Food Tour With 10+ Tastings, Cheese, Wine & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 985 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Walk through Le Marais with a guide such as Gabriel, Olivia, Etienne, or Pinky while tasting croissants, bread, cheese, wine, croque monsieur, falafel, macarons, chocolate, and a mystery dish. The three-and-a-half-hour tour is limited to 12 people and includes history between food stops.

“A truly wonderful and memorable experience on the Paris Le Marais Food Tour with Secret Food Tours. The tastings were delicious, two paired with delicious wine, and we enjoyed great company with the other guests. Our guide, Louis, was entertaining, knowledgeable, and informative, making the tour both fun and insightful. This was a fantastic way to experience Le Marais, and I would highly recommend it.”

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3.Manchester Cheese Crawl : Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 559 reviews · from $68

Follow a guide such as Mel, Mark, or Matt through central Manchester for two hours of cheese tastings, fizz, quizzes, and food stops. You may try celebrity-made Lancashire cheese, halloumi at Pupa, rarebit, and Northern Soul’s grilled cheese. Wear comfortable shoes and arrive 15 minutes early.

“We really enjoyed the cheese crawl, it was a great way to celebrate a birthday. Mark, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable and kept the afternoon interesting as well as fun (competitive questions for the teams we had formed). We tried delicious cheese and wine from various locations - we would definitely recommend this!”

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4.Ultimate London Cheese Crawl : Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 515 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $48

Walk from Green Park through Mayfair, Soho, Little Italy, and Covent Garden while sampling cheeses at about five stops. Your English-speaking guide, such as Louis, Nic, Bettina, Pearla, or Jack, adds cheese stories, jokes, and a quiz. Expect two hours of walking, light food, and an alcoholic drink.

“An enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. One doesn’t have to be a cheese buff. You get to see inside shops you wouldn’t otherwise expect to be in.”

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5.Le Marais Walking Food Tour with Cheese, Wine & Pastries

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 339 reviews · 3 hours · from $153

Walk Le Marais for three hours with an English-speaking local guide, stopping 8 to 10 times for cheese, wine, pastries, chocolate, charcuterie, seasonal specialties, and a restaurant tasting. The group is limited to 10, and guides such as Lolla, Dorine, Pierre, and Arthur add history and personal food tips.

“Food was great! Diversity excellent. Barthlomeo was OUTSTANDING!!! He really went off “script “ and personalized the tour. The historical references were very interesting! Highly recommend!!”

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6.Edinburgh Cheese Crawl : Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 231 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $48

Walk from Comely Bank into Stockbridge with guides such as Jenny, Xander, and Kieran, stopping at local cheese shops and a deli for several tastings and a glass of prosecco. Expect about two and a half hours outdoors, with plenty of standing and a maximum group size of 15.

“We arrived to Edinburgh and, while most tourists would opt for a hop-on-hop-off or a city tour, we decided to ... eat cheese! And we had a wonderful time. Kieran gave us a great education about the local cheese shops and what makes their cheeses special. We tasted 7-8 different cheeses at 3 local shops and had a bit of a wine pairing at the last one. It was a truly delightful introduction to the city.”

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7.North End Food Experience with Pizza, Meats & Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 111 reviews · from $75

Walk 2 km through Boston’s North End with an English-speaking guide and a group of up to 12. You’ll visit local bakeries, a salumeria, a café, a pizzeria, and a pastry shop, with food, coffee, church history, and practical restaurant tips included.

“I would definitely recommend this tour. The morning bakery was delicious. We could choose whatever type of coffee we wanted in the oldest coffeehouse in Boston. Our walk was very informative and the sandwich, pizza and cannoli were all excellent. It was a fun way to walk around Boston"s North End.”

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8.Bordeaux Afternoon Food Tour : Sweets, Wine and Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $63

Join an English-speaking guide, including Aurélien when available, for a two-hour walk from Place de la Bourse to Saint-Pierre. You’ll see seven Bordeaux monuments, sample pastries, watch a coffee demonstration, and take part in a wine and cheese pairing workshop.

“Tour was great. A good variety of sweets, coffee demonstration, and the guide was great. A beautiful city and a great way to spend the afternoon.”

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9.Mozzarella Cheese Making with Wine and food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $75

Meet Jess and Giuseppe at a rustic-chic kitchen in central Florence for a hands-on mozzarella class. Shape bocconcini, nodini, treccine, burrata and stracciatella, then enjoy Prosecco, wine, meats, lasagna, bread and tomatoes with your homemade cheese.

“Cheese making course was super fun and thorough. Jess and Giuseppe explained every step of the way well and they’re just genuinely kind people. We learned how to make a few different shapes of mozzarella. The lunch at the end of the course included wine, meats, lasagna, bread, and tomatoes with the mozzarella you made. You get to take the rest home afterwards. They answered all my questions and had lots of recommendations for exploring Florence too. Had such a lovely time”

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10.Amsterdam canal cruise with culinary burger or cheese & wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 29 reviews · from $40Best value

Choose a 75-minute Burger Cruise with fries and one drink, or a 90-minute Cheese & Wine Cruise with three Dutch cheeses and three matched wines. An English-speaking skipper and host guide you past Amsterdam’s best-known canals, bridges, museums, and landmarks aboard a heated boat with a toilet.

“Absolutely fantastic! Both the Captain and Dan were excellent hosts who made us feel incredibly valued. Dan was very attentive, offered us refills at just the right intervals and even went around the boat to take pictures of all the groups. We learnt some great facts and had a laugh along the way. The burger was also a nice addition and we felt the ticket price plus food was excellent value for money! We'd recommend to anyone visiting Amsterdam.”

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