The 7 Best Paris Bakery Tours

1.Award-Winning Paris French Bakery Experience — Le Marais, 4th Arr

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,186 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Spend about two hours in a working Le Marais bakery, starting with French breakfast or goûter before shaping baguettes, croissants, pain au chocolat, and financiers. Guides such as Mourad, Alice, Lisa, and Elyse have led the class. Groups are capped at nine, and you take home your baking.

“The entire tour was fun, interactive and tasty from start to finish. Our guide was incredible!! We learned about the bakery market in Paris, were able to watch fresh bread be made and even had hands on experience making bread, snack cakes and croissants! We would do it again it was so much fun. Run, don’t walk, to book this event…”

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2.Behind the Scenes Bakery Tour with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 907 reviews · 2 hours · from $123Top rated

Spend two hands-on hours inside Miss Manon bakery near Saint-Paul. With an English or French guide such as Mourad, Katie, David, Jade, or Nono, you will see the working bakery, shape baguettes and pastries, enjoy croissants and pain au chocolat, and take home fresh bread.

“Very informal and fun. He trusted us in the kitchen.”

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3.Macaron Bakery Class at Galeries Lafayette Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 280 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71Best value

At Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, an English-speaking pastry chef guides you through macaron shells, chocolate and pistachio fillings, piping, and assembly. The 90-minute class uses prepared shells for the final macarons, so you can take home four finished treats and two recipes without waiting hours for them to set.

“Marie was so lovely and patient explaining the whole process to prepare and making of the macarons. We dont do the shell of the macarons as it takes 1h to settle and then oven, but we are shown how to do it and we get to practise. We do learn how to mix the ingredients of the macarons and assemble them. We get to take 4 home 2 chocolate, 2 pistachio and the step by step recipe to try do it at home. It was a good way to spend the morning would recommend it for a diferent experience in Paris.”

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4.Behind the Scenes of a Boulangerie: French Bakery Tour in Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 190 reviews · 1 hour (approx.)

Meet an English-speaking guide and local baker at Le Grenier à Pain Caulaincourt in Montmartre. In a small group of up to eight, watch baguettes and pastries being made, learn bakery techniques, and leave with a fresh baguette and croissant.

“I would give this 6 stars if the ratings went that high! This really was one of the highlights of our vacation. Due to scheduling issues, we ended up with a separate private tour for my family of 5, which was great given how small the boulangerie was. The tour guide was great and the folks at the boulangerie could not have been nicer or more informative. Lots of great information from the bakers and samples of warm baguettes right out of the oven! I would and probably will someday do this tour again!”

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5.Paris French Baking Class Baguettes and Croissants in a Bakery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 172 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $264

Spend 2.5 hours inside Boulangerie Pâtisserie Le Petit Mitron in Paris with baker Didier and an English interpreter. Learn baguette shaping, croissant rolling, flour, baking history, and French techniques in a group of no more than 10, then taste warm bread and pastries.

“Although we are not completly bilingual a translator was made avail for the class. In fine form we arrived 5-10 min late but were not flogged with a baguette. The whole experience was informative , friendly and entertaining. I will attempt croissants on return home and send Didier the photo...good or bad he's getting a picture...lol...set in a working family bakery that mills their own flour...great facility and great staff!”

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6.Paris Bakery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 52 reviews · from $74

Join a small group at Le Grenier à Pain on Rue Caulaincourt for a one-hour bakery visit led in English, French, or Japanese. Watch a master baker mix, shape, and bake baguettes, taste fresh bread and pastries, and take home one baguette and croissant per person.

“Can’t wait to get home and try out my new baggette tips. Louise was great explaining everything and answering questions. And what a treat to be behind the scenes in a working Paris bakery.”

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7.Family experience-Macaron Bakery Class at Galeries Lafayette

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

At Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, an English and French pastry chef shows you how macarons are made, then children and adults mix filling and assemble treats. The 90-minute family class includes at least four macarons, snacks, and a recipe to use at home.

“The instructor was just ok, definitely does not specialize in children and this is not a child specific class. This was expensive for what it was- they do not even offer a separate set of macarons for the parent(s), so paying $60 per adult to supervise your own child for an hour while they mix butter for 10 minutes is absolutely excessive. $150 for 6 mediocre macarons - not worth it.”

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