When visiting a new city it can be a struggle to find the spots that locals really swear by. Not the tourist traps with tacky photos of food printed on posters but the truly authentic restaurants and cafes.

 

The best food experiences aren’t usually located on the main streets and it can be intimidating to seek them out or damn near impossible to find them even in, dare I say it, the age of TripAdvisor.

But food tours do exist, they are good and they’re everywhere… you just need to know how to find them. I’ve been on food tours around the world including Budapest, Tokyo, Kyoto and Brussels. I’ve enjoyed them all very much, so when I was invited to attend Secret Food Tours’ Paris excursion I couldn’t resist…