Paris: Emily TV Show Locations Guided Walking Tour

Emily’s Paris comes into focus on this 100-minute walk through the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain, and the Palais-Royal area. You’ll see the apartment at Place de l’Estrapade, Gabriel’s restaurant, Emily’s workplace, the bakery where she bought her first pain au chocolat, and several other locations from the Netflix series.

I like the way this tour uses the show as a doorway into the city rather than treating Paris as a film set alone. The guides, including Paula, Katie, Fanny, Elizabeth, Tatiana, and Tetiana, are praised for adding useful facts about French food, fashion, art, and history. I also like the route’s variety, from a cobbled medieval lane to the Pont des Arts and the striped Colonnes de Buren.

The main consideration is the pace and length. You’ll walk about two miles, mostly at an easy speed, but there are few chances to sit. The tour is not wheelchair accessible or stroller-friendly, and anyone arriving late may struggle to catch up.

Key details before you book

• Start at Emily’s apartment: Meet your ExperienceFirst guide at Place de l’Estrapade, in front of the house used as Emily’s Paris residence.
• See the main filming locations: The route includes Gabriel’s restaurant, Savoir, La Boulangerie Moderne, the Palais-Royal Garden, and other recognizable spots.
• Expect more than television trivia: Guides such as Elizabeth and Paula add history and art details that make the walk worthwhile even for casual fans.
• Plan for two miles on foot: The pace is leisurely, but comfortable shoes are essential and public toilets can be hard to find along the way.
• Add a Seine cruise: An optional narrated boat ride gives you a second view of Paris after the walking tour.
• Leave time for photographs: Several stops are more fun as photo locations than as formal sightseeing attractions.

Starting at Place de l’Estrapade

The tour begins in front of Emily’s apartment at Place de l’Estrapade. This is a smart starting point because it gives fans an immediate visual connection to the series, while the square also places you in the historic Latin Quarter.

Look for the guide holding an orange ExperienceFirst sign. You can reach the meeting point by taking Metro Line 10 to Cardinal Lemoine, or buses 82 and 89. Arrive early. The walk starts promptly, and the guide may not be able to return for anyone who arrives after the group has moved on.

This first stop is likely to be one of the busiest photo moments of the tour. You’ll want a clear shot of the building, but remember that this is a real residential area. Keep the photo stop quick and respectful, especially if several groups are gathered nearby.

Cour du Commerce Saint-André and the old Paris street scene

From Place de l’Estrapade, the route moves toward Cour du Commerce Saint-André. This pretty cobbled passage dates to 1734 and is one of the most atmospheric parts of the walk.

Its appeal is not only its connection to the show. The lane gives you a strong sense of older Paris, with narrow paving, close-set buildings, and a quieter feel than the grand avenues nearby. It is also home to the oldest restaurant in Paris, adding a food and local-history angle to the stop.

I’d pay attention here to the contrast between the show’s glossy version of Paris and the actual city around it. The series focuses on romance, clothes, and clever social mishaps. A good guide helps you notice the layers underneath: old streets, changing businesses, and the way Paris mixes daily life with historic settings.

The Monnaie and the fashion-show connection

The next stop is Musée de la Monnaie, or the French mint museum. The tour does not simply point out the building and move on. You’ll hear about its collection of roughly 300,000 coins, tokens, and related treasures.

For Emily fans, the museum also connects to a fashion show and auction scene from the series. For everyone else, it offers a useful explanation of why this grand Paris site matters beyond television.

This is one of the route’s better choices because it broadens the subject. You are not just checking off filming addresses. You are learning how museums, historic buildings, fashion, and commerce fit into the city’s identity.

The stop is a guided exterior visit rather than a museum admission, so do not expect time to explore the collections inside as part of the tour. If the museum interests you, note it for another visit.

Crossing the Pont des Arts

The walk continues to the Pont des Arts, one of Paris’s classic viewpoints over the Seine. From the bridge, you can look along the river and see why filmmakers return to this part of the city so often.

The bridge is especially good for photographs because the river opens up on both sides. It also gives the group a natural pause after the tighter streets and courtyards earlier in the walk.

The bridge can be busy, so your guide may need to keep the group moving. If you want a quiet photo, use the brief stop to frame the river, the stone embankments, and the city skyline rather than waiting for a completely empty view.

This is also where the walking route begins to feel like a general Paris sightseeing tour with an Emily in Paris theme. That balance is a major strength for casual fans. You still get recognizable show locations, but you also see famous parts of central Paris that belong on a first visit regardless of your television interests.

Place de Valois and Emily’s working Paris

At Place de Valois, the tour brings you closer to Emily’s professional world. The area is associated with the agency where she works, Savoir, and it helps connect the fictional office scenes with the real streets of central Paris.

This part of the route is useful for fans who want to retrace Emily’s daily routine: home, work, restaurants, gardens, and shops. Your guide can point out the visual details that appeared on screen and explain how the surrounding area fits into Parisian life.

The square is also a good place to think about the show’s view of French work culture and fashion. The guide discusses French customs, food, and style during the walk, so you get context instead of a list of addresses.

The setting may feel less dramatic than the Palais-Royal or Pont des Arts. That is normal. Some filming locations are memorable because of their role in a scene, not because the building itself is a major attraction.

Rue de Montpensier and the Palais-Royal Garden

The route then reaches 8 Rue de Montpensier and the Domaine National du Palais-Royal. The garden is one of the most photogenic stops, with formal paths, arcades, and a more peaceful mood than many central Paris streets.

This is the place where Emily met Mindy, making it one of the tour’s more important stops for fans of the characters. It also gives you time to understand the appeal of Parisian gardens: carefully ordered spaces that still feel easy to wander through.

Nearby, you’ll see the Colonnes de Buren, a striking installation of black-and-white striped columns. The artwork offers a strong contrast with the classical architecture around it, and it makes an excellent backdrop for photographs and short videos.

I like this portion of the walk because it shows Paris handling old and new at the same time. The garden and surrounding buildings feel formal and historic, while the striped columns are bold, modern, and a little playful. That mix is part of what makes the city such a productive setting for the show.

Bring your camera, but do not plan on a long private photo session. The tour keeps moving, and other people use the garden and columns too.

Avenue de l’Opéra and the bakery stop

The route continues toward Avenue de l’Opéra, passing locations linked to Emily’s food and social life. One of the most appealing stops is La Boulangerie Moderne, the bakery where Emily had her first pain au chocolat.

This is a small but telling detail from the series. Food is central to Emily in Paris, and the bakery stop connects a familiar scene with one of the simplest pleasures of being in France: stopping for a pastry.

The tour does not state that food is included, so plan to buy anything you want separately. You may prefer to return later when you can take your time, choose a pastry, and avoid holding up the group.

The guide also discusses French food culture along the route. That makes the stop more useful than a quick photo outside a shop. You get a little context about why bakeries matter in daily Paris life and why a simple pastry can become such a memorable part of a first visit.

Finishing near Rue de Richelieu

The stated finish is at 48 Rue de Richelieu, close to the Palais-Royal and central museum district. This is a handy area for continuing your day, with plenty of nearby streets and sights to explore on foot.

The full walk lasts about 100 minutes. That is enough time to cover a good spread of locations without turning the outing into an exhausting half-day march. It also means the guide cannot spend a long time at each stop, so you should expect concise explanations and quick photo opportunities.

The route is described as leisurely, but two miles is still a fair amount of walking. Wear shoes you trust on cobblestones and hard city pavement. I would also use a toilet before meeting the group, since public facilities are not always easy to find along this kind of central Paris route.

One useful lesson comes from a reported mishap during a tour: two participants stopped at a hotel restroom and lost sight of the group. If you need a break, tell the guide first. It is a simple precaution, but important on a moving walking tour.

What the guides add to the experience

The guide can make or break a location tour, and this one benefits from strong personalities. Paula is praised for being friendly, engaging, and able to pack a lot into the short route. Katie is noted for sharing history alongside the television details. Fanny also adds information about the places around the filming spots.

Elizabeth is described as particularly strong on Paris history and art, with one review noting her background in medieval history. Tatiana and Tetiana are also praised for their warmth, show knowledge, and wider understanding of Paris.

You should not assume you will get a particular guide on your date. Still, the repeated pattern is useful: the best part of the experience is not only recognizing a doorway or square. It is having someone explain what you are seeing and connect the scene to the city around it.

The tour is in English. The guide discusses the show, French culture, fashion, food, monuments, and history. That makes it a better choice for a mixed group where one person is a devoted fan and another has only watched a few episodes.

The optional Seine River cruise

You can add a narrated Seine River cruise after the walking tour. The boat ride changes the rhythm of the day: after two miles on foot, you can sit and see Paris from the water.

The cruise is a good add-on if you want broad city views without more walking. It also pairs naturally with the Pont des Arts stop, since you first see the river from a bridge and then get another angle from the Seine.

The available information does not give a separate cruise duration or a detailed boat itinerary, so check the option carefully when booking. The cruise is included only when you select the upgrade, not with the basic walking tour.

I would choose the cruise if you are visiting Paris for the first time, want a gentler finish, or like seeing familiar landmarks from several viewpoints. If your schedule is tight or you already have a separate Seine cruise planned, the walking tour alone is likely enough.

Price, timing, and who gets the most from it

At $33 per person, the walking tour offers reasonable value for a 100-minute guided route through several central neighborhoods. You are paying for an English-speaking guide, a planned route, and the time saved locating the filming spots yourself.

The value is strongest if you want both the television connections and general Paris information. If you only want photographs outside a few addresses, you could recreate parts of the route independently. You would lose the guide’s stories, historical context, and the easy order of the walk.

The tour works best for:

• Dedicated Emily in Paris fans who want to connect scenes with real locations.
• Families or friends with mixed levels of interest in the show.
• First-time visitors who want a gentle introduction to central Paris.
• People who enjoy food, fashion, art, and city history along with television locations.
• Anyone who likes taking photographs and short social media videos.

It is less suitable for anyone with a mobility impairment, wheelchair users, or people bringing a stroller. It is also not a good fit if you dislike organized walking groups or need long, unhurried visits at each stop.

Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the tour, and you can reserve now and pay later. Those policies help if your Paris schedule is still changing, but you still need to arrive at the meeting point on time.

Should you book this Emily in Paris tour?

Book it if you want a fun route through real Paris that uses the show as a starting point, not the entire subject. The strongest guides add enough history, art, food, and local detail to keep casual fans interested, while dedicated viewers get the apartment, restaurant, workplace, bakery, garden, and bridge scenes they came to see.

Skip it if you want a private tour, a museum visit, or a slow photography session. For most fans, the $33 price is fair, and the optional Seine cruise can round out the day. Wear good shoes, arrive early at Place de l’Estrapade, and tell the guide before taking any restroom break.

FAQ

Where does the Emily in Paris walking tour start?

It starts in front of Emily’s apartment at Place de l’Estrapade, 75005 Paris. Look for the ExperienceFirst guide holding an orange sign.

How do I get to Place de l’Estrapade?

You can take Metro Line 10 to Cardinal Lemoine station, or use bus 82 or 89.

How long does the walking tour last?

The tour lasts about 100 minutes.

How far do you walk?

The tour covers about two miles at a leisurely pace.

What language is the tour in?

The guided tour is conducted in English.

Which Emily in Paris locations will I see?

The route includes Emily’s residence, Gabriel’s restaurant, Savoir, La Boulangerie Moderne, the garden where Emily met Mindy, the Palais-Royal Garden, Pont des Arts, and other locations connected with the show.

Is the Seine River cruise included?

It is included only if you select the option with the cruise. The basic walking tour does not include it.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

No. The tour is not wheelchair accessible and is not stroller-friendly.

What should I bring?

Bring comfortable shoes. You should also arrive early because the tour starts promptly, and late arrivals may not be able to catch up.