Cupcake and Macaron Walking Tour of London
London, United Kingdom
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Trip Type: Food Tours
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Treat your sweet tooth to a tour of London and discover the capital’s finest cupcakes and macarons! The 2.5-hour walking tour includes seven samples at renowned bakeries and confectioners around the neighborhoods of Covent Garden, Mayfair and Soho. Choose from one of two start times, and then learn about the craze for the colorful sweets while checking out the wares at Fortnum & Mason, the Hummingbird Bakery, Ladurée and more.
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Treat your sweet tooth to a tour of London and discover the capital’s finest cupcakes and macarons! The 2.5-hour walking tour includes seven samples at renowned bakeries and confectioners around the neighborhoods of Covent Garden, Mayfair and Soho. Choose from one of two start times, and then learn about the craze for the colorful sweets while checking out the wares at Fortnum & Mason, the Hummingbird Bakery, Ladurée and more.
Choose from two different start times, and then meet your guide near Covent Garden in central London to discover the city’s finest cupcakes and macarons. Like many of the food trends in the capital, the dainty treats’ popularity has been influenced by London’s cosmopolitan culture. While cupcakes hail from America and macarons from France, the pint-sized delights are now a common sight in bakeries and gourmet confectioners around the city.
Scout out the most interesting varieties of cupcakes and macarons as you explore the central London neighborhoods of Covent Garden, Soho and Mayfair, and visit up to seven of the capital’s finest food shops. Visit The Cupcake Bakehouse, brainchild of former British model Lorraine Pascale, and nibble on candy-colored macarons at Ladurée, a French confectioners with an inimitable reputation.
Lick your lips as you savor the buttery-soft icing on cupcakes from Sweet Couture cake boutique, ogle the wares of the Hummingbird Bakery — a small chain credited as UK equivalent of New York’s Magnolia Bakery — and call in at the Michelin-starred Yauatcha restaurant. Although best known for its dim sum, Yauatcha has honed its take on Chinese-style macarons to perfection.
Continue to Patisserie Valerie, a beloved London chain that’s operated since 1926 before finishing with a visit to Fortnum & Mason. One look at the shop’s dessert counter, and you’ll soon understand why it holds a royal warrant!
Your tour finishes at Fortnum & Mason, leaving you perfectly placed to purchase some of London’s finest treats for souvenirs, if you wish.
Scout out the most interesting varieties of cupcakes and macarons as you explore the central London neighborhoods of Covent Garden, Soho and Mayfair, and visit up to seven of the capital’s finest food shops. Visit The Cupcake Bakehouse, brainchild of former British model Lorraine Pascale, and nibble on candy-colored macarons at Ladurée, a French confectioners with an inimitable reputation.
Lick your lips as you savor the buttery-soft icing on cupcakes from Sweet Couture cake boutique, ogle the wares of the Hummingbird Bakery — a small chain credited as UK equivalent of New York’s Magnolia Bakery — and call in at the Michelin-starred Yauatcha restaurant. Although best known for its dim sum, Yauatcha has honed its take on Chinese-style macarons to perfection.
Continue to Patisserie Valerie, a beloved London chain that’s operated since 1926 before finishing with a visit to Fortnum & Mason. One look at the shop’s dessert counter, and you’ll soon understand why it holds a royal warrant!
Your tour finishes at Fortnum & Mason, leaving you perfectly placed to purchase some of London’s finest treats for souvenirs, if you wish.
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