Description
Get more from the city by exploring New Orleans’ food culture with a guide. Stop by some of the French Quarter’s most famous restaurants for some of the area’s most delicious food. Enjoy tastings that could include seafood gumbo, Creole brisket, and beignets. Learn fun facts from your guide as you walk along the city streets, and if you choose, upgrade to a small-group tour with no more than 12 guests.
New Orleans Food Tour
Visit world-renowned restaurants in New Orleans and discover the finest Louisiana cooking
Learn about the history of fine cooking in New Orleans from your enthusiastic guide
Enjoy authentic Louisiana food tastings from famous eateries
Customize your tour to suit your own tastes
New Orleans Food Tour
Food tastings from various French Quarter restaurants & specialty food establishments
Fun and knowledgeable guides
Option to upgrade to a small-group tour with no more than 12 guests
New Orleans Food Tour: where it’s at
Departure Point 600 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
Please meet your guide inside Roux Royale 600 Royal Street (corner with Toulouse)
Return Details 508 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA Or end near starting location.
New Orleans Food tour – in detail
French Quarter – 3 hours
Meet your guide in the heart of the French Quarter to embark on your three-hour walking tour of world-class restaurants and foodie venues. Wander the lively streets of the French Quarter and get an insider’s look at the kitchens often seen on food shows and featured in cookbooks. Let your guide know the restaurants you’re interested in checking out or perhaps ask your guide to recommend a personal favorite. Indulge in food tastings during your tour. You may have a classic gumbo as a seafood treasure, boudin beignets and other authentic nibbles. Popular New Orleans’ cocktails are available for purchase like the distinctive Pimms Cup with a ‘ twist. Pimms originated in England, but the Pimms Cup cocktail was dreamed up in New Orleans. Your tastings are all included in the price of your tour and many feel these tastings add up to a meal’s worth of food. There’s a moderate amount of walking involved as you move from one exceptional restaurant to the next, so it’s easy to work off the calories!
French Market – 15mn
Enjoy tastings from the French Market, which is the oldest of its kind in the US. Your 3-hour tasting adventure concludes in the French Quarter where you can keep exploring on your own or return to a favorite eatery on your own later for a sit-down meal!
You can book this tour with Destination Kitchen.
New Orleans Food
When you come to New Orleans, come hungry. This is a town full of eaters who start talking about what they’re going to have for dinner before lunch is over. New Orleans’ rich history and cocktail culture have led the city to become one of the most legendary places to eat in the world.
Our cuisine is built on a tradition that stretches from Paris to Port au Prince and from Cadiz to the Congo. It’s one of the reasons we live here and why you come to visit. Every day, the city’s more than 1,000 eateries ready themselves to welcome their guests with a gusto. They spoon the gumbo, blacken the redfish, smoke the pork and plate the dishes with a respect for the old flavors and a warm welcome to new trends.
Here, you can peruse where to dine outdoors, learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cuisine and find the best spots to eat with kids that adults can appreciate as well. You can dine healthy, eat fried seafood, devour po-boys and find out where they get their name. Hungry after the show? There are late night cafes and bars that will feed your body as well as your soul. Take a class at one of the city’s cooking schools, explore ethnic cuisine at Vietnamese pho houses and Salvadoran pupuserias. Looking for vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free options? Yes, yes, and yes. The New Orleans dining scene is a brilliant reflection of the city’s diverse history, culture and neighborhoods.
