Explore the rich food culture of New Orleans with these top ten food and cocktail tours.
New Orleans is a city known for its rich food culture and delicious cuisine. Here are some of the best food and cocktail tours that you can take to explore the gastronomic heritage of this vibrant city.
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.
Eat and drink your way through the French Quarter on a culinary walking tour designed to highlight New Orleans’ rich gastronomic heritage. Visit local institutions and holes-in-the-wall, taste a range of dishes and buy culinary souvenirs, like hot sauce and decadent pralines. Enjoy food samples at eat that stop, which add up to the equivalent of a full meal.
Perfect for food, culture, and history enthusiasts, this tasting tour in New Orleans’ French Quarter allows you to visit several historic eateries in one day. Learn about Creole and Cajun cuisine and taste both as you walk through the lively neighborhood listening to stories of the 300-year-old city. All food tastings included.
Get the full New Orleans tasting experience with a 3-hour French Quarter cocktail and foodie tour! Discover the pillars of New Orleans’ restaurant scene with visits to renowned establishments. Learn about local food and drink history from your savvy guide, and sip on some of New Orleans’ most celebrated drinks.
Get the full Louisiana dining and imbibing experience with a New Orleans cooking class followed by French Quarter cocktail tour. Learn the fundamentals of preparing classic Creole dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines during a live chef demo and tasting. Then visit historic French Quarter bars with a cocktail‐savvy guide. Sip on three different handcrafted mixes (included in price) and learn the origin of New Orleans’ most celebrated drinks.
If you’re a foodie visiting New Orleans, then there’s no better way to find local haunts than to go on a tour with a local whose family have worked in the food industry for over 200 years. Find out insider secrets about the city’s food scene and taste lots of delicious dishes along the way. Potential treats you could try include chargrilled oysters, “gumbo” (local stew), “muffuletta” (an Italian sandwich), “beignets” (doughnuts), pralines, and more.
Some traditional New Orleans dishes are popular all over the world. When in the Big Easy, trust the pros when it comes to cuisine and explore food in a whole new way during these NOLA Cate food tour. This tour teaches you about the history of food in the city and the culinary culture as you taste some of New Orleans’ staples like pralines, muffulettas, beignets, and gumbo.
Take a journey through the gardens of New Orleans on this 3-hour tour. From stunning mansions to spooky cemeteries, you’ll explore this enchanting part of town with local host Michelle by your side. Then, delight in delicious Italian and Creole cuisine from her favorite neighborhood eatery, before heading over to Dat Dog for exotic sausages of alligator, crawfish and duck and stopping by one of the city’s oldest cafes for some freshly made beignets.
With this half-day private food tour, save hours of restaurant research time and get a shortcut to some of the best eateries in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Led by your guide, visit a selection of well-known restaurants and try local specialties which may include seafood “gumbo” (a spicy Louisiana stew), “muffuletta” (a large deli sandwich), “jambalaya” (a rice stew), pralines, and “beignets” (local doughnuts).
Discover New Orleans ‘spirited’ side on a fun and informative cocktail tour! You’ll rub shoulders with local imbibers at historic bars and restaurants and sip on classic concoctions like the Sazerac. Immerse yourself in the stories from your guide and savvy mixologists, and learn the famous – and sometimes scandalous – histories of drink and drinking culture in New Orleans. Three drinks are included in the price.
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These are just some of the many amazing food and cocktail tours that you can take in New Orleans to explore its rich culinary heritage.
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