7 Food Tours in New Orleans That Are Worth the Ticket

1.New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,118 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75Our pick

Taste gumbo, po-boys, jambalaya, pralines, and more while exploring New Orleans’ French Quarter with a lively local guide.

“Lauren was amazing… a former chef who linked so much rich history and culture with each and every food stop that he had clearly arranged with great care and intent; we moved seamlessly from one venue to another. … the food and drink was immediately served and incredibly delicious. Lauren is a gem that left a permanent warm spot in my heart. Thank you for such a memorable experience!!”

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2.New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,544 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85

Taste gumbo, po’boys, pralines, and more while learning how New Orleans food reflects its people, geography, and past.

“Fabulous food tour with Dr Gumbo. Amazing food and Dylan is an excellent guide, sharing history and culture with humor. A wonderful introduction to our visit to NOLA. I’ve done many food tours in other cities and the guide makes the tour. Dylan is great! Highly recommend.”

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3.New Orleans French Quarter Food Tour: Cajun, Creole and Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,246 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $81

Taste gumbo, beignets, po’boys and more while exploring New Orleans history on a relaxed, small-group French Quarter food walk.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Chip. We sampled alligator, red beans & rice, gumbo, shrimp po boy, and pralines.”

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4.French Quarter walking Food Tour Famous Flavors of New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,115 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75

Taste po-boys, muffuletta, gumbo, pralines, and Creole classics while exploring French Quarter history on this three-hour food walk.

“The guide was fine however this was billed as a “Food Tour” …”Eat your way through New Orleans”. That it was not. We stopped 4 times in 3 hours and the foods. No seafood options. Beef Po Boy? We were constantly stopped in front of places and told “we are not going to eat here but you can come back and get a 10% discount with your wristband”. Recommend you find another provider or go out on your own. A lot of walking with a very poor food sampling experience.”

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5.New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 819 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $160

Taste gumbo, muffuletta, pralines, and four classic cocktails while walking through New Orleans with a lively local guide.

“Ben was fantastic. Food and cocktails were great. He told history of Louisiana and explained all the items in the food and origins”

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6.French Quarter Food History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 713 reviews · 3 hours · from $85

Taste gumbo, po-boys, muffuletta, pralines, and more while exploring New Orleans food history on a three-hour French Quarter walk.

“Gary was very knowledgeable about the history of the area and told great stories that connected the food and people to the traditions and culture of Nola. Very enjoyable experience.”

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7.French Quarter walking Food Tour: Signature Tastes of New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 592 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85

Taste gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and Cajun classics while exploring New Orleans French Quarter with a guide in this three-hour food tour.

“Reagan was the perfect guide. Dun to be with and told us wonderful stories to accompany the food we had and certainly enjoyed. Highly recommend her and the tour she gave us”

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