8 Food Tours in New Orleans to Build a Day Around

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

Walk New Orleans’ French Quarter with guides such as Jack, Susan, Nate, or Lauren, stopping for generous tastings of gumbo, po-boys, jambalaya, pralines, and beignets. Expect history, restaurant tips, and plenty of food. Choose the small-group option for no more than 13 people.

“Excellent tour with Nate v knowledgable answered all questions. Great sense of humour. Food 10/10 still feeling full hours later cannot fault at all. Would highly recommend. Big thanks Brad & Deborah for amending tickets and 100% communication.”

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2.New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour

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

Walk through New Orleans’ French Quarter with a food-loving guide, stopping at five eateries and shops for gumbo, hot sauces, pralines, po’boys, muffulettas, boudin, red beans and rice, and dessert. Guides such as Beth, Meg, John, and Dylan add food history, recipes, and humor along the way.

“Great tour, and great history. The food was fantastic with generous portions. I would highly recommend this experience and Meg was a wonderful guide.”

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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

Walk about 1.5 miles through the French Quarter with a local English-speaking guide, tasting gumbo, po’boy or muffuletta, jambalaya, beignets, pralines, and hot sauce. Guides such as Neil, Andre, Chip, and Kaffey add food, architecture, and New Orleans culture to this small-group tour.

“Our tour guide Chip was great! Very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the cultural history of New Orleans and how it has influenced the cuisine. We got to try a great variety of New Orleans classics and learned about the French Quarter while walking around. Definitely recommend!”

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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

Walk New Orleans’ French Quarter with a local guide such as Charles, Kim, Linda, or Roger, stopping for classic dishes including gumbo, red beans and rice, po-boy, muffuletta, pastries, grits, and pralines. The three-hour route is food-focused but also heavy on city history.

“I went on my first solo trip to New Orleans and wanted to experience the local cuisine while learning about the city’s history. Charles was our tour guide, and he was absolutely amazing! You can immediately tell how passionate he is about New Orleans - its food, history, and culture. Every stop had delicious food and drinks, with the jambalaya being my favorite. Charles made the tour incredibly fun and engaging, and I learned so much about the local restaurants and the history behind the dishes. I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to New Orleans! I would highly recommend this tour to solo travelers, family, couples, etc (our…”

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5.New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour

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

Start with gumbo and a Hurricane at Red Fish Grill, then walk through the French Quarter for hot sauces, pralines, muffuletta, jambalaya, plantains, and classic cocktails. Guides such as Meg, Ben, and Gary add stories about New Orleans food, immigration, and cocktail culture. Vegetarian options are available.

“Our guide was very informative and were able to eat and drink a little of everything. It was a wonderful experience.”

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6.French Quarter Food History Walking Tour

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

Spend three hours walking the French Quarter with guides such as Beth, Gary, John, or Meg, stopping for gumbo, hot sauce, pralines, catfish po-boy, muffuletta, boudin, red beans and rice, and dessert. A vegetarian menu is available by request.

“This was an excellent tour. John, our tour guide was very knowledgeable, and excellent guide, helpful and very pleasant. I would highly recommend this tour.”

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

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

Spend about three hours walking from the French Market through the French Quarter, stopping at five food spots for a lunch-sized sampling of gumbo, jambalaya, Cajun dishes, and pralines. Guides such as Roger, Charles, Kimberly, and Reagan add food stories and local history. Bring an appetite, and note that dietary substitutions are not available.

“Kimberly was an excellent guide and gave us so much information about the city’s history plus the food was delicious. Our guide was a excellent ambassador for New Orleans.”

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8.The Premier New Orleans Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 398 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $81

Walk the French Quarter with a licensed guide such as Naif, Heidi, or Bryon, stopping for gumbo, étouffée, jambalaya, muffuletta, po’boys, red beans and rice, and pralines. This three-hour, small-group tour combines generous food portions with useful lessons on Cajun, Creole, and Sicilian influences.

“We loved getting all the history behind the foods and how they came together, Heidi was wonderful! Our favorite stop was for the duck gumbo.”

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