French Quarter Food Walking Tour: Gumbo, Oysters & Tastings

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1/19

Duration3h

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Gumbo, oysters, boudin, muffuletta, jambalaya, beignets—a half-day route through the Quarter's working kitchens

A three-hour food walking tour of New Orleans' French Quarter where you taste your way through Creole and Cajun cooking at multiple restaurants and food establishments, guided by a knowledgeable local. The tour includes tastings of gumbo, po'boys, boudin, muffuletta, jambalaya, oysters, crab boudin balls, beignets and pralines—enough to read like a meal. You can book the standard group tour or upgrade to a small-group option capped at 13 guests for a closer connection to the food and stories.

The Experience

You meet your guide in the heart of the French Quarter and spend three hours moving between restaurants and specialty food spots, tasting as you go. The route takes you past Café du Monde and through kitchens you've seen on food shows and in cookbooks. Your guide knows the neighborhood and can recommend favorites or steer you toward the restaurants you want to check out. There's a moderate amount of walking involved—you're moving from one tasting to the next—but the pace is built around eating, not rushing.

The tastings are all included: rich traditional gumbo at a beloved Creole restaurant, a shrimp po'boy, boudin or alligator sausage for the adventurous, a classic muffuletta stacked with olive salad, rustic jambalaya, char-grilled or BBQ oysters, a crab boudin ball, and calas, beignets and buttery pralines made fresh. Cocktails like the Pimms Cup—a New Orleans invention—are available for purchase. Many people find the tastings add up to a full meal's worth of food, so you can work off the walking.

The tour wraps up in the French Quarter, leaving you free to explore on your own or return to a favorite spot later for a sit-down meal. If you want a smaller group and more direct access to the guide and the stories behind the food, you can upgrade to the small-group option, which keeps the party to no more than 13 people.

What’s included

Three-hour guided walking tour with a knowledgeable English-speaking guide.
food tastings at multiple French Quarter restaurants and specialty food establishments including gumbo, po'boy, boudin, muffuletta, jambalaya, oysters, crab boudin balls, beignets and pralines.
option to upgrade to a small-group tour with a maximum of 13 guests.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Destination Kitchen

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste your way through New Orleans' Creole and Cajun cooking without planning which restaurants to hit—the guide handles the route and the tastings are all arranged, so you show up and eat your way through the Quarter.