Magazine Street Food Tour New Orleans: Beignets & Donuts

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 20

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Taste your way through Magazine Street's best-kept sweet shops

A guided food tour of Magazine Street in New Orleans where you visit four bakeries and coffee shops in two hours, sampling traditional beignets with powdered sugar, artisanal donuts, and creative beignet variations with toppings and sauces. The tour includes a local guide who shares stories of the neighborhood's French, Spanish and Creole heritage, and ends at a different location than it starts.

Step-by-step itinerary

Food tasting along Magazine Street

Start at PJ's Coffee in Garden District
Try traditional beignets and coffee
Walk along Magazine Street
Visit District Donuts for artisanal donuts
Walk to third stop for unique beignets
Visit fourth stop for final sweet treat

The Experience

The tour begins in the Garden District at PJ's Coffee, one of the oldest and most beloved coffee shops in the city, where you'll have your first beignets dusted with powdered sugar and a coffee in hand. From there, you walk along Magazine Street itself—a neighborhood with deep roots in food, art, culture and nightlife that most visitors never see. The route is leisurely, built around the stops rather than the distance, so you're not rushing between them.

At District Donuts, you'll try some of the best artisanal donuts in New Orleans, then move on to your third and fourth stops for beignets that don't look like anything you've had before—different toppings, different sauces, different takes on the same beloved pastry. Your guide shares the neighborhood's history as it unfolds, pointing out the architecture and the stories behind the places you're standing in. You'll get insider recommendations for other restaurants, music venues and spots worth exploring on your own time.

The tour runs two hours and covers four different shops, so come hungry. Wear comfortable shoes for the walks between stops, and bring a camera if you want to photograph the historic streets and the pastries before you eat them. Note that the tour ends at a different location than where it starts, so plan your exit from there.

What’s included

Tastings at four different bakeries and coffee shops.
samples of traditional beignets, artisanal donuts, and creative beignet variations.
a local guide who shares stories of Magazine Street's French, Spanish and Creole heritage.
insider recommendations for other food, music and attractions in New Orleans.
two hours of walking and tasting along a historic neighborhood most visitors miss.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Underground Donut Tour

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want a guide to lead you through Magazine Street's food history while tasting at four set stops; pick the self-guided version if you'd rather choose your own bakeries or prefer to sit while you eat.