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French Quarter Food Walking Tour: Gumbo, Oysters & Tastings★ 4.83 (6,720) · 3h
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New Orleans: Seafood Bar Crawl with Local Favorites★ 4.66 (97) · 1h 20m
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Cajun Roux Cooking Class in New Orleans: Make Gumbo & Etouffee★ 4.97 (403) · 3h
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✓ 2026-09-29Real price per person across the 24 options: US$ 25–US$ 168 (median US$ 89). With 100+ reviews: 19 of 24.
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New Orleans Cooking Class: Learn Gumbo, Jambalaya & PralinesA two-hour cooking demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking in the French Quarter where you watch a chef prepare gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish étouffée, bread pudding, bananas foster, pralines and other Louisiana specialties. You'll hear the history and techniques behind each dish, then enjoy a generous lunch of all the items made in class, served with beer, iced tea and coffee. Take home the recipes to recreate the dishes yourself.Is it for me?Book this class if you want to understand Louisiana cooking through its signature dishes without spending the day in a kitchen — the demonstration format means you get the stories, techniques and flavors in two hours, then sit down to eat instead of cook.
Magazine Street Food Tour New Orleans: Beignets & DonutsA 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.Is it for me?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.
New Orleans Cocktail Walking Tour: French Quarter DrinksA guided cocktail walking tour through New Orleans' French Quarter that stops at three iconic bars to taste classic drinks and hear the history behind each one. The tour departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office on the Mississippi River, lasts around two hours, and includes a local guide, three cocktails with tax and gratuity, and access to historic courtyards and colonial-era buildings. Minimum age is 21; a VIP upgrade option adds a fourth drink and ends with live jazz at Fritzel's.Is it for me?Book the standard 4:00pm tour if you want the core history and three signature drinks in a two-hour window that fits a typical evening. Choose the VIP upgrade if you have time for a fourth cocktail and want to end the night with live jazz—it's the option that turns the tour into a full French Quarter evening.
New Orleans: French Quarter Shrimp Boil & Live Music DinnerYou arrive at a private dining room in the French Quarter and spend the evening eating a multi-course Cajun meal prepared by Mister Gregory, the Shrimp Boil King of New Orleans. The shrimp comes from Gulf boats that morning; the sausage is smoked locally; the music is live. You leave knowing the difference between wild-caught and farmed, and having made friends at the table. Book it if you want the real French Quarter without the tourist crowds and without deciding what to order.Is it for me?Book this if you want an authentic French Quarter dinner without the tourist-trap feel and without deciding what to order — the fixed menu and small group size mean you spend the evening eating and talking instead of navigating a crowded room or a long menu.
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New Orleans Food Tour: Creole Cuisine & French Quarter HistoryYou walk through the French Quarter with a history-focused guide, stopping at five restaurants to sample gumbo, po-boys, muffulettas, pralines and hot sauces while learning the origins of each dish. The tour covers 1.5 miles at a relaxed pace, includes server gratuities, and ends at Jackson Square around happy hour. A vegetarian menu option is available; note that gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options are not offered.Is it for me?Book this if you want to taste the main dishes that define New Orleans food — gumbo, po-boys, muffulettas, pralines — without arranging five separate restaurant visits or deciding what to order; the guide's history narrative and the set menu structure mean you learn and eat in one coherent afternoon.
New Orleans French Quarter: 5-Bite Food Tour & Market WalkYou meet your guide at Jackson Square, then walk the French Quarter and French Market over about two hours, tasting five samples that add up to a full meal: beignet, gumbo, Po'boy or muffuletta, hot sauce with context, and a local sweet. The guide shares the multicultural roots behind each bite. Expect roughly 1.5 miles of walking at an easy pace, with regular stops to eat and listen.Is it for me?A good fit if you want to understand New Orleans through its food and history without arranging stops yourself—the guide handles the route, the vendors, and the stories that tie it all together. Plan for about two hours and 1.5 miles of walking, which is what lets you taste five different things and actually absorb where each one comes from.
French Quarter Food Tour New Orleans: 5 Tastings & Local GuideYou walk through the French Quarter's oldest neighborhoods, stopping at five established restaurants where your guide has a table reserved. You taste red beans and rice, muffaletta, pralines, pastries, and po'boy or grits — all included, all enough for lunch. The 3-hour tour is led by a local guide and runs every day regardless of weather or group size, so your booking doesn't depend on other travelers showing up.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat your way through the French Quarter without researching five different restaurants, making reservations, or figuring out what's worth the money — the guide handles the route, the restaurants have your table ready, and the price covers all the food.
New Orleans Cooking Class: Louisiana Recipes & WineYou spend three hours cooking an authentic Louisiana meal alongside an expert chef in a small group, with wine and beer included throughout. You choose your menu (bisque or gumbo, shrimp and grits or jambalaya, bananas foster or pralines), do all the prep and cooking yourself, then sit down and eat what you've made. You leave with your apron, printed recipes, and the ability to actually make these dishes at home.Is it for me?Book this if you want to actually learn how to cook Louisiana food rather than just taste it, and you'd rather spend three hours in a kitchen with a real chef and a small group than watch a video at home. The hands-on format and the meal at the end are what make it stick.
New Orleans: Food & Cocktail Walking Tour French QuarterYou’ll wander New Orleans’ French Quarter tasting gumbo, muffulettas, fried plantains, and pralines while sipping classic cocktails like Hurricanes and Pimm’s Cups. With a local guide leading you to six different spots—including an award-winning grill and family-run candy shop—you’ll hear stories behind every dish. It’s lively, filling, sometimes messy—and full of flavor.
New Orleans Food Tour French Quarter: Five Tastings, SeatedYou walk through the French Quarter with a professional guide, stopping at five local restaurants where your table is reserved and tastings are included. You'll taste gumbo, jambalaya, Cajun specialties, and pralines while learning about the city's French and Creole culinary roots. The whole thing takes three hours, runs in any weather, and costs nothing extra at each stop — everything is in the ticket price.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand New Orleans through its food without arranging five separate restaurant stops or worrying about timing — the reserved seating and included tastings mean you eat well and learn the story in a single afternoon.
New Orleans French Quarter: Cocktail History Walking Tour & 4 DrinksYou meet your guide at Patrick's Bar Vin and taste four classic New Orleans cocktails across four historic venues over three hours: a Rum Punch, Sazerac, Brandy Crusta, and Roffignac. You learn the real origins of each drink and walk past St. Louis Cathedral and through Royal Street with someone who knows the French Quarter's bar culture firsthand. The tour ends at Bourbon "O" Jazz Bar, where you can stay for live music or head to Frenchmen Street on your own.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand New Orleans cocktail culture instead of just drinking your way through Bourbon Street — the guide and the venues do the work of connecting the drinks to the city's actual history, which is what makes three hours feel like you learned something instead of just had a good time (though you'll have that too).
French Quarter Cocktail and Foodie Crawl: 4 Tastings, 4 StopsA small-group cocktail and food tour through New Orleans' French Quarter, led by a live guide, stopping at four neighborhood bars and restaurants for signature cocktails and local tastings over roughly three hours. The group stays under 15 people, and the stops rotate—you visit four of five venues depending on the night. Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID.Is it for me?Your guide steers you through the French Quarter's best-kept bars and kitchens, stopping to linger over cocktails and bites like you're at a dinner party, not rushing through a checklist.
New Orleans French Quarter Food Tour: 6 stops in 3 hoursYou walk six stops through the Vieux Carré with a local guide who knows the neighborhood's food history and architecture. You sit down for four tastings and grab two more standing on the sidewalk, tasting chargrilled oysters, po'boys, and creole classics. The guide handles the pacing and the stories; you just show up hungry and tell them about allergies beforehand.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to understand New Orleans through food and don't want to figure out where to eat or what to order — the guide handles the pacing and the stories. Plan for three hours of walking and eating at a steady pace; that's what fits six stops and the neighborhood's history into one morning or afternoon.
New Orleans: Hands-On Cajun Cooking Class French QuarterYou’ll slip into a real French Quarter kitchen for hands-on Cajun cooking with local chefs—think barbecue shrimp, jambalaya, and chocolate bread pudding. Expect laughter over chopping boards, stories behind every recipe, drinks flowing easily, and that feeling you get when strangers start to feel like friends.
Food Tour New Orleans Garden District: 9 People or LessYou walk five restaurants on Magazine Street in the Garden District, eating at each one while a guide explains the difference between Creole and Cajun cooking and why this neighborhood's food reflects the city itself. All food, water and tips are included, and the group stays small enough that you're not herded. Plan for a full meal's worth of eating and walking — that is what makes it a real introduction to how New Orleans actually eats.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to eat like a local without arranging five different reservations or figuring out which restaurants matter — the guide and the fixed route handle that. The group size means you move at a pace where you can actually taste and ask questions, not just swallow and move on.
New Orleans Cooking Class and Cocktail Walking TourA 4-hour activity in New Orleans combining a cooking demonstration at the New Orleans School of Cooking with a guided cocktail walking tour through the French Quarter. You watch a professional chef prepare jambalaya, gumbo and pralines, sample the dishes with coffee and beer, then walk to historic bars to learn the origins of the Sazerac and other classics while sipping two included drinks. Minimum age is 21; the cooking class is demonstration only, not hands-on.Is it for me?This works well for small groups or friends who want to understand New Orleans food and drink culture in one afternoon without splitting the day between separate activities. The fixed schedule—cooking class first, then cocktails—keeps everything connected, and the two included drinks mean you're not negotiating prices at each bar.
Lower Garden District Food Tour New Orleans: 5 tastingsThis 3-hour walking food tour in New Orleans' Lower Garden District takes you to 5 different food stops—restaurants, mom-and-pop shops and bakeries—where you taste foods ranging from Korean BBQ to the best Jewish deli sandwich in the city, with a local guide narrating the history and culture of the neighborhood between stops. You'll be seated for 4 sit-down tastings and stand for 1 sidewalk tasting, and the tour maxes out at 12 people per group.Is it for me?The guide speaks English and delivers the tour in a conversational way that works for anyone who wants to understand the neighborhood's food history and culture as they eat—no special knowledge needed, just an appetite and a willingness to walk a few blocks between stops.
New Orleans Culinary Bike Tour: 3 Food StopsA three-hour bike tour through New Orleans' historic neighborhoods with stops at three local food spots, a live English-speaking guide, and a bicycle included. Start in a park under old oak trees and ride through 200-year-old locally zoned streets where the guide chooses the stops based on what they actually eat. Bring an appetite; water is provided. Allergies and eating restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.Is it for me?The guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary comfortably without translation. This tour suits anyone who wants to eat and move at the same time, from families with young children (infant seats available) to solo travelers—the pace works for all fitness levels, and the food stops are the main event, not the bike ride.
New Orleans Food Tour French Quarter: 300 years of flavorYou walk through the French Quarter's oldest streets, stopping at five-plus establishments to taste gumbo, po'boys, beignets, pralines, and café au lait while a chef explains the African, Caribbean, and French roots of each dish. The tour covers 300 years of culinary history without requiring you to research restaurants, navigate the neighborhood alone, or figure out which places are actually worth your time and money.Is it for me?Book this if you want to taste the real dishes New Orleans is known for without spending the day researching which restaurants are worth the line—the tour hits the places that have been doing it longest and explains why each one matters.
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New Orleans Food Walking Tour and Cooking Class: French QuarterA 5.5-hour food walking tour and cooking class in New Orleans combines 6-7 tastings through the French Quarter with a hands-on cooking demonstration at New Orleans School of Cooking. The guide leads you through historic food venues, then you watch and learn to prepare Louisiana dishes including gumbo, jambalaya, bread pudding, pralines and biscuits with molasses, served with local Abita beer and refreshments. Minors may attend with a parent or guardian present.Is it for me?Choose this tour if you want to taste the quarter's most-visited food spots and then learn the recipes in a working kitchen on the same day—the walking portion gives you the context, and the cooking class gives you the technique and a full meal. It's built as a small group, so you're not navigating a crowd, and the guide's knowledge ties the food to the city's history as you move through it.
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New Orleans: French Quarter Food Tour with TastingsYou’ll wander New Orleans’ French Quarter with a local guide who knows everyone’s story—sampling gumbo, étouffée, and bread pudding while hearing how Cajun and Creole dishes came to life here. Taste history in every bite, chat with chefs, and feel the city’s rhythm under your feet—it stays with you longer than you expect.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book with free cancellation?
Yes: 24 of the 24 options offer free cancellation, so you can book now and confirm your plans later.
How long do these experiences last?
Most options last between 2 and 5 hours. There are also shorter and longer formats to fit your itinerary.
Which one is the travelers' favorite?
French Quarter Food Walking Tour: Gumbo, Oysters & Tastings is the travelers' favorite, rated 4.83 out of 5 across 6,720 reviews.
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