Overview

3 Hours to Eat Your Way Through New Orleans Like a Local!

Duration: 3
Cancellation Summary: Cancel within 48 hours prior to the tour start time for full refund. Trip Protection allows you to cancel within 24 hours to be fully refunded, less the cost of trip protection and processing fees.
Meeting Point: Corner of Washington Ave & Coliseum St. New Orleans, LA 70115
Min Age: 1
Max Age: 99
Group Size: 14
Accessibility: Includes some walking (about 1/2 mile total). Strollers recommened for children under 5.
Description: Eat like a local! Take a guided walking food tour that highlights New Orleans history through flavors. See the Garden District's regal mansions, cemetery and beautiful oaks, then enjoy a full 3 meal. Visit 3 local eateries, tasting of the multicultural influences of Creoles, Cajuns & immigrants and finish with beignets & cafe au lait. Check out locally-owned shops & leave with a full stomach and plenty of recommendations!
Your ticket is all-inclusive so you can sit back & relax! Tour is all weather & walking so wear comfy shoes. Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted at check-out. Group Discounts on 5+ tickets. This is a small group tour for a relaxed and intimate experience.
What is Included: - A FULL MEAL, enjoy a course at 3 restaurant stops
- All tickets include non-alcoholic drinks (Food & Drink tickets also include alcohol)
- Taxes
- Gratuity for servers at each of our stops
- 45 minute walking tour of history, culture & architecture, with your expert guide

What is not Included: - Tips for your guide are not included
- ADDITIONAL alcoholic drinks, beyond what is offered on the tour, are available for your purchase
- Kids 5+ require a Food Only ticket (their drinks are included). Adults who don't wish to have alcohol on the tour can also purchase Food Only tickets (non-alcoholic drinks are included).
Itinerary: 1. Meet at the corner of Washington Ave & Coliseum St., across from historic Commander's Palace restaurant
2. Begin with a 45 minute walk with your expert Guide: explore architecture and the cemetery while your guide explains the early days of the French colony, the arrival of Americans and the development of the Garden District neighborhood.
3. Visit 3 food stops- each stop offering is a course, for a 3 course meal- including drinks & the history of the food & culture of New Orleans. Start with a NOLA classic, grab an empanada for a twist on Creole flavors and end the meal with a beignet & cafe au lait.
4. Get recommendations for the great local shops & galleries of Magazine St. to visit after your tour, as well as recommendations for places around town- food, drinks, music & museums!
Highlights: A New Orleans native, I grew up surrounded by a passion for good food, good times & great stories. My tours deliver the best flavors of New Orleans, while providing an authentic and intimate look at more than 300 years of rich history, cultural and culinary traditions. I've created a walking tour experience that is for learning as much as it is for celebrating and making memories through world-class hospitality, food and drinks. You'll also be supporting our community outside the French Quarter and getting a look into New Orleans like a local. Whether it's your first time or 100th time in New Orleans, I guarantee a good time!

One of Tasting Table's 13 Absolute Best Food Tours in New Orleans, I offer an experience off the beaten path & unlike other tours, I include everything with your ticket (all food, drinks/alcohol, tax & server gratuity), so you can sit back & enjoy!
Check in Details: Meet at the corner of Washington Ave & Coliseum St by the cemetery wall, across from Commander's Palace at the tour start time. Guide will arrive at the start time, a printed ticket is not required & if you are running late, please reach out.
What to Bring: Tour is ALL WEATHER- wear comfy walking shoes & bring rain protection if there's rain in the forecast. Please eat a small snack or light breakfast, since we start with a walking tour before eating at our first stop.
Special Requirements: - Whether to bring your child is entirely up to you, but please note that ALL CHILDREN ages 5 and above need a Food Only ticket (drinks are included). We assume that if your child is below the age of 5, they will not be participating in the tasting portion of the tour, or they might be sharing tastings with a parent.
- Tours can be customized for most allergies & dietary restrictions. Please be sure to mention this request when booking. It is not recommended for vegan diets.
Restrictions: We walk a TOTAL distance of half a mile. If mobility is an issue for anyone in your group, they can opt out of the walking tour portion at the beginning of the tour and meet us at the first restaurant stop.
This tour can accommodate most allergies & dietary restrictions, but is not recommended for vegan diets.
Faqs: - Groups larger than 14 people can be accommodated as a private tour- contact me to arrange.
- Most dietary restrictions/allergies can be accommodated.
- The longest stretch of walking on this tour is the history tour in the beginning (7 blocks), followed by short walks of 1 block between restaurants. Feel free to contact me with questions on mobility restrictions.
- The first restaurant is at 11am, so please eat a light breakfast to hold you over!
NOTE: we DO NOT end the tour where we begin, it is about 7 blocks to return to the meeting location.