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New Orleans Food and History Tour

By: Doctor Gumbo Tours

261 reviews

From US$55.00

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Highlights

Combine a food and history walking tour of the French Quarter
Sample New Orleans classics and contemporary fusion cuisine
Visit six local-approved restaurants with food tastings included at each
All food samples and tips included—a great value
Pick up New Orleans history and trivia throughout the tour from your guide

New Orleans Food and History Tour

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New Orleans Food and History Tour

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Overview

Combine New Orleans’ best assets—history and food—on this guided tour of the French Quarter. Visit six local-approved restaurants that specialize in classics such as po’boys, gumbo, and beignets at establishments that live up to their hype, and pick up bits of New Orleans' history and trivia along the way.

What to Expect

Begin your tour at the award-winning restaurant SoBou, which specializes in street-food inspired dishes such as boudin balls, pork cracklings, and savory beignets. As you dig in, learn about the American Indian, European, and West African roots of Louisiana cuisine.

Continue to Pepper Palace Hot Sauce Bar to sample dozens of sauces and rubs, followed by a stop at the historical Leah’s Pralines candy shop. Try the shop's signature bacon pecan brittle, and learn the history of this Southern sweet.

Next, bite into two New Orleans inventions, the muffuletta and the po’boy, both served at a funky NOLA dive. Discuss 19th- and 20th-century immigration of New Orleans as you eat these favorite lunchtime sandwiches.

Polish off your tour with Creole cuisine at Tujague’s, which has been in operation since 1856, and Dickie Brennan’s Tableau, famous for its seafood gumbo.

Your tour concludes at Dickie Brennan’s, just in time to take advantage of their happy hour deals.

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French Quarter French Market and 1 more
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Denise M

Frankfurt, Germany

224

Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Well organized and interesting tour

This tour was very interesting and fun. Great way to learn about New Orleans. Hunter was our tour guide and he was very passionate about New Orleans and it’s history and culture. This tour is good for couples, friends and families with teenagers. Food was...More

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jennyhkr88

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

pros and cons

the food tour was actually 2.5/5 for me and my friends. we were extremely disappointed with the “food” tour compared to the pricing. we visited 6 places, here are the pos and cons of each place. 1. SoBu - was a great start the food...More

1 Thank jennyhkr88

christinerega

Joplin, Missouri

2513

Reviewed 6 days ago

Fun, informative, and DELICIOUS

We had a fantastic time on our food and history tour with Ben. He was so fun and make the experience really enjoyable. The tour was extremely informative and we learned a whole lot about the history of New Orleans and its food. We got...More

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VanessaN17

Auckland Central, New Zealand

16534

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

The BEST food tour

This was my very first food tour and I was blown away by how great it was. Lindsey was the best guide - clearly so passionate about the food and culture and history of New Orleans. We had a small group (just five of us)...More

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Bonita W

Milton, Florida

3412

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Great time

We booked this with out two teenage daughters who had gotten board just walking around. They had a great time. Lots of history and the food was so good. They got to try stuff they would have never ordered. Had a great time and well...More

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Timothy L W

How long is the tour?

10 August 2018|

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Yes, 3 hours but easy pace. Our guide was Ben Wisdom and he talked as we walked about different food topics. Very enjoyable afternoon.

gregandnicole2004

Can this tour be customized for participants with celiac (gluten allergy)?

1 August 2018|

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Yes someone on our tour had a gluten allergy

mustangcountry65

How many of the samples are hot (spicy)? This sounds like a wonderful tour and I'd love to try it, but I can't eat hot food at all.

12 July 2018|

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The only hot/spicy food I recall was at the pepper and chili store where you could sample 10 levels of 'hotness'.I can't eat spicy foods anymore myself, but I did enjoy the level 1 sauce on the crackers. The food samples at... More