New Orleans: French Quarter Food Walking Tour with a Local Shared Group Tour
ID: GYG160148-O-240527
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Eat and drink your way through the best dishes that the French Quarter has to offer on this foodie walking tour with a local. Learn about the area's rich heritage with a variety of tasty samples.
Discover the rich culinary heritage and history of New Orleans on a guided walking tour of the famous French Quarter. Sample local specialties as you learn about the various cultural influences which have shaped Cajun country.
Meet your guide on the banks of the Mississippi River, and start your culinary journey with the most important meal of the day, a tasty breakfast. Try the beignet, a deep-fried sweet dough treat.
Head next to the oldest public market in the United States, the French Market. A destination popular with visitors for over two centuries, here you will try a local dish from one of the stalls and meet some colorful local characters.
Begin exploring the streets of the French Quarter, which is often called the Crown Jewel of New Orleans. Follow your guide to some of their favorite palette-pleasing spots to try some cuisine you won’t find outside of Cajun country.
Next, try some traditional gumbo, perhaps the most famous dish of New Orleans. Learn why its recipe sparks much controversy amongst chefs and discover how hundreds of years of history have helped shaped this dish, and how it varies from restaurant to restaurant throughout the area.
Finish the tour with something sweet, some rich local praline made from the region’s generous array of pecans and locally grown sugarcane.
Highlights
- Discover the flavors and sounds of America’s oldest public market
- Take a fascinating food tour of the colorful French Quarter neighborhood
- Learn about New Orleans’s culinary history through the eyes of a local
- Sample some traditional Cajun delicacies on a shared group or private tour
- Join a carbon neutral tour, organized and led by an eco-certified tour operator
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This tour is organized and led by the world's largest travel B-Corp certified company. B Corp Certification measures a company’s social and environmental impacts and responsible tourism practices
• Children between the ages of 6-11 are permitted on this tour at the rate listed above. Please select ‘child’ when booking. Children under the age of 6 can join this tour for free.
• This tour features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements
• Food options and portion sizes will vary depending on the season and where we stop that day but the total amount of food included will be equal to a full meal
• As of Monday, August 16, 2021, all guests will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in order to join their tour, as ordered by the City of New Orleans
· As of January 12, 2022, the City of New Orleans has reinstated the indoor mask mandate for everyone ages 2+
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Meet your guide at Jackson Square, next to the Andrew Jackson statue.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
