New Orleans Food and History Tour

This New Orleans food tour has every culinary taste covered. With a history-savvy guide leading the way, you’ll walk from classic Creole restaurants and neighborhood sandwich shops to hot sauce bars and artisanal candy stores. Visit up to six locations to sample diverse foods representing the breadth of Louisiana’s culinary heritage, including dishes like seafood gumbo, Creole brisket, po-boys and pralines. Learn about the historical origins of each cuisine and, when possible, hear the chefs discuss their influences. Enjoy plenty of food on this afternoon tour.
*all venues are subject to change based on availability

Itinerary
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Stop At: SoBou Restaurant, 310 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Meet your guide in the French Quarter in the afternoon and begin your food tour of New Orleans at SoBou, one of two restaurants owned by the award-winning Commander’s Palace family. Sit down and relax as you are treated to three street food-inspired dishes that showcase modern New Orleans cuisine: fried pork skins, boudin balls with Creole mustard, and a seasonal Beignet.

Listen to a narrative history of Louisiana cuisine, starting with the culinary contributions of local American Indian tribes and leading to the arrival of the Europeans and West Africans who created its Creole flavors. You’ll hear about the unique geography of southern Louisiana, as well as the linguistic origins of dozens of local dishes, from beignets and étouffée to gumbo and jambalaya.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Pepper Palace, 224 Chartres St 1 French Market Place, New Orleans, LA 70130-2290

If you’d like, purchase a drink at the full bar before moving on to a stop at the Pepper Palace Hot Sauce Bar, where you can sample dozens of different hot sauces, BBQ sauces, dry rubs, seasonings and more while learning about the spicy, Cajun-style cuisine of rural Louisiana.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Leah's Pralines, 714 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Third stop is Leah’s Pralines, a candy shop established in 1933. After learning its history, taste a Creole praline and sample the bacon pecan brittle.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Take in the sites and sounds of festive Royal Street as we move on to our next stop.

Pass By: Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA

Pass briefly along New Orleans' most famous street on our way to NOLA Poboys.

Stop At: NOLA Poboys, 908 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Next, bite into two New Orleans inventions: the muffuletta and the po-boy. Both are served at the funky dive NOLA Po-boys, a local joint with an immense menu. Discuss the 19th and 20th century history of the New Orleans' immigrants as you sample the fried catfish poboy on freshly baked New Orleans–style French bread before moving on to the slightly warmed muffuletta: an Italian-style sandwich of ham, salami, mortadella, provolone cheese, mozzarella cheese and New Orleans-style olive salad.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tujague's, 823 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

The next stop is Tujague’s, the second-oldest restaurant in New Orleans, serving up classic Creole cuisine since 1856. Discover the culinary contributions of the butchers of the French Market while you dig into one delicious dish: the Bavarian-style slow-cooked beef brisket.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234

Your final stop is either Dickie Brennan's Tableau where you will enjoy a savory Seafood Gumbo, or the Creole Cookery for a Chicken & Andouille Sausage Gumbo. Both venues are locally owned and operated, and are great examples of classic Creole restaurants.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA

The walking tour covers about one and a half miles (2.4 km) throughout the French Quarter, at a leisurely pace.

Duration: 3 hours