Free Tours by Foot is proud to now offer our free New Orleans food tours.
Learn about the city's great foods, including gumbo, jambalaya, po-boys, beignets and so much more.
While on these tours, you'll learn about what to eat in New Orleans, including all the must-eat food to try in the Crescent City.
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Like our neighborhood walking tours, our New Orleans food & history tours are free to take, allowing you to determine what a tour was worth after the tour is over – even free!
During our French Quarter Food Tour, we will combine delicious food, history, and storytelling so that you have the education under your belt to be the most discerning foodie in one of the best culinary cities in the world.
As you travel from stop to stop, your tour guide will explain the dishes that highlight New Orleans’ food identity and will share personal anecdotes about some of the city’s most famous restaurants and chefs.
Walk with us past famous landmarks such as the St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square.
Your personable guide will describe the beautiful architecture and intriguing history of New Orleans.
This outing is a great way to learn about what to eat in New Orleans.
Some of the food choices discussed (and possibly sampled) include:
- Seafood Gumbo
- Red Beans &Rice
- Muffulettas
- Jambalaya
- Hot sauces
- Seasonal Gulf Coast Seafood
- PoBoys
- crawfish/seafood boil
- Pralines
- Beignets
Please note: Unlike other food tours, the dishes on our tour aren’t complimentary and must be paid for by the guests (average $10-15/person).
However, with traditional food tours charging $65 and up (plus tip), that’s at least a $50 difference per person.
You choose what to sample and how much to spend.
Tour information
Reservations: REQUIRED. Click here to reserve. Groups of 10 or more persons should visit our group inquiry page.
Where: Meet at the Archway to the French Market Produce Section. Your guide will email you their photo and directions the night before the tour.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours. Approximately 1 mile in length.
When: Check out our tour calendar
Cost: name-your-own-price tour. Groups of 6-9 must prepay $10/person. Groups of 10 or more must organize a private tour and can read about our options for groups.
The suggested amount to bring for snacks is $12-15, depending on your appetite!
We are a local tour company offering own own unique food tours led by local tour guides, like Kayla, who breaks down the top foods to try in New Orleans in the video below.
Our food tours were designed by our tour guides, who together have decades of experience leading visitors through the streets of New Orleans.
We know the shop owners, the chefs, and the staff in some of New Orleans' most interesting eateries.
We also use input from the roughly 40k members of our popular New Orleans Travel Tips Facebook group.
The group consists of locals, including our tour guides, veteran visitors, as well as newbies to New Orleans.
You don't need to be a member to read the posts, comments, and recommendations, so check the group out once you are done reading is post.
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