New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
Combining the history of Louisiana cuisine and New Orleans-style cocktails, this event is a feast for the senses!
Along with your guide you will visit up 6 locations: award-winning seafood restaurants, James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail lounges, Creole restaurants, artisanal candy stores and more.
Once inside you’ll sample up to 6 or more different dishes that represent the modern expressions of our culinary heritage: classic dishes like gumbo, and muffulettas, but also new interpretations like sweet fried plantains with lime crema!
We'll also enjoy 4 full-sized cocktails like the refreshing Pimm's Cup, the rum-heavy Hurricane, the classic Daiquiri and more!
This 4-hour gastronomic odyssey is our way of showing you where we like to go now, and what we like to eat and drink once we're there.
With so many dining and drinking options in New Orleans, why not try up to 6 different places in one fell swoop?!
Note: all venues subject to change based on availability.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 21 years
All venues are subject to change based on availability
This tour does NOT have a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan/vegetarian, and especially PORK-FREE option
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Beverages
Food tasting
Gratuities
This tour does NOT have a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and especially PORK-FREE option.
Please notify us of any food allergies (not aversions) during check-out
What To Expect
French Quarter
The walking tour begins inside the award-winning Red Fish Grill in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. You will begin with Alligator Sausage & Seafood Gumbo. We also kick the party off with our first cocktail here: the Cat 5 Hurricane. This part of the tour focuses historically on the pre-colonial and colonial period of Louisiana history, and usually lasts about 35 minutes.
Pepper Palace
Moving four blocks down you will enter Pepper Palace, where we begin to discuss the Cajun influence, and sample an unlimited variety of hot sauces, BBQ sauces, Buffalo Wings sauces, salsas, dry rubs and more. Customers on the tour will also receive a free bottle of Louisiana-style hot sauce.
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New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
Reviews
801 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fabulous Food & Drink Tour
Jacqueline A,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Ben was our guide and was awesome. Super knowledgeable about Louisiana and New Orleans history and food. Tour was well paced, featured a lot of classic NOLA highlights, and had great portions
Great food
Jonathan A,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour, oir guide knew the cullinary and history aspect of the french quarter. Great food and great suggestions on what to do after the tour
Sooooo much History and fun!!
Cindy Q,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Dylan was amazing! Such a Great personality and definitely knows his stuff!! We Loved the restaurants and drinks! We met another couple and became instant friends! What a great way to start our vacation. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes! Don’t miss this one you’ll be sorry.
Classy, interesting, and delicious experience!
Dasiycakes,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really nice, classy experience. Our guide, Ben, gave us great history at every stop incorporating food influences intertwined with culture. The food tasting were fantastic. The drinks were unique and had their own origin stories. Surprising little extras that not all tours offer, like being ushered upstairs at Napoleon to see the historic dining room set up for an event. We were a small group of 11 adults and it was the perfect size. It offered a personal take on the tour. A long afternoon, but very interesting and got to see many parts of the French Quarter we'd never see on our own. Highly recommend.
A Tour to Tour
Dreamer64235713474,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The tour started off right at the RED FISH GRILL in the FRENCH QUARTER with the alligator soup & seafood gumbo along with the category 5 hurricane which packed a extra punch to start off the tour We then strolled over to LEAH’S and had a sample of the traditional praline & received a take home sample of the butter pecan not “Pee-can” that is where you use the restroom apparently LOL Moving along to the PEPPER PALACE, we tried samples of their products & I even purchased a few & had them shipped home for future cooking endeavors Unfortunately we did not get to see the NAPOLEON HOUSE do to a private booking but we did detour to the 3RD BLOCK DEPO & enjoy a sample of hush puppies, truffles & cracklings with pimento cheese all while getting familiar with the history of the Spanish and French colonizations & also with the Louisiana Purchase. Enjoining the Pimm’s cup for our beverages which was just a bit bitter yet refreshing after the taste set in Then on to visit the TABLEAU by DICKIE & BRENNA & CO where we were further educated on Le Petit Theater and the surrounding area along with a balcony view of the Jackson Square also enjoying a beverage of the French 75 which was a tad sweet & sour We did end the venture with the fried plantains & the classic daiquiri which was distinct compared to the daiquiri’s of today’s development yet still pleasant During each separate part of our journey to our final destination we where in formed on the history of the architectural structures, the cultural diversity, along with fun facts & the who’s & what’s of today Ben was very charming & charismatic in he’s delivery on the history of Louisiana along with he’s noticeable wit to interact with the tourists
A Delicious Taste of NOLA with Ben
Eric L,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had an awesome time on the New Orleans food, cocktail, and history tour! Ben was amazing. He was super knowledgeable about the food and drinks of the city, and you could tell he really loves what he does. He shared tons of fun stories and gave us great recommendations for other spots to try afterward, including where to catch the best jazz. His tips alone were worth it! The tour is definitely on the pricier side, but honestly, the food portions were way bigger than I expected and every cocktail was delicious. I left full, happy, and with a whole new appreciation for New Orleans food and culture. If you’re on the fence, go for it, especially if you’re lucky enough to get Ben as your guide!
Great eats and Drinks!
Virginia M,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Meghan is a delight! The food and cocktail balance is perfect and our small group of 7 was a delight!. Learned a lot about NO and I loved the muffaletta and the Pimm’s cup! Actually I liked everything! This is a wonderful way to explore the Crescent City!
Our guide was very...
Debora F,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was very informative and were able to eat and drink a little of everything. It was a wonderful experience.
Amazing experience well...
Sumer S,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience well worth the money you get so much history!!!! The food and drinks were great and we were stuffed by the end of the day!
Ben really knew lots of interesting history
Brett R,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic! Lots of various local foods to try, and the alcoholic beverages were outstanding. Ben shared fun stories about it all!
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