New Orleans Small-Group Food Walking Tour and Cooking Class
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New Orleans, USA
- 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Taste your way through New Orleans' diverse food scene—and discover dishes and stories you'd likely miss if exploring alone—on this guided walking tour. Head to a number of popular eateries, and sample Louisiana favorites such as gumbo, jambalaya, and biscuits, plus local drinks—all without the hassle of making restaurant reservations. Afterwards, enjoy a chef-led cooking demonstration to learn how to make some of the dishes you’ve sampled.
- All bites and drinks are included in the tour cost for your ease
- Learn insider facts and stories about New Orleans’ history and cuisine
- Sample Louisiana delicacies and try food you might otherwise have missed
- This two-in-one food tour also includes a cooking demonstration
Sample Menu
Starter
Biscuit with Molasses
Served with water, iced tea, lemonade, and Abita beer (a local brew.)
Main
Gumbo
Served with water, iced tea, lemonade, coffee (morning class,) and Abita beer (a local brew.)
Main
Jambalaya
Served with water, iced tea, lemonade, coffee (morning class,) and Abita beer (a local brew.)
Dessert
Bread Pudding
Served with water, iced tea, lemonade, coffee (morning class,) and Abita beer (a local brew.)
Dessert
Pralines
Served with water, iced tea, lemonade, coffee (morning class,) and Abita beer (a local brew.)
What's Included
- The tour includes approximately 6-7 food and beverage tastings.
- Cooking demonstration
- Gratuities (15-20% recommended)
- Additional alcoholic beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 600 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.10:30 am
What To Expect
1
French Quarter
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Guests must be over 21 for alcoholic consumption and may be asked to present valid identification.
- Additional language may be available upon request, but are not guaranteed
- Menu items and/or stops are interchangeable and may change without notice.
- Guide gratuities are excluded. Guide and host gratuities are always appreciated.
- This tour highlights set tastings and does not offer substitutions. Please advise us of any true food allergies. Note: Many authentic Louisiana dishes include pork.
- Minors: Minors may attend our tours with a parent or guardian present. Parents or guardians may never leave minors unattended on any tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Jen_B
Definitely well worth the experience and a great sampling of New Orleans: the variety of food, the history, and the culture. Jack was our tour guide and kept us on schedule and laughing throughout our day. He's wonderful! The cooking lesson was not hands on but Vivian, our chef, was entertaining and informative at the same time. And, of course, the food she created was delicious. I'm looking forward to trying the recipes myself when I get home. These folks really put a lot of time in organizing and prepared our tour with love. Oh, and wear comfortable shoes!
Reviews
4.9
based on 54 reviews
CarolL_G, Jan 2026
Samples of traditional New Orleans cuisine are defined and provided. Our guide Milton was entertaining and extremely informative about many aspects of the city's history and about the people who live here. Make sure you come hungry!
Jen_B, Dec 2025
Definitely well worth the experience and a great sampling of New Orleans: the variety of food, the history, and the culture. Jack was our tour guide and kept us on schedule and laughing throughout our day. He's wonderful! The cooking lesson was not hands on but Vivian, our chef, was entertaining and informative at the same time. And, of course, the food she created was delicious. I'm looking forward to trying the recipes myself when I get home. These folks really put a lot of time in organizing and prepared our tour with love. Oh, and wear comfortable shoes!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Jen,
Hello and good morning 😊 We appreciate you taking a moment to leave us a review of your "New Orleans Small Group Walking Tour and Cooking Class," AND a stellar one at that!
Thank you for such a sincere and heartfelt review. We truly take the time to handcraft each of our tours, and we love knowing that care came through. Thank you as well for the shout-out to Jack. We agree, he is indeed "wonderful" and brings such a fun, engaging energy to the experience. Come see us again soon and yes… comfortable shoes are always the right choice!
If you’re craving more New Orleans eats, sips, and tour fun, please follow along on Instagram @destination_kitchen and on Facebook at Destination Kitchen Tours 🍴✨
Warmly,
Maria / DK Team
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Anna_F, Oct 2025
Russell super knowledgeable and fun. He made sure everyone was having a good time and answered questions. Food was great!
Amy_G, Apr 2025
Fantastic way to learn about NOLA history and culture through food! Cooking demo addon was also super!
Andre_H, Mar 2025
A really good experience. We got to try some pretty good food! Jack was a great tour guide—very knowledgeable, funny and engaging. Would definitely recommend this tour to other people.
Kerensa_D, Mar 2025
Kristi was so amazing!!! We rate our experience with her a 10!! She talked about the history of each place we went and talked about the food we tasted. Her outgoing personality really vibed well with the atmosphere we were in. We did cooking demonstration after and Chef Eric did a great job cooking and keeping us entertained. All the food we tasted was so good!! My family and I had a great time on the tour. Thank you for the memories!!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Good morning!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your kind review of Kristi and our tours here at Destination Kitchen!
A 10-rating is truly outstanding, and we're thrilled to hear that. We're confident that Kristi delivered an unforgettable experience! We're also so happy to hear you had a wonderful time during your cooking demonstration. We’d love to welcome you back again soon!
Best wishes,
Maria/DK
Miho_S, Jan 2025
Susan, our tour guide was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable not only of the foods we ate but of the cultural history behind the item. Everything I ate was delicious and it was great to get restaurant and bakery recommendations from her. Renee, the chef at the cooking school was also very knowledgeable and I was happy to learn about making gumbo, jambalaya and pralines. This tour convinced me to take food tours in other cities!
Jean_B, Dec 2024
The Walking Food Tour and Jack were great! We purchased the cooking class and it was not clear that this would be an additional 2-hours at the end and we had to wait around 40 minutes for it to start. Although it was a lot of fun, there was some redundancy in information.
n9bnytbdtm, Nov 2024
Chef did an excellent job of providing a historical context for the food of New Orleans while demonstrating how to make each dish. I got a lot of great tips from him, and learned some new techniques that I am now using to cook for my daughter and her husband :)
Janelle_S, Aug 2024
Jake was extremely knowledgeable, and it was a joy to hear him speak of the city he obviously loves. The food was truly fantastic. The shrimp poboy was the best I have ever had. The cooking demonstration with Cindy was a fantastic lesson in the Cajon vs Creole cooking differences. Also, be prepared to be full by the end of the tour!
Marietta_L, Feb 2024
Our guide Laurent was fantastic. He knew lots of history of NOLA and had recommendations for places to visit and eat. The tour included lots of food!
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Hi Marietta_L…
The DK team is thrilled to hear how fantastic your guide Laurent was with his knowledge and recommendations of NOLA. Thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind review! DK offers a variety of tours and we hope to welcome you back again with another tour soon!
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