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New Orleans Original Seafood Tour of the French Quarter
4.9
34 Ratings
New Orleans
Discover New Orleans’ best seafood on a guided tour through the French Quarter. Taste iconic dishes and learn their history. Book your culinary adventure now.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- NOLA Poboys - Entrepreneur Murray Tate opened NOLA Poboys after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. At that time, there were almost no restaurants open. During the first Jazz & Heritage Festival after Katrina, a food critic for the Gambit Weekly gave Murray a glowing review and the rest was history. Sink your teeth into an outstanding Shrimp Po-Boy with all of its classic fixings.
- Bourbon Street - Cornet Restaurant. Experience the local flavor and legendary taste at the Cornet Restaurant, home of the largest balcony on Bourbon Street. Located on the corner of Bourbon and St. Peters streets in the heart of the French Quarter, Cornet serves authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine inspired by the cradle of jazz. The restaurant was founded by the family who gave Louis Armstrong his first horn, a cornet. The menu has been designed to celebrate the sounds and flavors of New Orleans. Get your taste buds ready for Famous Crawfish Etouffee served with Redfish. You may want to purchase a special Blueberry Hill drink for this experience.
- New Orleans Creole Cookery - You haven’t experienced New Orleans until you’ve been to New Orleans Creole Cookery. Launched by A.J. and Anna Tusa of the famous New Orleans Tusa restaurant family, the New Orleans Creole Cookery boasts a spark of new generation energy, presenting some of New Orleans’ most treasured cooking traditions in an innovative setting that speaks to the way people dine today. Famous char-grilled oysters and Shrimp Remoulade await your taste buds, creating a taste experience you’ll always remember. A full bar is available if you’d like to pair your meal with a beverage. The Voodoo is the House specialty
- Laura’s Candies - Nestled in the historic French Quarter, the made-fresh Creole pralines and hand-dipped chocolates are the results of recipes that date all the way back to the 18th century. End this tour on a sweet note at New Orleans’ oldest candy store. You can look forward to our special surprise to take along with you once your tour is over.
- French Quarter - We are looking forward to meeting you and showing you our wonderful city while satisfying your TasteBuds! Thank you for booking TASTEBUDTOURS ,Bon Appetit!
What's Included
- Visit NOLA Poboy, one of the first restaurants opened after Hurricane Katrina
- Led by a professional tour guide
- Visit New Orleans’ oldest candy shop with hand-dipped chocolates from the 18th century
- Visit 4 food eateries serving the best seafood in NOLA
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities are greatly appreciated
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
Additional Information
New Orleans is the #1 food destination in the USA. The question is, are you hungry for it’s delicious seafood?! If your answer is yes then it’s time to book Tastebud Tour’s Original New Orleans Seafood and History Food Tour. Take an unforgettable stroll through the streets of the Cresent City immersing your taste buds to some of the best seafood NOLA has to offer while your professional guide shares stories behind it’s iconic cuisine. Celebrating 12 years in New Orleans, Tastebud Food Tours is proud that our tours have earned 1251 5 Star reviews on TripAdvisor, earning TripAdvisors prestigious Hall of Fame Award and Travelers Choice for 2021! #1 in Nola! This Tour Operates Rain or Shine, unless we cancel .
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This is a walking tour, please be sure to wear comfortable shoes
- Please note: This specific tour cannot provide substitutions for vegetarians and those with shellfish allergies in addition to all other food allergies (such as gluten-free, dairy-free, etc) or food lifestyles choices (vegan, low-carb, paleo, etc).
- Alcoholic drinks and other beverages outside of water (available to purchase)
Location
816 Decatur St
Decatur Street
Head to Toe fashion shop
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(34 Ratings)
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Kadeah
Aug 25, 2023
Great food great drinks ! - Mrs.Tish is vibrant honey !!! She does her thang!!! And she knows everything about New Orleans food!! The food was wonderful and so were the drinks 🍹!!! 10/10 recommend
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Vasanta_d
May 30, 2023
Delightful Experience - I really enjoyed Roger sharing his knowledge about New Orleans and eating the seafood dishes at places I probably would not have experienced on my own. The food was very delicious and I made a couple of new friends from different places.
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Crystal_w
May 29, 2023
Yummy food and great guide! - Kim (male) was our tour guide. He was so knowledgeable and intriguing! The food was great! Kim shared lots of interesting facts! Lots of fun!!!
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Robert
Feb 22, 2023
Enjoyable and educational seafood tour of the French Quarter - We thoroughly enjoyed our Seafood walking tour with Lyndel. She was very knowledgeable about the history of NOLA and the influences of Creole food. Our food at each stop was good, served quickly enough and left us extremely full! We did this on our first day in NOLA and it was a great way to get an overview of the French Quarter and the types of food available. Highly recommended.
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Letia_q
Oct 17, 2022
Full on History - This is one of the priciest, but it is worth it. You will definitely leave there feeling full! I liked the fact that the tour guide, Denise, had an origin story behind every thing we ate. And then you walk it as you’re traveling to the different restaurants. I recommend it
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354bubba
Feb 13, 2022
Great - Lyndel was fantastic. We loved the local color, history and tidbits as much as the food and it was great.
Do not eat before this tour and you will not need to afterward.
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Rach5228
Mar 7, 2020
Great food & history - The food tour was awesome and the history of New Orleans was amazing! All of the food was absolutely delicious and our tour guide Steve was great! He was very friendly & knowledgeable!
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Travelers20202
Mar 2, 2020
The Best - Delicious food, local history and the best tour guide! Our tour guide has lived in New Orleans most of her life and knew so much about local history. She answered all of our questions and shared her experiences as a child growing up in the city. The food was wonderful so come hungry and don't make dinner plans afterward! Thanks Janice for a delightful afternoon!
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Sheila_k
Apr 30, 2023
This was a great tasting... - This was a great tasting of all thing New Orleans in an afternoon. Our guide was very knowledgeable on the history of the area as well as food traditions. Too bad there was a downpour halfway thru melting my pralines.
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898amandaa
Dec 12, 2022
The guide was great, but the tour was overbooked - Taking a food tour is one of my favorite ways to experience a city in a short period of time.
If you've taken a food tour, you will be aware that there is an optimal number of people to have on a tour. I know this because we've done both tours that were too small, which made them awkward, and too big because you couldn't hear anything and the food took too long to come, etc.
We booked a tour with TASTEBUD TOURS AND EVENTS LLC for the day we were in NOLA (Dec 2) and even though it was booked completely online, I called and they said they would add another tour and split up the one that was already scheduled so we could join.
However, what actually happened was our poor guide, Roger, WHO WAS STELLAR, was stuck with a group of fifteen trying to yell loud enough in Jackson square so that all of us could hear him (we couldn't) and when we got to the first stop, it took an hour just to get 15 po' boys because the place was packed out.
Additionally, we couldn't hear anything that was being said, so we had no idea what the second stop was going to be - and when we lost the tour in the crazy crowd that gathered to catch a glimpse of the French President during his visit, we just had no idea where to go.
Of the 4-5 stops we were supposed to have on the tour, we got 1.
Again, the guide was GREAT. And I'm sure it would have been an awesome tour, if they'd kept it to a manageable size. But the 15 people on the tour made it too much.
When I emailed the tour company to bring this all to their attention, I got a reply of, "Thanks for your feedback." and to be honest, after spending about $300+ on the tour, and canceling our dinner reservations because we assumed we wouldn't need them after the tour... I'm a little salty over that response.
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