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Savor the Tastes of New Orleans du Jour
However many days you’re spending in the Crescent City, there’s no better way to start your visit than with the ultimate local food tour. Eat your way throughout the streets of the French Quarter and visit Jackson Square in the heart of the city. Our guides can’t wait to entertain you with interesting facts and anecdotes, and point out famous sights along the way.
This tour visits different eateries (plenty to fill you up for lunch!), which are included in the ticket price (restaurants are subject to change).
Keep an ear open for the lunch bell! Come hungry!
Some of The New Orleans Restaurants you may visit, enjoy!
Tujague”s
Tujague’s is the second oldest restaurant in New Orleans, the birthplace of brunch and home to the oldest stand-up bar in America, but first and foremost, Tujague’s is a neighborhood restaurant, located in America’s oldest neighborhood—the French Quarter. Steeped in foodie lore, Tujague’s is undeniably one of New Orleans’ most famous and historic restaurants. Your Tour may visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday only on the 11:ooam Tour. Food item, Chef’s selection
Nola Po-boy
A local favorite, located in the heart of the French Quarter, dishing out some of the best seafood and po-boys in New Orleans! A delicious po-boy, fully dressed, awaits!
New Orleans Creole Cookery
You have to try the famous Gumbo YaYa at the New Orleans Creole Cookery. You haven’t experienced New Orleans until you’ve stepped into this iconic eatery, courtesy of A.J. and Anna Tusa of the famous New Orleans Tusa restaurant family. The Cookery promises new generation energy combined with the city’s most treasured cooking traditions in a setting that really speaks to the way people dine today.
Laura’s Pralines and Candies
Nestled in the historic French Quarter, the Creole pralines and hand-dipped chocolates here are made fresh daily with recipes that date back to the 18th century. New Orleans’ oldest candy store is still going strong.
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 tastebuds ready for famous jambalaya.
Court of the Two Sisters
With the only daily jazz brunch in town, Court of the Two Sisters is famed for its beautiful wisteria-blanketed courtyard and soothing fountains. This history-rich, two centuries old restaurant is a must-see for any new visitor to the Crescent City. Take a stroll through the famous courtyard, then enjoy a delicious New Orleans muffuletta at the Court of the Two Sisters po-boy tavern.
Oceana Grill
Oceana Grill is one of the best French Quarter restaurants in New Orleans. Take a break from enjoying the sights and sounds of our city, and discover the famous flavors and hospitality of New Orleans with Oceana Grill. With multiple event spaces, authentic New Orleans cuisine, and a first-class reputation, Oceana Grill is an award winning seafood restaurant for tourists and locals alike.
Cafe Beignet
Cafe Beignet is a popular New Orleans institution with multiple French Quarter locations (including Royal St, Bourbon St, and Decatur St) renowned for serving hot, fresh, powdered-sugar-dusted beignets, chicory coffee.
Recognition: Cafe Beignet beignets were featured on the Cooking Channel’s Best Things I Ever Ate.
Central Grocery and Deli
Central Grocery and Deli is a historic Italian grocery store in New Orleans’ French Quarter, famous for inventing the muffuletta sandwich in 1906. Founded by Sicilian immigrant Salvatore Lupo, it remains a family-owned business known for its classic, large sandwiches made with layers of cured meats, cheeses, and its signature olive salad. The store also sells imported Italian goods, and its muffulettas and olive salad can be ordered online for shipping.
Key features
- The Muffuletta: The store’s most famous creation, a large, round sandwich on a sesame loaf, packed with meats, cheeses, and a briny olive salad.
Central Grocery has been featured on PBS, Thrillist, USA Today and Huffington Post among many other media outlets. The Today Show named their muffuletta one of the five best sandwiches.
Central Grocery & Deli is one of New Orleans’ most iconic culinary landmarks, famous as the birthplace of the muffuletta sandwich. Located at 923 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, it has been a cornerstone of the city’s Italian heritage for over a century.
1. Founding and the “Little Palermo” Era
Central Grocery was founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant. At the time, the lower French Quarter was the heart of a vibrant Sicilian community known as “Little Palermo.” The store operated as a traditional Italian importer, selling olive oils, pastas, and cured meats.
2. Invention of the Muffuletta
The store’s claim to fame, the muffuletta sandwich, was born out of necessity for the Sicilian farmers who worked at the nearby French Market.
• The Olive Salad: Their secret-recipe olive salad is so popular it is sold by the jar worldwide.
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Craft Cocktails available to purchase on all tours ….you can get a To Go cup!
PLEASE NOTE: We apologize, but at this time we cannot substitute food to support dietary restrictions or lifestyles including (but not limited to): vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free options.