Lower Garden District Food Tour
Overview
On our 3-hour Lower Garden District Walking Food Tour, you will savor foods from 5 uniquely different restaurants, mom-and-pop shops, and bakeries. We will tease your taste buds as you nosh on foods from award-winning food establishments. The Lower Garden District food tour gets you out of The Quarter and into a neighborhood the locals live and eat in. We savor foods like Korean BBQ, the best Jewish Deli Sandwich in NOLA, authentic Mexican tacos, a bologna sandwich from a restaurant named by Bon Appetit as the "Best New Restaurant in America," and artisanal doughnuts. In addition to all the delectable foods, your guide will tell fun and interesting stories about the history, culture and food scene of the neighborhood. Join us on an eating adventure!
What's Included
- Food tastings (enough for lunch)
- Local guide
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
739 Jackson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
2209 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
2209 Magazine St (outside in front of District Doughnuts)
What To Expect
Upon arriving at a specific meeting location in The Lower Garden District, you will be greeted by your lively, passionate, and knowledgeable food tour guide, ready to share the colors of NOLA culinary with you every step of the way.
Your guide will provide a warm introduction to the city and the neighborhood, outlining what is to come during your New Orleans walking food tour.
We will proceed on the culinary adventure, stopping at 5 unique food places that really showcase New Orleans culinary history. Between the food stops, your guide will narrate the quintessential history, culture, and food scene of one of New Orleans trendiest neighborhoods.You will be seated at 4 different restaurants for sit-down food tastings, and 1 tasting will be conducted standing on the sidewalk – hence our company name Sidewalk Food Tours.
Walking through the leafy, tree-lined streets amidst the towering antebellum mansions, you’ll see first-hand the Old World charm that makes New Orleans one of America’s most special cities.
The tour takes place right at the foot of Magazine Street, NOLA’s greatest shopping destination, with six gorgeous miles of every type of shop, restaurant and bar you can imagine. This tour features America’s most famous bologna sandwich, meal-sized gourmet donuts, and a mix of flavors from Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, and more!
We promise to leave your mind and belly fully satisfied by the end of our NOLA food tour of The Lower Garden District. Eat, walk, learn, be merry… and repeat!
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- The Sample menu is just an example and expected to change
- Please let us know if you have any food allergies ahead of time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Lower Garden District Food Tour?
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Broadway customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CDT).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Food tastings (enough for lunch).
- Local guide.
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase).
- Gratuities.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Lower Garden District Food Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Lower Garden District Food Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Broadway. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Food tastings (enough for lunch)
- Local guide
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- The Sample menu is just an example and expected to change
- Please let us know if you have any food allergies ahead of time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
