Private 2.5 Hour New Orleans Cocktail Culture Tour

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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English
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Discover New Orleans' cocktail culture on a 2.5-hour tour. Visit iconic bars, learn drink history, and savor timeless libations like the Sazerac and French 75. Tailored for your tastes.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Explore the history and culture of the Crescent City through the lens of craft cocktails on this pay-as-you-wish cocktail tour of New Orleans with a local guide!


Whether it’s our guides’ favorite local dive bars or a sophisticated speakeasy, you’ll get an appreciation for the city’s role in cocktail history while passing some top attractions in New Orleans.


At each stop, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about iconic drinks and choose the ones that really speak to your senses. You may indulge in a French 75, sip on the famous Sazerac, or enjoy another delicious libation that shows how French culture inspired the city’s bartenders and the traditions that continue to this day. Depending on your group’s interests, we can venture down Bourbon Street and try the notorious Hurricane.


Whether you’d like a tour tailored to your group’s interests or simply want to experience the essence of the city’s cocktail culture, our team is ready to show off New Orleans’ best cocktail bars!

What You Get

Local English-speaking guide
Food and drink, souvenirs, tips and gratuities for the guide

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

1

1850 House Museum and Store

This museum, located in a rowhouse in the Lower Pontalba Building, serves as a model for what life would have been like for the more well-to-do citizens of mid-19th century New Orleans. Here, you can learn their personal stories and get up close and personal with Louisiana history.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Jackson Square

This historic site, known for its iconic St. Louis Cathedral, is noted for being one of the most significant places in Louisiana’s purchase by the United States in 1803.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

St. Louis Cathedral

This cathedral is a widely recognized symbol of New Orleans and serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. A the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States, the cathedral has quite the storied past, from bombings to papal visits!
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Cabildo

A part of the Louisiana State Museum, this handsome building once served as the seat of Spanish colonial city hall and now houses exhibits on the history of Louisiana from its settlement through the Reconstruction Era.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
5

The Presbytere

Adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral, The Presbytere is a designated National Historic Landmark and is part of the Louisiana State Museum. Known for its colonial Spanish–style, the building also once housed the Louisiana Supreme Court.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar (Pass By)

built between 1722 and 1732 by Nicolas Touze, is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States

Pirates Alley (Pass By)

Subject of much legend and lore, it is known to have been a meeting place for pirates and scallywags, as well as for men of means who sought out their services.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

700 Decatur St, Decatur Street, Orleans Parish Louisiana, United States, US, 70116

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Jackson Square
End Point

French Quarter, Orleans Parish Louisiana, United States, US

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A central location within the French Quarter

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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Earliest available date: June 12, 2025
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