New Orleans Best of Bywater: Food & History Tour (1pm Wed-Fri)

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New Orleans Best of Bywater: Food & History Tour (1pm Wed-Fri)

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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Orleans (Louisiana)

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 14 guests

Language

English

Other

Pet-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Bywater like a local with an off-the-beaten-path tour. Enjoy Creole and Cajun flavors, explore vibrant street art, and visit landmarks that shaped history. Savor the revitalized spirit!

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

Experience Details

Explore like a local! A tour for the those looking to get off the tourist path, the Bywater arts and food scene are the main draw to this hip neighborhood's revitalization post-Katrina. This tour offers a unique look into the new, innovative direction of local cuisine, including Creole and Cajun classics, a po-boy sandwich, BBQ, great drinks, cool street art and a visit to the site that launched the historic Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Eat and drink your way through this bohemian neighborhood while taking in historic sites, folk art and colorful architecture!

What You Get

Professional guide

Food tasting - enough for lunch

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

Tours can be customized for most allergies & dietary restrictions, but this Bywater tour is not recommended for vegetarian or vegan diets or gluten allergies.
This tour requires walking on uneven surfaces, climbing up and down stairs and the ability to walk a half a mile at once.
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Public transportation options are available nearby
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Bywater

Enjoy a full meal between 3 restaurant stops, all your food & drink included. There's plenty in this neighborhood so you might want to stick around after the tour and drink at the bars and breweries your guide recommends!

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Plessy v. Ferguson Historical Marker (Press Street Railroad Yards)

Meet at the site that launched an important Supreme Court decision that shaped US history. Learn how the specific culture of Creoles caused this movement to begin in New Orleans.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Bywater Historic District

Take a stroll through the architecture and street art of Bywater. An enclave for artists & musicians, Bywater is full of locally loved bars and restaurants - your guide will show you all the cool spots for a great time in the neighborhood!

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Crescent Park

This park along the Mississippi River is an area most tourists never see- a pleasant spot for a po-boy picnic and a stroll along the river front.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Studio Be

Learn about New Orleans civil rights history and enjoy some massive street art by one of the city's most famous new artists

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

600 Homer Plessy Way, Homer Plessy Way, Orleans Parish Louisiana, United States, US, 70117

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Meet at the corner of Homer Plessy Way & Royal St. at the Plessy v. Ferguson Historical Marker (Press Street Railroad Yards)

End Point

The Joint, Mazant Street, Orleans Parish Louisiana, United States, US, 70117

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Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.7

based on 8 reviews

(Viator)

Learned A lot about History and food!

May 09, 2026

Great food and stories. Very easy walking and great history lesson. Our guide Michelle was a virtual fountain of knowledge.

(TripAdvisor)

New Orleans the local way!

August 12, 2025

I was looking forward to learning about a truly local New Orleans and our tour guide really delivered! She was knowledgable, fun, and REALLY knew the history of the neighborhoods! We had great menu...read more

(TripAdvisor)

What a treat!

August 12, 2025

I was really looking forward to seeing New Orleans like a local and Michelle delivered! We had a fantastic time touring the hidden culinary gems of the city with such a fun tour guide. Michelle rea...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Great tour!

August 11, 2025

Great experience. Michelle is lovely and the food and drinks were incredible. 10/10 will do again. I see the same host offers a second tour as well that I'm interested in trying!

(TripAdvisor)

Best food tour ever.

April 19, 2023

So good. 3 wonderful stops and enough great food that we were only hungry again at 9:00 pm that night. The guide was great and lives in the garden district so we got a real local flavor. I would de...read more

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