American Restaurant · Central City - Garden · 22 tips and reviews
Eater: Even if it wasn’t a successful job training program for at-risk kids, the food here would still be incredibly delicious, old-school New Orleans soul food. [Eater 38 Member]
625 Chartres St (at Wilkinson St.), New Orleans, LA
Gastropub · French Quarter · 152 tips and reviews
Eater: New American, gastropub-style restaurant in the Quarter helmed by Chef Alex Harrell. Widely acclaimed as a very high-end restaurant at a price point that’s high but not terrifying. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Amazing fried chicken, often called the best in town. The food and atmosphere are quintessential New Orleans, among the best you’ll find in town. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: It closes at 6 during the week, but is open until 8 Friday & Saturday nights, making it a good spot for an early dinner (read: date night) before catching a movie at the Prytania. [Eater 38 Member]
930 Tchoupitoulas St (at Andrew Higgins St), New Orleans, LA
Sandwich Spot · Lower Garden District · 586 tips and reviews
Eater: A James Beard Award winning restaurant run by two James Beard Award winning chefs, there’s no surprise Cochon is among the best restaurants in town. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Get there early & enjoy your food in a relatively quiet & peaceful bar setting, or get there late, dance your ass off, & feed your soul. Get the patatas bravas & thank us later. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: It’s impossible to say any shop has the best po’ boys, but they make a strong claim to that title here. They’re expensive for po’ boys, but they’re large and worth every penny. [Eater 38 Member]
Spanish Restaurant · Bayou St. John · 30 tips and reviews
Eater: Best Spanish food in town, but watch out for the bread: It’s not free, even though the servers will just keep bringing it as if it was on the house. [Eater 38 Member]
2018 Magazine St (at Saint Andrew), New Orleans, LA
Mexican Restaurant · Lower Garden District · 115 tips and reviews
Eater: Combining all sorts of flavors and ingredients into normal Mexican dishes like tacos and quesadillas, Juan’s also offers regular happy hour specials on margs and mojitos. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Maurepas Foods does quality fine dining food w/o any of the fuss or price. Like Dante's Kitchen, the focus is very much on the freshness of the ingredients, especially the veggies. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Known for its al fresco dining ala Bywater with live music, skeeters, and a slew of rickety furniture, Bacchanal offers a seasonal menu of exquisite small plates on the cheap. [Eater 38 Member]
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · City Park · 52 tips and reviews
Eater: A meat-centric spot chef Isaac Toups and his wife Amanda. House-cured meat and house-made sausages (plus other non-meat options). Oh, and they have insanely good Doberge cake. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Chef Brad McGeehee, who doesn't just source locally, but in-house, creates daily specials showcasing produce (and eggs) from the restaurant's own farm. [Eater 38 Member]
3636 Bienville St (btwn N. Telemachus & N. Genois), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mid-City · 31 tips and reviews
Eater: This classic family-owned, neighborhood haunt serves giant frozen mugs of soda and beer, huge helpings of red beans and rice, pasta, fried seafood, and a killer shrimp remoulade. [Eater 38 Member]
Arepa Restaurant · Central City - Garden · 32 tips and reviews
Eater: For a taste of authentic Columbian comfort food, arepas in particular, head to this eatery from former-Baru partner David Mantilla. There is nowhere else in town quite like it. [Eater 38 Member]