20 Iconic New Orleans Restaurants

After visiting NOLA again and again and again, we’ve eaten at enough New Orleans restaurants to have our go-to spots.

Our favorites include down-and-dirty casual eateries as well as dining temples where servers wear jackets and white gloves.

We share our picks for the best restaurants in New Orleans for first-time visitors. 

Herbsaint

1

With its mix of chicken, tasso, and andouille, the restaurant’s deep dark chocolate Gumbo burst with flavors of the Bayou while retaining a luxurious texture that wasn’t overly thick.

Dooky Chase’s

The down-home food is the reason why most people come to this elegant restaurant. And that’s where the senses of taste, touch and smell come to the party.

2

Liuzza’s by the Track

With a full bar as well as a menu that features burgers, salads, and a full range of seafood plates, it’s more of a neighborhood restaurant.

3

MoPho

Ingredients like Burmese pork meatballs, double-smoked bacon, mushrooms, slow poached egg, and jalapeño American cheese seemed to be dumped into the beef broth with no rhyme or reason.

4

The Camellia Grill

Food here, like the Chili Omelette and Grilled Pecan Pie that we ate during our most recent meal, is solid and straightforward.

5

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