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Best NOLA Eats (from a local!)

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This list is for everyone! Want a New Orleans food experience? I gotchu. Being forced to go to NOLA and you hate seafood/creole food? I gotchu too. This is a list of restaurants, crawfish shops, and dessert places that I’ve eaten at my whole life/ha...
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Average foods (but the best kind!)

A mix of pizza, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mexican, brunch, and more!
 
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The best pho in NOLA!
Mint Modern Vietnamese | Eater New Orleans
 
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The best hibachi! The servers are hilarious and the food is always consistent
Fuji Hana Sushi Bar and Hibachi Steakhouse
 
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One of my favorite Mexican places! I always get the Birria burrito
El Chango Borracho | Gretna LA
 
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I’ve genuinely been thinking about the turkey, cheese, and cranberry sauce sandwich for the past two years
Turkey and The Wolf
 
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Best brunch in NOLA! Always tastes fresh
BEARCAT CAFE UPTOWN
 
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The best pizza for my sweet sauce lovers!
Mo's Pizza

Seafood

The best place to get oysters, crawfish, crab, and fried fish!
 
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A local favorite! Always packed and the best oysters
New Orleans Food & Spirits
 
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I ate more fried seafood here than I’ve ever eaten in my life!
Perino's
 
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Their secret sauce is the best and there’s live music!
Seither’s Seafood
 
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The only crawfish/crab boil spot you need, always 10/10
Lapalco Seafood

NOLA cuisine/creole

When you’re looking for the real New Orleans experience!
 
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Beautiful atmosphere and the best muffuletta in the French Quarter
Napoleon House
 
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Great coffee, treats, étouffée, and more! I love everything they serve! (Cash only but very affordable)
Best New Orleans Coffee Shop | Morning Call in the Oaks
 
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A NOLA classic! Tiana was based on Dooky Chase and we can see why!
Dooky Chase Restaurant

Home cooking

Like your mom cooked it but made it 10x better than usual!
 
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The hamburger steak makes me feel at home!
Menu - Café 615 | Home of Da Wabbit
 
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I’ve gone here twice in the past 2 weeks! Best burger I’ve ever had in my entire life.
The Drift Inn Diner

Fancy

For when you have some extra cash and want something you’ll never forget!
 
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I think about this hangar steak when I’m trying to sleep at night.
Cafe Degas
 
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We ordered about 5 appetizers, a main dish, and three pizzas and everything was a 10/10
Paladar 511

Dessert

Snowballs, pralines, king cake!
 
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They also have one in Gretna! Amazing pralines!
Southern Candymakers
 
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Best king cake and donuts!
Joe's Cafe & Donuts & King Cakes
 
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One of the best snowball stands in NOLA!
Droopy's Snowballs | Harahan LA