Must-see restaurants in New Orleans

With its wooden refectory tables, white lights and soaring ceiling, Domenica feels like a village trattoria gone posh. The ‘rustic’ pizza pies at this…

'Who does the best barbecue in town' is a subject of low-intensity foodie debate in New Orleans, but Central City BBQ is a respectable answer. The spot is…

Eat dishes out neo-Creole cuisine that has become immensely popular with locals; when a New Orleanian is willing to brave French Quarter parking for pork…

Tucked behind the slightly more formal Cochon, this sandwich and meat shop calls itself a ‘swine bar and deli.’ We call it one of our favorite sandwich…

Elizabeth’s is deceptively down-at-heel, but the food’s as good as the best New Orleans chefs can offer. It's all friendliness, smiling sass, weird…

When it comes to grabbing a sandwich downtown, we're always torn between this spot and Cochon Butcher. St James does possess an advantage on the actual…

Herbsaint’s duck and andouille (smoked sausage) gumbo might be the best restaurant gumbo in town. The rest of the food ain’t too bad either – it’s very…

You came to New Orleans and thought, 'I have to get beignets,' right? And sure, beignets are fine, but the best dessert in town is the buttermilk drop – a…

A pecan tree thrusts through the floor and ceiling of the enclosed deck that serves as Café Degas’ congenial dining room. A rustic, romantic little spot,…

Every part of your tasty dog, from the steamed link (sausage) to the toasted sourdough bun to the flavor-packed toppings, is produced with exuberance here…

This bakery is doing things right. It serves breakfasts – say, shrimp and grits or biscuits and gravy – in a cup (it works!), fantastic quiches, open…

The noise level can be deafening, but Emeril’s remains one of New Orleans’ finest dining establishments. The kitchen’s strengths are best appreciated by…

Back in 1918, ‘Count’ Arnaud Cazenave turned roughly a whole city block into a restaurant that’s served upscale Creole cuisine ever since. The menu…

Israeli-American chef Alon Shaya has a track record of helming one award-winning New Orleans restaurant after another; such is the case with Saba (Hebrew…

When an ice-cream parlor passes the 100-year mark, you gotta step back and say, ‘Clearly, they’re doing something right.’ Opened in 1905 by Signor Brocato…

The steakhouse scene in New Orleans has been steadily improving over the last decade, and La Boca has given the city no small push in the polls…

Every single flavor here sounds – and is – uniquely delicious: Steen’s Molasses Oatmeal Cookie; I Scream Fudge!; Pine Forest; Lavender Honey; Pear and…

Irene’s is a romantic gem, tucked in a corner that's generally missed by travelers. Not that it's easy to miss, given the lovely scent of garlic emanating…

This modern American restaurant in a former rice mill uses local ingredients and impeccable technique to compose inventive, flavorsome dishes. Many, like…

The Joint’s smoked meat has the olfactory effect of the Sirens’ sweet song, pulling you, the proverbial traveling sailor, off course and into a savory…