Willie Mae's Scotch House is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

1. Willie Mae's Scotch House

8.0
2401 Saint Ann St (Tonti Street), New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Treme - Lafitte · 183 tips and reviews

Caleb H.Caleb H: Fried chicken is obviously amazing but make sure to get some butter beans with gravy as well.

Thea L.Thea Lenna: Absolutely delicious fried chicken and the butter beans are a must have! Try to get there as close to opening as possible or else they will run out of stuff and there will be a long wait.

Connie C.Connie Chiu: One of the best fried chicken I've ever had. Crispy crispy skin with juicy meat. Fried okra and green peas are surprisingly good sides.

Coop's Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

2. Coop's Place

7.8
1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 331 tips and reviews

Marvin C.Marvin Camacho: Great cajun fried chicken; huge portions. Very good

Joëlle G.Joëlle Gryniewicz: The fried chicken with rabbit and sausage jambalaya was amazing!

Mitchell E.Mitchell Earrey: The cole slaw, the duck quesadilla, the fried chicken, the gumbo, the pasta rossa & the red beans are all DAH-LISH-US!!! The beers are so cold & will quench the spices that you're SURE to encounter.

Dooky Chase Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

3. Dooky Chase Restaurant

8.8
2301 Orleans Ave (at N Miro St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Treme - Lafitte · 69 tips and reviews

Brian W.Brian Webb: Great buffet, the inside is much nicer than it would seem from the outside, fried chicken is excellent!!!

EaterEater: The fried chicken rivals that at nearby Willie Mae’s, and the fried catfish will be some of the best you’ve ever had. [Eater 38 Member]

Todd B.Todd BBQ: Wow Shrimp and Lima beans are superb fried chicken and fish are delicate and tasty and the peach cobbler worth the trip

Lil Dizzy's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

4. Lil Dizzy's Cafe

8.6
1500 Esplanade Ave (at N Robertson St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Seventh Ward · 43 tips and reviews

Avradeep C.Avradeep Chakrabarti: Great cafe away from the tourist zone. All dishes good esp po boy, fried chicken, gumbo. Staff v friendly too. Quite cheap too. Locals also go- a good sign!

Marigny9Marigny9: THE best fried chicken (get it a la cart) and gumbo in town. Get them to go and stroll over to Armstrong Park for a picnic.

Ryan R.Ryan Roussel: The best fried chicken and bread pudding

Mother's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

5. Mother's Restaurant

8.0
401 Poydras St (at Tchoupitoulas St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Business District · 478 tips and reviews

Emily S.Emily Schatzle: The fried chicken pobot is amazing!

Laine C.Laine Casallo: This place has the best homemade fried chicken potato salad and even french fries. ... staff could be friendlier but food makes up for that.

Jon C.Jon Chan: Get the fried chicken! Worth the wait.

Jacques-Imo's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

6. Jacques-Imo's Cafe

9.0
8324 Oak St (at Dante Street), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Uptown - Carrollton · 175 tips and reviews

RobRob: One of the best meals I have ever had. Order the alligator cheesecake for an appetizer.. Fried chicken is ridiculous, red fish is amazing as well. Grab a drink at the bar while you wait...

Marc P.Marc P: Food and the atmosphere s amazing! Their fried chicken is one of the best fried chickens I've ever had.

Kat J.Kat Johnston: Amazing fried chicken and awesome art!

Coquette is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

7. Coquette

9.1
2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA
French Restaurant · Garden District · 68 tips and reviews

Al L.Al Luna: The three course Sunday brunch is amazing! The fried chicken is wonderful and the shrimp and grits...I never knew grits could be so creamy. Jacob and his staff create a unique eating experience!

Erica S. J.Erica S. Johnson: Fried chicken biscuit for brunch!!

Joe G.Joe G: Don't miss the fried chicken. If you only order one thing make sure that's it!!!

The Ruby Slipper is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

8. The Ruby Slipper

8.7
204 Decatur St (at Common St), New Orleans, LA
Breakfast Spot · French Quarter · 335 tips and reviews

Diane P.Diane Peacock: Long wait and not so happy server/bartender, but amazing mimosas, bloody's, and ooh the fried chicken, biscuits, pancakes and fried green tomato BLT! Mmmmm...

John K.John Krogman: Great breakfast. You can split the eggs Benedict and try different combinations. I had the fried chicken on one and homemade corned beef hash on the other.

Bhavna K.Bhavna Khurana: Egg Benedict’s were great - especially the fried chicken!

Elizabeth's is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

9. Elizabeth's

8.8
601 Gallier St (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bywater · 178 tips and reviews

Leslie A.Leslie Almeida: Some of the best fried chicken in the city! Save room for the red velvet cake or bread pudding.

JenniferJennifer: Praline bacon & fried chicken livers a must

Nikki J.Nikki J: Portions are huge, ambience is spacious and lovely and the food most certainly gets the job done. Fried chicken is some of the best I've ever had

Sylvain is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

10. Sylvain

8.8
625 Chartres St (at Wilkinson St.), New Orleans, LA
Gastropub · French Quarter · 152 tips and reviews

Darcy E.Darcy Eaves: The cocktails are tasty and creative all our entree's were excellent maybe skip the fried chicken sandwich. Best chocolate pot de creme ever. It was an all around win

Adrian P.Adrian Phillips: Try the southern antipasti. It's pork belly, pickled egg & green beans, black eyed pea hummus, spicy salami, cheese and a other tasty things I can't remember. Fried chicken sandwich is enormous.

greg p.greg p: Fried chicken sandwich is really good.

DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew. is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

11. DISTRICT. Donuts. Sliders. Brew.

8.8
2209 Magazine St (Jackson), New Orleans, LA
Donut Shop · Irish Channel · 198 tips and reviews

Jeremy H.Jeremy Hebert: Sliders were delicious. Had the cheeseburger, fried chicken and pork belly. They don't have coke but they have a small company out of Maine with no high fructose and it is delicious.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This coffee and doughnut shop makes a great addition to your breakfast rotation; just know that the sandwiches, like the fried chicken and five-spice duck sliders, may just bring you back for dinner.

Kenny N.Kenny Napu: Doughnuts, Vietnamese ice coffee, fried chicken sliders. Very nice and friendly atmosphere.

The Original Fiorella's is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

12. The Original Fiorella's

8.2
5325 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA
Italian Restaurant · Gentilly Terrace · 2 tips and reviews

Nicho T.Nicho Tusa: Best fried chicken in the city 😋

TonyTony: Some of the best fried chicken in the city.

Neyow's Creole Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

13. Neyow's Creole Café

8.4
3340 Bienville St (Jefferson Davis), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mid-City · 44 tips and reviews

Johnny O.Johnny Ogletree, III: I had the Red Bean and rice with the Fried Chicken! It was delicious.

Taylor A.Taylor August: Oysters! Red beans! Fried chicken! Poboys! MOST IMPORTANTLY, the BOW WOW punch!

Xandrea R.Xandrea Rapier: The fried chicken is excellent! White beans and green beans are good. Mac& Cheese very disappointing - tasted like it came from a box. Limited space for large groups.

High Hat is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

14. High Hat

8.7
4500 Freret St (Jena), New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Freret · 52 tips and reviews

Mark W.Mark Wayda: You can't say "High Hat" without saying "fried chicken." Spectacular!

EpicuriousEpicurious: While fried catfish with hush puppies is an obvious specialty, High Hat's fried chicken is a destination dish—and it goes quickly. Read more.

Robyn S.Robyn Schmitt: The fried chicken with the mac n cheese, green beans with apple smoked bacon, hush puppies and good Southern sweet tea!

Manchu Food Store is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in New Orleans.

15. Manchu Food Store

8.2
1413 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA
Southern Food Restaurant · Seventh Ward · 17 tips and reviews

Graham P.Graham Patterson: Hate to be a downer, but really? Second beat fried chicken in New Orleans? I prefer KFC and definitly Popeye's.

Emilio C.Emilio C: The fried chicken here is great. Get a ton of wings.

Charita B.Charita Batiste: Combination Rice and Wings! Can't go wrong.