3. Atchafalaya Restaurant
9.0
901 Louisiana Ave, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central City - Garden · 136 tips and reviews
Kevin Harrell: Grilled pork is great.
Janessa G: Located just off Magazine St., its a great place to away from all the shops. Brian, the bartender, was delightful! Took time to walk through his favs & he did not disappoint! Try the Gin Fizz!
Thrillist: Atchafalaya is an underlooked brunch gem. Be on the lookout for the duck hash, AND the “Eggs Treme”; a Benedict variation featuring a boudin cake, poached eggs, popcorn crawfish, and hollandaise. Read more.
4. Mandina's Restaurant
8.0
3800 Canal St (S. Cortez St.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mid-City · 67 tips and reviews
Arjumand Bonhomme: Had the turtle soup, it was good, but I was disappointed to find out there's no actual turtle. Red beans are pretty good. Grilled pork chop is AMAZING!
Katie Pitre: All delicious: Crawfish cake special, turtle soup, spaghetti & meatballs, and shrimp creole. A bit pricier than lesser-known local joints, but an overall good experience.
Eater: A Canal Street institution drawing patrons for lunch and dinner, Mandina’s menu is creole and Italian, offering fried seafood, po’ boys, sandwiches, and Italian classics. [Eater 38 Member]
5. Cafe Reconcile
8.9
1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA
American Restaurant · Central City - Garden · 21 tips and reviews
ᴡᴡᴡ.Marcus.qhgw.ru Fryer: One of my top places in NOLA. Go for lunch!
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]
Laura White: Get the mac and cheese. And if you're here, be sure to ask what Cafe Reconcile is all about. It's much more than good food.
11. Neyow's Creole Café
8.5
3340 Bienville St (Jefferson Davis), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Mid-City · 44 tips and reviews
Johnny Ogletree, III: I had the Red Bean and rice with the Fried Chicken! It was delicious.
Caleb Moses: One of the best items on the menu. The oysters have so much flavor! I get them every time I make a stop at Neyow's. Ask for Jeanitra Dear she is the best waitress there during the day.
Lola: Pasta on The Bayou is a phenomenal pasta. Thick and creamy sauce coats shrimp and crawfish well :)
12. Lola's
8.1
3312 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA
Spanish Restaurant · Bayou St. John · 30 tips and reviews
cj fitzgerald: From N: Incredible paella, especially seafood. Garlic soup & shrimp are perfect appetizers.
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]
Gambit New Orleans: Ground almonds and grapes go into the traditional Spanish ajoblanco soup...http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/five-chilled-soups/Content?oid=1868511
14. Rock-n-Sake
7.6
823 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Garden District · 26 tips and reviews
Sarah: Rock-n-roll, voodoo queen, garlic salmon roll, lint roll, dome sweet dome.
Jessica Talazac: LSU roll is amazzzing...the atmosphere is so fun here!
TJ Anderson: We ordered a second LSU roll it was that good. Spicy crunchy was really good IMO and the Hawaii 5-0 was as good as any place. Atmosphere was good, but I'd still rank little Tokyo over this place.