1. Bacchanal Wine
9.5
600 Poland Ave (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
Wine Bar · Bywater · 183 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: A wine & cheese shop, serious kitchen, live music venue, and fun bar all rolled into one. Hand the cheese you buy to the cashier along with $5; you'll get extra grilled bread & cheese plate fixin's.
Eater: Known for its al fresco dining ala Bywater with live music, skeeters, and a slew of rickety furniture, Bacchanal offers a seasonal menu of exquisite small plates on the cheap. [Eater 38 Member]
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2. Cavan
3607 Magazine St (Foucher St), New Orleans, LA
Cocktail Bar · Central City - Garden · 17 tips and reviews
Michelle C.: Try the daily gumbo, made with popcorn rice. Rich, spicy and flavorful, it's a star among stars. Everything else is as perfectly executed, from the duck confit mac 'n' cheese to the hush puppies.
Austin Jones: Pina Colada ice cream sandwich = awesome
Raziq Rauf: Amazing brunch.
4. Toups Meatery
8.9
845 N Carrollton Ave (Dumaine), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · City Park · 53 tips and reviews
Brandi Bruce: If you’ve never been make sure you get the meat board and add the cheese to it. Plenty for 2 and amazing!
Eater: A meat-centric spot chef Isaac Toups and his wife Amanda. House-cured meat and house-made sausages (plus other non-meat options). Oh, and they have insanely good Doberge cake. [Eater 38 Member]
Margaret Guste: Salad with fried Gouda was delicious and large! The meatballs were in a yummy sauce, and the fried green beans were very good as well. The tri tip entree was a lot of food--plenty to split. Mmmmm.
6. Cochon Butcher
9.4
930 Tchoupitoulas St (at Andrew Higgins St), New Orleans, LA
Sandwich Spot · Lower Garden District · 585 tips and reviews
Edith Russo: Oyster & bacon sandwich - grilled bread delishness!
Eater: Cochon Butcher isn't just a fantastic butcher shop and deli hiding behind the famed Cochon - it's home to crazy good small plates, a decent bar, and the best sandwiches in town. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Calling itself a "butcher shop and swine bar," they serve the best muffuletta in town and some damn good boudin. Everything else is good, too. [Eater 38 Member]
7. Meauxbar
942 N Rampart St (corner of St. Philip Street), New Orleans, LA
Wine Bar · French Quarter · 25 tips and reviews
Nicholas Jarrett: Steak tartare, for the win. Best in the city.
Sarah: If you love ginger, you have to order the martini indochine! It's amazingly tasty.
Gambit New Orleans: A fine and hearty meal, the pork chop comes with tarragon butter or sauce au poivre. Read more.
8. Willa Jean
9.1
611 Okeefe Ave (Girod St), New Orleans, LA
Bakery · Central Business District · 109 tips and reviews
Wilson Favre-Delerue: Hip, fun and lively. Biscuits light and tasty, fried chicken lacking in flavour, crawfish and grits not too heavy. The real treasures here are the bakery products, both daily specials and fab cookies.
Nicole Gerszberg: Cookies are unreal, also amazing coffee, avo toast, bloody Marie’s. Hangover bowl is one of a kind!
Rachel: Gourmet fast-casual kind of place, with the option to eat in or take out. Delicious selection of instagrammable pies etc. I was impressed by the avocado/egg tartine and Milk Money Latte.
9. Red Fish Grill
8.1
115 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · Central Business District · 163 tips and reviews
Kendra Roberts: Request Ike--he is waiter extradinaire and has guest spots on Treme. Come hungry, order the BBQ Oysters, the Red Fish and the Double Chocolate Bread Pudding!
Food Network: Trying to figure out which Louisiana-made hot sauce to shake into your gumbo? Crystal sauce adds rounded, smoky pepper notes, while Tabasco delivers a tangy kick. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Mary Kronkowski: If I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be RFG's BBQ Oysters!