Best New Orleans Food | Where To Eat In New Orleans

A TOUR OF NEW ORLEANS’ BEST FOOD!, we take you on a foodie tour to New Orleans where we eat all we can. This is a self-guided new Orleans food walking tour. We’ll talk about where to get the best beignets in the French Quarter, Hurricanes at Pat O’Brien’s, drinking cocktails at the historic Hotel Monteleone’s world-famous Carousel Bar, eating chargrilled oysters at Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, Dinner at Commander’s Palace Restaurant, Oceana Restaurant, and much more.

If you are traveling to New Orleans there is no better way to learn about the culture than through its local foods, including its signature desserts. You could visit the city several times and try something different each time, and yet just scratch the surface.

Indulging in a location-specific food will build a special memory that will remain with you for the rest of your life, forever binding you to a destination. We compiled a list of signature foods in New Orleans. We’ll show you where to eat and what to order at New Orleans’ Best Restaurants! It’s not difficult to find the best food in NOLA; we’ll do it together!

Where to Eat in New Orleans

Commander’s Palace Restaurant

Commander’s Palace was established in 1893 in the Garden District of Uptown New Orleans and one of the most famous restaurants in New Orleans. A lovely historic location with a top-notch kitchen and friendly service staff. Both the food and the service were excellent. Turtle soup isn’t served everywhere, but it’s on the menu at the fabled Commander’s Palace. Turtle soup isn’t served everywhere, but it’s on the menu at the Commander’s Palace. We heard a lot about turtle soup in the reviews and tried it. The quail was fantastic. Commander’s Palace, with some of the best sweet cuisine in town, has it all for dessert lovers, they serve one of the best versions of bread pudding in New Orleans. When visiting NOLA, a meal from Commander’s is definitely worth it!!

Oceana Grill

• Oceana Grill
• Address: 739 Conti Street New Orleans, LA 70130
• Phone: (504) 525-6002
• Website: www.oceanagrill.com

Oceana Grill, located just steps from Bourbon Street, serves authentic Creole and Cajun cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We dined multiple times at Oceana when visited New Orleans and liked all the dishes that we tried, especially the Gator Tail Bites and Hurricane drinks. If you are in New Orleans don’t miss the opportunity to eat at Oceana Grill.

Pat O’Brien

• Pat O’Brien PIANO LOUNGE
• Address: 624 Bourbon St, New Orleans
• Phone: 5045611200
• Website: patobriens.com

Pat O’Brien’s Bar is not only the original home of the Hurricane drink but also one of the best places to visit in New Orleans. We stopped in primarily for the famous hurricanes and decided to get few snacks. The roots of the brand are steeped in history and known for its signature drinks. It was nice to sit in the outdoor courtyard which evidently has a great patio set up with a fountain and live music.

Cafe Du Monde French Market

• Cafe Du Monde French Market
• Address: 800 Decatur St, New Orleans
• Phone: 5045254544
• Website: www.cafedumonde.com

“Did you get a beignet at Cafe De Monde?” will be one of the first questions your friends may ask you when you visit New Orleans. Beignets are delicious square French-style doughnuts dusted liberally with powdered sugar.
Although there are far more hearty dishes on our list of must-eats in New Orleans, a beignet is practically the most basic dish to try. Since 1862, the New Orleans French Market has been home to Cafe Du Monde, a French coffee shop. Beignets, small squares of fried dough dusted with powdered sugar, became synonymous with their name. People from all around the world visiting this place enjoying good coffee and beignet.

Cafe Beignet – New Orleans’ Best Beignets

Cafe Beignet
Address: Locations
Website: www.cafebeignet.com

One of the local’s favorite French Quarter spots for Beignets and Chicory Coffee. Many of the reviews mentioned that Cafe du Monde is the place to go for beignets, but we also heard from the locals that Cafe Beignet has the best beignets and other French pastries. These are warm, crunchy outside, soft inside, is different from a doughnut.

Drago’s – Hilton Riverside

• Drago’s – Hilton Riverside
• Address: 2 Poydras St, New Orleans
• Phone: 5045843911
• Website: www.cafedumonde.com

In New Orleans, oysters are served in a variety of delicious ways, from raw to fried to wrapped and baked to chargrilled. In 1993, Tommy Cvitanovich of Drago’s Restaurant invented the chargrilled oyster by brushing oysters on the half shell with a mixture of butter, garlic, and herbs, then grilled them in their shells with a sprinkle of Parmesan and Romano cheese, making a common New Orleans dish.

Ruby Slipper Cafe

• Ruby Slipper Cafe
• Address: 200 Magazine St, New Orleans
• Phone: 5045259355
• Website: www.therubyslippercafe.net/menus/

The restaurant was just two blocks from our hotel, close to the Magazine St. place. When reviews are so good, you expect a restaurant to be busy and that is the case for this one, it has often a long wait. It was packed with locals when we got there and we waited for about 30 minutes but was worth the wait. Check out their online waitlist before going. They have many types of creative eggs benedict and traditional breakfast which taste delicious!

Central Grocery & Deli

Central Grocery & Deli
Address: 923 Decatur St. | New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: (504) 523-1620
Website: central-grocerys-original-muffuletta-sandwich-2-pack-serves-6-8

The muffuletta sandwich was originated at the Central Grocery & Deli in the French Quarter, and it is still the city’s most popular place to get this sandwich. The shop is busy around noon but they prepare sandwiches ahead of time to keep up with demand so we were able to get one fast. This old-fashioned grocery store founded in 1906. You must try the delicious muffuletta sandwich which is packed with quite a lot of Italian deli meats, cheese, olives etc, but half of it is enough for two people to share.

The Carousel Bar & Lounge – Inside the Hotel Monteleone

THE CAROUSEL BAR & LOUNGE
Address: 214 Royal Street, New Orleans
Phone: (504) 523-3341
Website: hotelmonteleone.com/entertainment/carousel-bar/

We came here mainly because of good reviews and they do have lots of different combinations of the best cocktails. You do not have to be a hotel guest to have a drink at the Carousel bar. They use ingredients like elderflower, spices, fruit infusions, simple syrups, spices, and other exotic liquors to create a unique taste. The tables around the bar are great, but if you get a seat at the bar, you’ll find yourself slowly rotating around the room.