New Orleans Travel Guide

F&W features stellar restaurants from chefs like John Besh, over-the-top sandwiches, artisanal cocktail bars and hotels for food lovers. Plus: delicious regional recipes.

Top Picks

New Orleans Restaurants

Insider Picks
Splurge
Classic
Best Value
- Mahony’s Po-Boy Shop
- Nor Joe Import Company
Coffee & Dessert
Bars

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Hotel Pick

Hotel Modern

The lounge at this new hotel features cocktails created by star mixologists from NOLA’s renowned bar Cure, like the Cobbler, a fortified wine-based drink poured over crushed ice. thehotelmodern.com.

More Hotels for Food Lovers

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F&W Expeditions

NOLA Food Tour

F&W’s Kate Krader hits New Orleans with locals as her tour guides, including Treme’s Wendell Pierce.

Insider’s Guide

Beyond Beignets with a Local Star Chef

2008 F&W Best New Chef Sue Zemanick of Gautreau’s offers diverse picks from a fantastic Vietnamese spot to a beautiful French Quarter hotel.

Recipes from New Orleans Chefs

Oyster Tartlets

In this recipe, John Besh places oysters in mini tartlet shells, then tops them with a creamy horseradish sauce and crispy bread crumbs.
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Emeril’s Muffuletta

The muffuletta is the quintessential New Orleans sandwich of cured meats, cheese and tangy olive salad piled onto a sturdy Italian loaf.
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Chile-Lime Crab Salad with Tomato and Avocado

New Orleans chef Sue Zemanick makes this classic combination seem new by tossing the salad with a vibrant, spicy dressing spiked with jalapeño.
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French 75

Mixologists around the world make this fizzy, lemony drink with gin, but New Orleans bartenders opt for cognac.
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Corn Bread Stuffing with Shrimp and Andouille

Andouille, a spicy sausage made from pork chitterlings and tripe, adds a wonderful smoky note to the sweet corn bread stuffing.
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More Great Recipes from Top New Orleans Chefs

Here, chef Jason McCullar reinvents shrimp remoulade, the classic New Orleans cocktail-party dish.
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