Eater editors recently visited New Orleans and ate through a long list of restaurants. We hit the classics, taking full ...

As the summer looms, it’s heartening to see a handful of new initiatives around town, crowned by the buzzworthy opening of ...

The joy-filled, cinderblock grande dame of sno-ball shops is New Orleans’s oldest and probably best-known sno-ball stand, ...

Perhaps more than anywhere else, New Orleans is a city filled with iconic dishes. Po’ boys, red beans and rice, jambalaya, beignets, and gumbo help define the city; many are also central to a ...

The independent coffee shop scene has thrived in New Orleans for over a decade, beginning with the arrival of third-wave shops in the 2010s. In the last few years, neighborhood cafes have become ...

Storied bars and restaurants are well known for their versions of these classic drinks. Here are 17 iconic, New Orleans-invented (or perfected) cocktails, and where to find them currently at local ...

Great news crawfish fanatics: Last year’s high prices are not in the forecast for spring 2025 boils. A quick check in early February found Rouse’s selling boiled crawfish at $4.99 a pound, down to ...

Philly has cheesesteaks, Manhattan has subs, Chicago has Italian beef. But only New Orleans has po’ boys, the iconic, overstuffed sandwich that is a city-wide crave. As the story goes, po’ boys were ...

Covington’s loss was Bay St. Louis’s gain when chef Jeffrey Hansell and his wife Amy left the Northshore to open the beguiling Thorny Oyster in the Pearl Hotel steps from the beach. Hansell’s ...

Clair Lorell is the former editor of Eater NOLA, covering New Orleans food, drinking, and dining trends for over six years. The French Quarter is the oldest square mile in New Orleans and home to more ...

It’s a question asked of cabbies, bartenders, lifelong residents, and anyone who’s ever been to town. “Where should I eat in New Orleans?” The answer depends on the variables, but the type of food, ...

A muffuletta is one of the three iconic sandwiches in New Orleans, a proud trio that also includes po’ boys, of course, and the Vietnamese version, the banh mi. Like most traditional bites, a ...