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The 10 Best Restaurants in New Orleans.
Ranked by Harry Score — the same formula Harry applies everywhere, run across the whole city, not just the centre. Anything above seventy is worth leaving the house for. Above eighty-five is the reason to make a plan.
New Orleans' best split into two camps and both keep winning. The old guard — Galatoire's, Antoine's, Commander's Palace — still requires a jacket after five and treats a menu change like heresy, and that stubbornness is the point. The new guard treats Creole as a language still being written: Serigne Mbaye just won a James Beard running Senegalese technique through a Creole kitchen at Dakar NOLA. The real debate isn't French versus Cajun. It's whether the city's food peaked a century ago or is happening right now.
Harry's ten — New Orleans
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Izzat
french — 407 Iberville St, New Orleans
5.0 across 1.4k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 02The Double Club
307 Chartres St, New Orleans
4.9 across 212 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #86 of 2,215 locally on Tripadvisor.
Smart SpendHarry
93
Worth It
81
- 03Cafe Porche & Snowbar | Coffee, Brunch, Pastries & Snowballs
brunch · cafe — 1625 Baronne St, New Orleans
4.9 across 644 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; quaint weekend brunch/lunch spot with a patio, for Southern staples like gumbo & fried….
Great ValueHarry
92
Worth It
83
- 04Pho Dó
vietnamese — 1612 St Charles Ave, New Orleans
4.9 across 210 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 05Salsa
latin-american · mexican — 400 N Broad St, New Orleans
4.5 across 560 Tripadvisor reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 06St. Pat's Irish Coffeehouse
irish · cafe — 933 Conti St, New Orleans
4.8 across 822 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; warm, laid-back coffee & whiskey bar pouring caffeinated beverages alongside beer &….
Great ValueHarry
91
Worth It
82
- 07Magazine Masala Indian Kitchen
indian · south-indian — 3100 Magazine St, New Orleans
5.0 across 148 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 08Nagomi
sushi · japanese — 3214 Burgundy St, New Orleans
4.9 across 100 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 09Pulcinella!
italian — 1300 St Bernard Ave First Floor, New Orleans
4.9 across 340 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 10Nanami Sushi Diner & Onigiri
sushi · japanese — 2901 Magazine St, New Orleans
4.9 across 174 Google reviews; ranked #21 of 2,215 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
How this list is built Every restaurant Harry has scored across New Orleans with a Harry Score of 70 or more. Cafés, bakeries, bars, shops and tours are left out, and so is anything Harry rates a tourist tax, a false economy or paying for the scene. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .
Questions Harry gets about New Orleans
- How does Harry rank the best restaurants in New Orleans?
- Harry runs every restaurant through a scoring formula that cross-references Google, Yelp, and Tripadvisor ratings and critic coverage, then adjusts for tourist skew, rating anomalies, and value-for-money. The Harry Score runs from 0 to 100. Any restaurant above 70 is worth the evening. Above 85, it's the reason to make a plan. This list is ranked by Harry Score, highest first.
- Are these New Orleans restaurant recommendations paid placements?
- No. Harry Hungry operates with no paid placements and no affiliate links. Every restaurant on this page earned its position through the scoring formula — a restaurant cannot pay to appear here.
- What is the highest-scored restaurant in New Orleans?
- Izzat, with a Harry Score of 93/100. It tops the list above.
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