What is the best fried chicken restaurant in New Orleans?

According to Harry Hungry's ranking, Daisy Mae's Southern Fried Chicken & Breakfast is currently the top-rated fried chicken restaurant in New Orleans with a Harry Score of 75/100.

How does Harry Hungry score fried chicken restaurants in New Orleans?

Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.

Are there tourist-trap fried chicken restaurants in New Orleans to avoid?

Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for New Orleans on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.

New Orleans, LA

Best Fried chicken in New Orleans.

Crust and juice are a treaty: shatter on the outside, steam on the inside, seasoned all the way through rather than shouted on top. Harry checks whether the crust survives ten minutes and whether the brine did its work. Heat lamps are where fried chicken goes to file its retirement papers.

Ranked by the Harry Score — a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Scores last recomputed 12 July 2026

Daisy Mae's Southern Fried Chicken & Breakfast

breakfast · chicken

920 Poydras St, New Orleans

4.5 across 4.8k Google reviews; praised by Travelers Choice (Tripadvisor Travelers Choice 2025).

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Questions Harry gets about fried chicken in New Orleans

What is the best fried chicken restaurant in New Orleans?: According to Harry Hungry's ranking, Daisy Mae's Southern Fried Chicken & Breakfast is currently the top-rated fried chicken restaurant in New Orleans with a Harry Score of 75/100.
How does Harry Hungry score fried chicken restaurants in New Orleans?: Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
Are there tourist-trap fried chicken restaurants in New Orleans to avoid?: Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for New Orleans on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.