LA · Worth It score ranking
The 10 best value restaurants in New Orleans.
Not cheapest. Best quality for the money. Harry's Worth It Score measures whether a restaurant earns what it charges — the gap between how good it is and how much it costs you to find out.
Value in New Orleans splits along a hard line: inside the French Quarter, rent gets baked into every plate, and authentic Creole is often just marketing for a mediocre gumbo at tourist prices. The real value lives on the po-boy counters of Mid-City and Uptown — dressed roast beef, debris gravy soaking through wax paper, no ambiance to speak of. Bourbon Street sells the idea of New Orleans food. The neighborhoods sell the food. Walk two blocks off the Quarter before you order.
The Worth It Score
What it measures.| Great Value | Quietly excellent for the money. Bring everyone. |
|---|---|
| Smart Spend | A grown-up dinner that doesn't shake you down. |
| Cheap but Cheerful | Not fancy, doesn't pretend to be. Walk out with change. |
Worth It is a weighted blend of satisfaction, uniqueness, fairness, and hype risk — capped so a place can never score higher on Worth It than on Harry's overall quality score. This list only takes the standouts: one of those three verdicts with a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Full methodology →
Harry's ten — New Orleans
Ranked by Worth It score.- 01Cafe 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 ValueWorth It
83
Harry
92
- 02St. 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 ValueWorth It
82
Harry
91
- 03Lagos Tacos Ebenezer
mexican — James Street, New Orleans
4.8 across 71 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; unusually good for what you'll pay.
Great ValueWorth It
82
Harry
89
- 04Izzat
french — 407 Iberville St, New Orleans
5.0 across 1.4k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
93
- 05The 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 SpendWorth It
81
Harry
93
- 06Pho 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 SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 07Salsa
latin-american · mexican — 400 N Broad St, New Orleans
4.5 across 560 Tripadvisor reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 08Magazine 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 SpendWorth It
81
Harry
91
- 09Francolini's
3987 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans
4.8 across 336 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; more than you'd expect at this price.
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
- 10Ironworks Coffee and Crepes
cafe · dessert — 315 Girod St Ste 100, New Orleans
4.9 across 680 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; unusually good for what you'll pay.
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
How this list is built Places across New Orleans with a Harry Score of 70 or more whose Worth It verdict is a standout Great Value, Smart Spend or Cheap but Cheerful: a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Worth It score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .