September is almost the month when restaurants can stop worrying about hurricanes and slow summer business. Almost — but not quite. This month, there are a few significant closings, from the sad ...

Food news and dining guides for New Orleans, Louisiana.

Beth D’Addono is an award-winning food and travel writer living in New Orleans. Her work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, The Local Palate, and the Los Angeles Times. Thank goodness brunch isn’t just ...

New Orleans is one of the oldest dining cities in the country, and though it seems there’s always a shiny new restaurant opening (and plenty closing), the city has a deep reverence for the restaurants ...

Stephanie Carter Stephanie Carter is freelance writer and editor, and previous editor of Eater New Orleans. She has a master’s degree in philosophy from Tulane University and an associate’s degree ...

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the country, New Orleans is a city characterized by iconic foods. Po’ boys, jambalaya, gumbo, beignets — these dishes define New Orleans cuisine and culture to the ...

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 ...

What defines a kick-ass burger? For starters, it’s balance in a bun. Just the right combo of toppings, sauce, and juicy meat, all working in harmony to deliver a perfect version of one of America’s ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Going out for breakfast is special, whether it means sitting alone with a coffee and pastry at a favorite outdoor cafe, grabbing a well-wrapped breakfast burrito before a road trip or work, or ...

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 ...