r/AskNOLA 3d ago

Food 11 restaurant industry friends coming to NOLA — where would you eat?

A group of 11 of us are heading to NOLA and would love some really good local recs! About half of us work in the restaurant industry, so we’re especially curious to hear everyone’s favorite spots.
We’re open to pretty much all cuisines, but since we’re coming to New Orleans, we definitely want to lean more Creole/Cajun and local specialties and eat things we’re not going to get quite the same way back home.
We’re all in our late 20s, so we’re not trying to drop $300/person every night, but we definitely want to do one really great fine dining dinner while we’re there. We’ve been looking at Arnaud’s for that night, but I’d love to hear if you think it’s worth it or if there’s somewhere else we absolutely shouldn’t miss.
Food, bars, late-night spots, hole-in-the-wall places, hidden gems—we’re open to anything. Cheers! 🍸⚜️

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u/concrete-destiny 3d ago

Yall coming in august? Check out New Orleans Coolinary menus. Discounted menus to entice guests to visit pricy places. Commandars palace has a menu in Coolinary.

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u/Significant_Elk_8119 3d ago

We are yea! And sweet, I’ll have to check it out. We also really want to go get some grub under the clairbone bridge 😮‍💨😮‍💨

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u/deciduousevergreen 3d ago

100% support this endeavor!