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Must-visit Food in New Orleans
Café du Monde is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

1. Café du Monde

8.7
800 Decatur St (at The French Market), New Orleans, LA
Café · French Quarter · 1561 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Can't go to New Orleans without visiting here at least once, if not every day! It's an iconic institution with historical significance. Don't wear a black shirt!

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

2. Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

7.8
739 Iberville St (Btw Royal St. & Bourbon St.), New Orleans, LA
Seafood Restaurant · Central Business District · 271 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Decent prices, casual atmosphere, YUMMY oysters (we got them on the half shell), and delicious bread pudding (we split one order). Caution: Their horseradish is POTENT, it *will* kick your butt!

Mother's Restaurant is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

3. Mother's Restaurant

8.2
401 Poydras St (at Tchoupitoulas St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Business District · 479 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Get there before 9am on weekdays for the Early Bird breakfast special! Only $5.25 for a huge meal!

Johnny's Po-Boys is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

4. Johnny's Po-Boys

7.9
511 Saint Louis St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 173 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Fried shrimp Po'Boy was fantastic. One sandwich was enough to split between two adults. Beware, it's crowded! Closes at 3, so don't expect to get dinner there.

Central Grocery Co. is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

5. Central Grocery Co.

923 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
Deli · French Quarter - CBD · 156 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Muffaletta FTW! Just one sandwich fed our family of 4, which includes a hungry 17 y.o.

Remoulade is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

6. Remoulade

309 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA
Bar · French Quarter · 31 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: Good prices considering the quality of the food. I like the Shrimp Creole, hubby had the crawfish etouffeé. Found a coupon in our hotel's tourist magazine that got us a free Shrimp Remoulade! Yum!

Coop's Place is one of Must-visit Food in New Orleans.

7. Coop's Place

7.8
1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 332 tips and reviews

Starr C.Starr Capps: We liked this place the first time we ate there, but this time it wasn't good. Rabbit Jambalaya was just OK. Gumbo was terrible. (Maybe whoever made it just had a bad roux-making day, I hope!)