9 new restaurants in New Orleans, plus more on the way

September welcomed the soft opening of The Coop from Chicken's Kitchen and the grand opening of Tatlo, a Filipino witch bar in the French Quarter.

Read on for more restaurants making news in New Orleans metro in the past few weeks.

Openings

🐔 The Coop, a new concept from Chicken's Kitchen, is now open for breakfast and lunch. (Instagram)

🍔 Bubs' Grab & Go opened at 5031 Freret Street. (Instagram)

🍗 Chi Chi's Chicken & Beer opened on Freret Street with Korean chicken, fried rice bowls, sushi sandos and beer. (Instagram)

🍸 Aguasanta, a restaurant and cocktail bar from La Tia in Metairie, opened on Oak Street. (Instagram)

🫘 Ray's Uptown opened on Prytania Street with Creole and New Orleans-style food. (Facebook)

🥐 Lagniappe Bakehouse opened in Central City (Axios New Orleans)

🥙 Istanbul Grill, a Turkish restaurant, opened in Metairie. (Website)

🥖 Le Ponce, a cafe and bakery from Cafe Degas, opened in the Bayou St. John neighborhood. (Eater)

🔮 Tatlo, a Filipino witch bar, celebrated its grand opening in the French Quarter. (Axios New Orleans)

🐓 Red Bird Fried Chicken closed its Lakeview location. Desi Vega's Prime Burgers & Shakes is slated to open in the space this month. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

🧚🏻 Nola Sweet Tooth Fairy, a dessert shop on Broad Street, moved and is expected to open soon on Lake Forest Boulevard. (Instagram)

🐮 Brown Butter pushed back its Gretna opening to November after running into renovation delays, the owner tells us.

🍴 34 Restaurant and Bar, Emeril's new Portuguese restaurant in the Warehouse District, should be opening soon. (Eater)

🍸 Junebug, a cocktail bar, is also planning to open this month in the Warehouse District. (Eater)

🥪 The Double Club is a sandwich and cocktail place that's opening in the Quarter. (Instagram)

🍹 Rumba Island Inspired Cuisine and Rum Bar is opening in Metairie. (What Now)

🧁 Batter, a Hammond-based bakery, is opening a new location at the edge of the Warehouse District. (What Now)

🍚 Hibachi Grill is opening on Broad Street, hopefully this month. (What Now)

🥢 Hoshun Restaurant, an Asian spot on St. Charles Avenue, is opening another restaurant a few blocks away. (What Now)

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