Best places to eat in New Orleans during the Super Bowl
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Russell's Short Stop makes dozens of poboys, including this fried crawfish one. Photo: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios
Welcome to New Orleans, Super Bowl LIX fans. We aren't going to let you go hungry.
The big picture: These are our best food recommendations while you're here.
🍴 Best French Quarter restaurants
🚶♀️ Best restaurants within walking distance of the Superdome
🤩 Black-owned restaurants downtown
Between the lines: These lists aren't exhaustive, and you'll find delicious food elsewhere too. Eat, enjoy and tip generously.
First time in New Orleans
Eat: Head to Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter or City Park for beignets, and wash them down with a cafe au lait.
🦪 Oysters — Get a dozen chargrilled at Drago's, Superior Seafood, Felix's or Acme.
🥖 Poboys — Chow down on roast beef at Parkway or fried shrimp at Domilise's.
🥣 Gumbo — Eat a bowl at Dooky Chase's, and get fried chicken on the side.
🦐 Barbecue shrimp — Pascal's Manale is credited with inventing this dish. Liuzza's by the Track makes a poboy version. More shrimp options.
🍌 Bananas Foster — Order the table-side bananas Foster at Brennan's, where it was invented.
Drink: The most New Orleans thing to do is get a drink in a go cup and enjoy it while walking around the French Quarter.
- Swing by the Carousel Bar for a French 75 and try to score a seat at the rotating bar.
Explore: Enjoy the art on the gates of Jackson Square. Listen to (and tip) the musicians on Royal Street.
- Take a streetcar on St. Charles Avenue or admire the live oaks in City Park or Audubon Park.
Hot new places
Eat: Dakar NOLA is on pretty much every "best of" list locally and nationally. It has a tasting menu with Senegalese food fused with south Louisiana ingredients.
🦐 Acamaya is a new Mexican seafood restaurant from James Beard finalist Ana Castro. It's one of Eater's best new restaurants this year.
🥩 Morrow Steak is a celebrity magnet from Larry Morrow. His Korean/soul food fusion spot, Sun Chong, is also hot, and his restaurant Monday has TikTok's favorite sweet potato beignets.
🍴 MaMou is a French brasserie and one of the New York Times' best restaurants.
📝 See more of the New York Times' best restaurants in New Orleans.
Drink: Get a cocktail at Jewel of the South, which won a James Beard Award last year and is recognized as one of the best bars in the country.
🍸 Hungry Eyes is an '80s-themed martini bar from chef Mason Hereford. Bon Appetit says it's one of the country's best new restaurants.
🥃 Sazerac Bar at The Roosevelt, Chandelier Bar at Four Seasons and Bar Marilou are also among the best bars in the country, according to Food & Wine.