How to score the best restaurant deals in New Orleans

Catch up quick: The citywide promotion has more than 130 restaurants participating this year and offers a sweet way to support local businesses while they navigate the toughest part of the year for hospitality.

How it works: The participating restaurants offer set-price meals with two-course lunches or three-course dinners and brunches, according to organizer New Orleans & Co.

• The prices are generously low, with lunches around $28 and dinners around $60. See the menus.

Between the lines: The list this year runs the gamut from casual to fine dining, including what might be the most expensive restaurant in New Orleans — Nobu — which offers a Coolinary dinner for $58.

• So now is the time to return to your favorite haunts or try that celebration spot that has been on your list for a while.

Zoom in: Here is where I'll be booking a table, based on my own scans of the available menus.

• The new Le Moyne Bistro has a chicken au riesling that my dad raved about after a visit just last week. See the menu.
• Dinner at GW Fins for under $60? And it includes sea scallops? Bet I'll be there. See the menu.
• I don't exactly need an excuse to return to Brigtsen's, but the pecan pie is a good one anyway. See the menu.

Pro tip: Can't decide? Local marketing firm HeroFarm made a Coolinary-inspired restaurant roulette to do the thinking for you. Try it out.