Where Locals Eat in New Orleans: Old-School Places Off the Tourist Trail
Long-running New Orleans places that are mostly found by regulars, not tour groups. Each one has served the city for at least fifty years.
13 New Orleans institutions worth knowing
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Serving since 1905 121 years
Angelo Brocato
Known for Spumoni · Torroncino · Lemon ice
Sicilian gelato, lemon ice and cannoli from a shop the Brocato family has run since 1905.
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Serving since 1905 121 years
Galatoire's
Known for Soufflé potatoes · Fried eggplant · Shrimp remoulade
Soufflé potatoes and Gulf seafood in the Bourbon Street dining room Jean Galatoire opened in 1905, best known for its long Friday lunches.
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Serving since 1911 115 years
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
Known for Roast beef poor boy · Fried shrimp poor boy
Roast beef and fried shrimp poor boys at a Mid-City shop that opened as a bakery in 1911.
Opened as a bakery in 1911 and added a poor boy shop in 1929.
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Serving since 1913 113 years
Pascal's Manale
Known for Barbecue shrimp · Raw oysters
The Uptown restaurant credited with New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, open since 1913.
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Serving since 1914 112 years
Napoleon House
Known for Muffuletta · Pimm's Cup
A muffuletta and a Pimm's Cup in a French Quarter bar the Impastato family ran for about a century.
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Serving since 1918 108 years
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar
Known for Shrimp po-boy · Oyster po-boy · Roast beef po-boy
Shrimp, oyster and roast beef po-boys at an Uptown corner bar run by the Domilise family.
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Serving since 1919 107 years
Casamento's
Known for Oyster loaf · Raw oysters · Seafood gumbo
An oyster bar lined in green and white tile, run by the founder's family since 1919.
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Serving since 1932 94 years
Mandina's
Known for Turtle soup · Marinated crab claws · Hilda's salad
Turtle soup and Creole-Italian home cooking on Canal Street, from the same family since 1932.
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Serving since 1938 88 years
Mother's Restaurant
Known for Ferdi Special po-boy · Debris po-boy · Baked ham
Baked ham, roast beef and debris po-boys on Poydras Street since 1938.
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Serving since 1939 87 years
Hansen's Sno-Bliz
Known for Sno-balls
Sno-balls shaved on Ernest Hansen's original machine, with syrups from Mary Hansen's recipes, since 1939.
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Serving since 1941 85 years
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Known for Fried chicken · Red beans and rice
The Tremé Creole restaurant where civil rights activists met upstairs, still run by the Chase family.
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Serving since 1946 80 years
The Camellia Grill
Known for Omelets · Freezes · Chocolate pecan pie
Omelets, freezes and pecan pie at the counter of a Carrollton Avenue diner open since 1946.
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Serving since 1947 79 years
Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar
Known for Frenchuletta · Beer in frozen mugs
Beer in frozen mugs and the Frenchuletta at a Mid-City neighborhood bar and restaurant open since 1947.
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