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New Orleans events: TajMo, International Arts Fest, ‘Jersey Boys’ and more this week
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LOCALS' Fest hosts three stages of New Orleans music, arts and vendors at Armstrong Park
The grassroots New Orleans music and arts festival returns Saturday, Sept. 26.at Gambit
BY JAKE CLAPP
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Regulars protested when Emeril’s changed this dessert. Now it lives on at another NOLA spot
Will the true Emeril’s banana cream pie please step forward? There are two in play, and embedded in their difference is the story of restaurant evolution and an enduring New Orleans food obsession.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
Friday, September 18
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‘Flamboyants!’ connects Creole culture from Reunion Island to New Orleans and Puerto Rico
Bridging the Creole identities of Reunion, New Orleans and Puerto Rico.at Gambit
WILL COVIELLO
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These are our favorite cheeseburgers across New Orleans, from basic to bougie and beyond
It’s National Cheeseburger Day, and there are literally hundreds of local options across New Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes to celebrate.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
Thursday, September 17
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This Uptown hotspot has a late-night happy hour with $10 Sloppy Joes, cookie plate, more
Avegno has quickly become an Uptown hotspot known for it’s bar menu and late-night happy hour deals including a $10 Sloppy Joe.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
By JUSTIN MITCHELL | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
Wednesday, September 16
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Don't throw out those bananas. Here's a recipe for a yummy peanut butter banana smoothie
My latest breakfast obsession leaves my family in disbelief and is proof that “no thank you foods” can become the star of the show.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
By APRIL HAMILTON Contributing writer · Eat & Drink
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New York Times ranks 3 New Orleans, Gulf Coast restaurants among the best in the US for 2026
Sixteen journalists with The New York Times traveled across the United States, dining everywhere from white-tablecloth establishments serving ornate hors d'oeuvres to small-town bakeries turning out fresh pita bread, in search of the…Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
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Ian McNulty’s 2026 guide to a full day of eating, drinking on New Orleans’ Freret Street
The Freret Street corridor is a neighborhood that connects people from all over New Orleans, and the thru-line is great food and drink.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
By JUSTIN MITCHELL and IAN McNULTY | Staff writers · Eat & Drink
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The menu is elevated but the prices are not at an Uptown NOLA sushi bar in a new home
Loyalty runs strong in the sushi game. Once aficionados fix on a sushi bar they love or a sushi chef they trust, they have found their go-to.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
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Latest in NOLA dining: Big changes at Four Seasons hotel; ‘witchy’ restaurant to return
In a culinary shuffling of the deck, the restaurant led by chef Donald Link and his group inside the Four Seasons in downtown New Orleans is trading a sweeping river view for higher profile placement in the luxury hotel’s ground…Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
Making waves
- Up 19 Erin RoseNew Orleans Eat score, 76
- Up 15 The Will & The WayNew Orleans Eat score, 77
- Up 6 Peychaud’sNew Orleans Eat score, 79
- Up 5 ManolitoNew Orleans Eat score, 82
Tuesday, September 15
New Orleans’s Best 100 Eat See the list →
One enters, two leave.
- Enters Dolfy'sNew Orleans No.66
- Leaves Peychaud’sNew Orleans Was No. 85 off the list
- Leaves The Will & The WayNew Orleans Was No. 90 off the list
New Orleans’s Best 100 Drink See the list →
Erin Rose climbs 28.
- Climbs Cane & TableNew Orleans Was No. 22 No.9
- Climbs Erin RoseNew Orleans Was No. 58 No.30
- Enters The Will & The WayNew Orleans No.28
Added to Scores , from The New York Times · nationwide
The New York Times's Restaurant List
Albi, Dakar NOLA, Meju, and 47 moreat The New York Times
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New Orleans music venue Howlin’ Wolf sues StubHub over deceptive business practices
Howlin’ Wolf alleges StubHub is selling tickets that don’t exist.at Gambit
BY JOHN STANTON | Gambit editor
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A late night NOLA sushi bar named for a Greek god adds dim sum brunch and somehow it works
Would we be the only ones seeking a basket of xiao long bao and maybe steamed chicken feet at breakfast? And how would a restaurant that’s made its niche on sushi rolls after midnight handle the morning shift?Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
Monday, September 14
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New restaurant, lounge plans to open in Maypop space as downtown NOLA corridor sees more changes
More than a year after Maypop closed in the Central Business District, a new restaurant is preparing to open in its place, joining the growing slate of restaurants and bars reshaping downtown New Orleans.Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
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Louisiana woman returns to Food Network kitchen tonight for 'Halloween Baking Championship'
New Orleans cake artist Baindu Squire will be one of 10 contestants on the 12th season of Food Network's "Halloween Baking Championship."Eat & Drink at NOLA.com
BY JUDY BERGERON | Staff writer · Eat & Drink
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Yat Fluency: New book details life and work of New Orleans cartoonist Bunny Matthews
Over the lines.at Gambit
BY JAKE CLAPP
New Orleans’s Best 100
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- 1 Dakar NOLANew Orleans Eat score, 97
- 2 Emeril'sNew Orleans · Cajun & Creole Eat score, 96
- 3 AcamayaNew Orleans · Modern Mexican Seafood Eat score, 93
- 3 Saint-GermainNew Orleans Eat score, 93
- 5 PêcheNew Orleans · Seafood Eat score, 91
- 6 Commander's PalaceNew Orleans · Cajun & Creole Eat score, 90
- 7 Ayu BakehouseNew Orleans Eat score, 89
- 7 Dooky ChaseNew Orleans · Cajun & Creole Eat score, 89
- 7 Molly's Rise and ShineNew Orleans · Southern American Eat score, 89
- 10 Compère LapinNew Orleans Eat score, 88
The full 100 → 126 ranked
- 1 Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans · Southern Cocktail Bar Drink score, 98
- 2 CureNew Orleans · Modern Cocktail Bar Drink score, 93
- 3 Chandelier BarNew Orleans · Cajun & Creole Cocktail Bar Drink score, 90
- 4 FivesNew Orleans · Upscale Cajun & Creole Drink score, 89
- 4 Vaughan's LoungeNew Orleans · Dive Bar Drink score, 89
- 6 The Sazerac BarNew Orleans · Cocktail Bar Drink score, 86
- 7 Bacchanal WineNew Orleans · Wine Bar Up from 17 Drink score, 85
- 7 The ColumnsNew Orleans Up from 20 Drink score, 85
- 9 Anna'sNew Orleans Drink score, 84
- 9 Snake and Jake's Christmas Club LoungeNew Orleans · Dive Bar Down from 6 Drink score, 84
The full 100 → 79 ranked
- 1 Four Seasons New OrleansNew Orleans Stay score, 89
- 2 The Ritz-Carlton, New OrleansNew Orleans Stay score, 87
- 2 The Windsor CourtNew Orleans Stay score, 87
- 4 Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans Stay score, 80
- 4 The Roosevelt New OrleansNew Orleans Stay score, 80
- 6 Maison MétierNew Orleans Stay score, 79
- 6 The Celestine New OrleansNew Orleans Stay score, 79
- 8 ColumnsNew Orleans Stay score, 78
- 8 Hotel HenriettaNew Orleans Stay score, 78
- 8 Hotel Peter and PaulNew Orleans Stay score, 78
The full 100 → 24 ranked
- 1 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, New OrleansNew Orleans Do score, 86
- 1 The Windsor Court SpaNew Orleans Do score, 86
The full 100 → 2 ranked
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