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Best dishes in New Orleans
23 restaurants ranked by 391 recorded votes. Find the #1 dish before you order.
Every restaurant on this page is ranked by how diners in New Orleans actually vote, dish by dish, so instead of a star rating for the whole place, you can see the one plate people order again. Right now the most-voted dish in New Orleans is Beignets with 43 votes.
Café Du Monde leads the city with 112 votes for its cafe menu. Open any restaurant to see its full dish ranking, add a dish that is missing, or vote for your own favourite.
Recorded totals include starter data and votes from members and guests. They are not counts of verified diners or star ratings. How rankings work
Most-voted dishes in New Orleans
- 1BeignetsCafé Du Monde · New Orleans43 votes
- 2Fried ChickenDooky Chase's Restaurant · New Orleans35 votes
- 3Pecan Crusted Gulf FishCommander's Palace · New Orleans23 votes
- 4Pompano en PapilloteArnaud's New Orleans · New Orleans4 votes
- 5Bananas FosterCreole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar · New Orleans2 votes
- 6Seafood GumboOceana Grill · New Orleans2 votes
- 7Agnolotti del PlinPaladar 511 · New Orleans2 votes
- 8Death by GumboRestaurant R'evolution · New Orleans2 votes
- 9Smoked Beef BrisketCochon Restaurant · New Orleans2 votes
- 10Mambo's Seafood Boil PlatterMambo’s · New Orleans2 votes
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Eating out in New Orleans: common questions
- What is the best dish to order in New Orleans?
- Beignets is currently the highest-voted dish in New Orleans, with 43 recorded votes. The ranking updates every time someone votes.
- How are these New Orleans restaurants ranked?
- Restaurants are ordered by the total number of votes their dishes have received from the DishVote community. There are no paid placements in this list, and no editorial scores.
- Can I add a restaurant or dish in New Orleans?
- Yes. Create a free account, then use "Add restaurant" or open any restaurant page and add the dish you ordered. Photos go through moderation before they appear.
- How often does the New Orleans ranking change?
- It is live. Each new vote is counted immediately, so a dish can move up or down the same day.