Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in New Orleans, LA

Southern and soul food in New Orleans at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 3rd largest food category in New Orleans, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 9.7% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so New Orleans leans toward southern and soul food.
• Of the 60 listed below, 54 are independent and 6 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in New Orleans

Showing 60 of 275, listings with a website first.

• M & J Soulfood Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 9301 Lake Forest Blvd #107
• Fam Bizz
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 4235 S Claiborne Ave
• Arnaud's New Orleans
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 813 Bienville St
• Dry Dock Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 133 Delaronde St
• Morrow's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2438 St Claude Ave
• Galatoire's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 209 Bourbon St
• Gentilly Spicy Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4060 Old Gentilly Rd
• Cajun Seafood
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 2730 S Broad Ave
• Toups' Meatery
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 845 N Carrollton Ave
• Public Service
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 311 Baronne St
• Midcity Chicken and Poboy
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3216 A Tulane Ave
• Le Roux's On The Lake
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 9734 Hayne Blvd
• Easy Virtue
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 878 Fulton St
• Coquette
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2800 Magazine St
• Lula Restaurant Distillery
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1532 St Charles Ave
• Baronne Bistro
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 616 Baronne St
• Fiery Crab Seafood Restaurant and Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 925 Common St
• Voodoo Tavern and PoBoys
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1140 Decatur St
• Heard Dat Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2520 Felicity St
• New Orleans Creole Cookery
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 508 Toulouse St
• At The Avenue
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1416 S Claiborne Ave
• The Pelican Club
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 312 Exchange Pl
• Cafe New Orleans
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3939 Gentilly Blvd
• Lyons Corner
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 537 Gravier St
• Cajun Seafood
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1479 N Claiborne Ave
• Mambo's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 411 Bourbon St
• Olde Nola Cookery
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 205 Bourbon St
• Jack Rose
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2031 St Charles Ave
• 3rd Block Depot
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 310 Chartres St
• 5Fifty5
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 555 Canal St
• Annunciation
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1016 Annunciation St
• Batture Bistro and Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 111 Iberville St
• Bistreaux
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1001 Toulouse St
• Blue Bayou Restaurant & Oyster Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 717 Canal St
• Bon's New Orleans Street Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 620 Decatur St Unit 1B
• Bourrée
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1510 S Carrollton Ave
• Brennan's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 417 Royal St
• Broussard's Restaurant & Courtyard
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 819 Conti St
• Cafe Maspero
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 601 Decatur St
• Cafe Pontalba
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 546 St Peter St
• Cafe Sbisa
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1011 Decatur St
• Cajun Market
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 801 Convention Center Blvd
• Cajun Seafood
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 7020 Read Blvd
• Clancy's Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 6100 Annunciation St
• Common Interest
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 705 Common St
• Compere Lapin
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 535 Tchoupitoulas St
• Cornet
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 700 Bourbon St
• Coterie Restaurant and Oyster Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 135 Decatur St
• Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 509 Canal St
• Curio Bistro
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 301 Royal St
• Daisy Maes Southern Fried Chicken and Breakfast
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 920 Poydras St
• Dixie Chicken and Ribs
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 6264 Argonne Blvd
• Domilise's Po-Boy and Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 5240 Annunciation St
• Dooky Chase Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2301 Orleans Ave
• Ernst Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 600 S Peters St
• Evangeline
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 329 Decatur St
• Gabrielle Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2441 Orleans Ave
• Galliano Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 200 Julia St
• Gallier's Restaurant & Oyster Bar
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 129 Carondelet St
• Ginger ROUX
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1100 Tulane Ave

Southern and soul food elsewhere in Louisiana

Among the Louisiana cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Baton Rouge (67), Lafayette (64), Shreveport (38) and Lake Charles (30).

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