New Orleans, LA
For Caribbean in New Orleans, the local food press points to Queen Trini Lisa, Afrodisiac Nola, and El Recoqueo Dr Bistro. Picks from Gambit (nola.com) and Where Y'at, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Gambit (nola.com), Where Y'at, and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Updated July 2026.
Queen Trini Lisa · Mid-City
Lisa Nelson cooks the Trinbagonian island soul food of her native Trinidad and Tobago from a Mid-City kitchen on D'Hemecourt Street. Doubles, goat curry, and other Caribbean staples anchor the menu, and Gambit's dining coverage helped bring the following that keeps the counter busy.
Afrodisiac Nola · Gentilly
Shaka and Caron Garel grew a 2017 food truck into a Gentilly restaurant that mixes Creole and Caribbean cooking. Curry shrimp stew, jerk barbecue shrimp, and fried Jamaican fish share the menu with cocktails, and nola.com covered the move into a full brick-and-mortar room on Franklin Avenue.
El Recoqueo Dr Bistro · West Bank
A casual West Bank spot for Dominican cooking, covered by nola.com and Gambit's Summer 2026 dining guide. The namesake platter piles salami, fried pork belly, and mofongo con chicharron, and the kitchen turns out other Dominican comfort plates for a neighborhood that had little dedicated Caribbean cooking before.
Boswell's Jamaican Grill · Mid-City
A family-owned Mid-City Jamaican grill known for its jerk chicken platter and a house-made sorrel drink. Where Y'at counts it among the city's Caribbean destinations, and the small kitchen keeps the island staples coming for regulars who want jerk and stewed dishes without a trip across town.
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