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Gumbo in New Orleans
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Top 5 Gumbo in New Orleans
Ian McNulty's 2024 gumbo picks for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, cross-referenced with Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans readers' poll.
- #1
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
Treme
“Ian McNulty calls the Baquet-family Creole gumbo here "earthy-dark, restorative" — teeming with ham hunks, sweet shrimp, hot sausage and quartered crabs.”
- #2
Brigtsen's Restaurant
Riverbend
“McNulty's pick for classic chicken-and-andouille gumbo — the roux is "burnished and brown as an aged whiskey barrel."”
- #3
Pêche Seafood Grill
Warehouse District
“McNulty's seafood-gumbo pick: oysters and shrimp steeped in crab essence and bayou flavors.”
- #4
Neyow's Creole Café
Mid-City
“Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans Best Gumbo winner — the Mid-City corner café that New Orleans readers voted #1 for gumbo.”
- #5
Dooky Chase Restaurant
Treme
“McNulty highlights Dooky Chase's multi-protein Creole gumbo — a mix of different meats and seafood, also shipped nationally by the quart.”