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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and Where Y'at. Updated September 2026.
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe · Treme
Baquet-family Creole gumbo. Earthy and dark, with ham, sweet shrimp, hot sausage, and quartered crabs.
Pêche Seafood Grill · Warehouse District
McNulty's seafood-gumbo pick: oysters and shrimp steeped in crab essence and bayou flavors.
Neyow's Creole Café · Mid-City
Where Y'at names the Mid-City corner cafe's filé gumbo, made from the chef's grandmother's recipe with shrimp, smoked sausage and ham over rice.
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.