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Muffuletta in New Orleans
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Muffuletta in New Orleans below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 4 Muffulettas in New Orleans
Central Grocery is the originator, Cochon Butcher is the advanced class. Napoleon House does the warm version. Per Chowhound's local-chefs survey.
- #1
Central Grocery and Deli
French Quarter
“Reportedly the birthplace of the muffuletta in the early 1900s. The gold standard — worth the tourist wait for perfectly-balanced meats, cheese, and signature olive salad.”
- #2
Cochon Butcher
Warehouse District
“If Central Grocery is the introductory lesson, Cochon Butcher is the advanced class. House-cured meats, Sicilian roll, housemade giardiniera.”
- #3
Napoleon House
French Quarter
“The warm muffuletta — cheese softens, flavors intensify. Served in a 200-year-old building alongside a Pimm's Cup.”
- #4
Stein's Market and Deli
Lower Garden District
“The "muphaletta" on ciabatta with mortadella, sopressata, and aged provolone — a New York deli riff on the New Orleans original.”