New Orleans, LA
For Po-Boys in New Orleans, the local food press points to Melba's on Elysian Fields Ave, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, and Liuzza's by the Track. Picks from Gambit (nola.com) and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, 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) and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Updated July 2026.
Melba's on Elysian Fields Ave · 7th Ward
Winner of NOLA.com's 40-restaurant po-boy bracket with 93,979 votes in the final round, ahead of Parkway Bakery's 58,139.
Parkway Bakery & Tavern · Bayou St. John
Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans Best Po-Boy winner and runner-up in the NOLA.com po-boy bracket.
Liuzza's by the Track · Mid-City
Ian McNulty's 2026 dishes list picks the BBQ shrimp po-boy here; he also calls out the oyster po-boy on garlic bread and horseradish-spiked roast beef.
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar · Uptown
One of 40 restaurants seeded into NOLA.com's po-boy bracket. a generational neighborhood institution for fried shrimp, fried oyster and roast beef.
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe · Treme
Ian McNulty's 2025 best-of list flags the hot sausage po-boy at this counter-service Treme mainstay alongside its gumbo and fried chicken.
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