While everyone is sad to not be on parade routes anymore, this change in season means it’s Lent. And lucky for all New Orleanians, not only do many of the local schools hold a fish fry each week, but there are also endless amounts of restaurants around the city sporting delicious seafood dishes. This week, we’re sharing a few of our favorite seafood dishes from restaurants around the city.
Plus, we have a continuously-updated list of restaurant specials happening all over the city here.
Crawfish… obviously!
Oysters… obviously!
They do so many great things with fish and seafood here. One dish: scalibut!
We’re ordering the steamed shrimp dumplings and crabmeat udon noodles.
Poboys are essential during the Lent seaons! Fried catfish, fried shrimp, you name it!
We’re ordering the baked drum w/ leeks, soy, sesame and sweet potato!
The caviar service is immediately what we’re ordering.
Spicy chili garlic crab noodle and the Khao Soi Udon are essential and get both to share.
Also love the caviar service here, but the eggplant doughnuts and chargrilled mussels are calling our names.
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