A couple of notes: to make the list, a choice had to have a significant number of votes; places without enough votes were eliminated. Categories without enough voters were also removed. Where there was evidence of ballot stuffing (and there wasn’t much) the votes were adjusted accordingly. We know that there are some significant places that didn’t make the list, nevertheless we’re confident that those that are listed are all worthy and are among the tops in their field.
Top Place for King Cake
1. Randasso’s Metairie
Tie 2. Manny Randazzo
2. Nonna Randazzo
2. Sucre 4
Top Place for Fried Chicken
1. Popeye’s Fried Chicken
2. Willie Mae’s Scotch House
3. Mr. Ed’s Fried Chicken
Top Place for Poor Boys
1. Parkway Bakery & Tavern
2. Bear’s Poboys
Top Place for Tacos
1. The Rum House
Top Place for Sushi
1. Tsunami
2. Rock ‘N Sake
Top Place for Wings
1. Wow Café Winger
2. Hooter’s
Top Place for Pizza
1. Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza
Top Place for Snowballs
1. Plum Street Snoballs
2. Hansen’s Sno-Bliz
3. Sal’s Sno-ball Stand
Top Local Grocery Store
1. Rouse’s Supermarket
2. Dorignac’s
Top Local Sandwich Shop
1. Stein’s Market and Deli
Top Buffet
1. Harrah’s New Orleans Casino
2. The Court of Two Sisters
Top Place for Cajun
1. Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant
Top Place for Creole
1. New Orleans Creole Cookery
Top Place for Middle Eastern
1. Shaya
2. Byblos
Top Place for Italian
1. Red Gravy
2. Vincent’s Italian Cuisine
3. Marcello’s Restaurant and Wine Market
Top Place for Asian
1. Hoshun
Top Place for Japanese
1. Tsunami
Top Place for Chinese
1. Five Happiness
Top Place for Vietnamese
1. Namese
Top Place for Thai
1. SukhoThai
2. Le Thai
Top Place for Korean
1. Little Korea BBQ
Top Place for Indian
Tie 1. Nirvana
1. Taj Mahal
Top Place for Mexican/Southwest
1. El Gato Negro
Top Place for Steaks
1. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
Tie 2. Crescent City Steaks
2. Mr. John’s Steakhouse
Top Place for Burgers
1. Port of Call
2. Company Burger
Top Place for Hot Dogs
1. Dat Dog
2. Lucky Dogs
Top Place for Gumbo
1. The Gumbo Shop
Top Place for Turtle Soup
1. Commander’s Palace
Top Coffee House
1. PJ’s Coffee
Top Coffee House for Food
1. PJ’s Coffee
2. Caffe Caffe
Top Bakery
1. Dorignac’s
Top Sweet Shop
1. Sucre
Top Ice Cream/Gelato Shop
1. Angelo Brocato’s
Tie 2. Creole Creamery
2. Sucre
Top Place for Seafood
1. Deanie’s
Tie 2. GW Fins
2. The Galley Seafood
Top Place for Raw Oysters
1. Deanie’s
2. Mr. Ed’s Oyster Bar and Fish House
Top Place for Boiled Crawfish
1. Deanie’s
Top Place for Barbecued Shrimp
1. Pascal Manale’s
2. Mr. B’s Bistro
Top Place for Fine Dining
1. Commander’s Palace
Top Neighborhood Restaurant
1. Katie’s Restaurant & Bar
Top Restaurant of 2017
1. Meril
2. Briquette
Top Restaurant Worth the Drive
1. Mosca’s
Tie 2. Middendorf’s
2. Sal and Judy’s
Top Caterer
1. Pigeon Catering
Top Place for a Margarita
1. Superior Grill
2. The Velvet Cactus
Top Place for a Bloody Mary
1. The Ruby Slipper Café
Top Sports Bar
1. Poppy’s Time Out Sport Bar & Grill
Top Dive Bar
1. Finn McCool’s Irish Pub
Top Hotel Bar
1. The Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone
Top Local Beer
1. Abita Brewing Company
Top Craft Cocktail Bar
1. Cure
2. Briquette
Top French Bread
1. Leidenheimer Baking Co.
Top Place for Vegetarian
1. Seed
Top Place for Breakfast
1. The Ruby Slipper Café
Top Place for Brunch
1. Red Gravy
2. The Ruby Slipper Café
Top Place for Late Night Dining
1. Hoshun
Top Chef
1. Alon Shaya
Top Place to Hear Live Music
1. The House of Blues
Top Local Radio Station
1. WWOZ
Top Carnival Parade
1. Muses
Tie 2. Endymion
2. Nyx
Top State Festival
1. Nachitoches Christmas Festival
Top New Orleans Festival
1. French Quarter Festival
2. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Top Museum
1. New Orleans Museum of Art
2. National WWII Museum
3. Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Top Art Gallery
1. M.S. Rau Antiques
Top Antiques Store
1. M.S. Rau Antiques
Top Furniture Store
Tie Doerr Furniture
Hurwitz Mintz
M.S. Rau Antiques
Top Lawn/Garden Store
1. Perino’s
2. Jefferson Feed & Seed
Top Place to Gamble
1. Harrah’s Casino
2. The Scarlet Pearl
Top Place to Buy Liquor and Wine
1. Dorignac’s
Top Bank
1. Whitney Hancock
Top Hotel
1. The Windsor Court
Top Golf Course
1. TPC Louisiana
Top Yoga/Pilates Studio
1. NOLA Pilates
Top Fitness Studio
1. OrangeTheory
Top Day Spa
1. Woodhouse Day Spa
Top Dry Cleaner
1. Young’s
Top Men’s Clothing Store
1. Jeff’s Haberdashary
2. Perlis
Top Women’s Boutique
1. Trashy Diva
Top Children’s Boutique
Tie 1. Auraluz
1. Little Miss Muffin
Top Local Shoe Store
1. Feet First
Top Local Jeweler
Tie 1. Adler’s
1. Aucoin Hart
Best Bridal Boutique
Tie 1. Town & Country
1. Wedding Belles
Top Gulf Coast Hotel
1. Scarlet Pearl
Top Craft Brewery
Tie 1. NOLA Brewing
1. Port Orleans
