Central Grocery and Deli is a sicilian budget eat in New Orleans.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 923 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Coop's Place in New Orleans is the Decatur Street Cajun dive open since 1983, with $13 rabbit and sausage jambalaya and the Chicken Tchoupitoulas plate.
TryRabbit and sausage jambalaya
TipDive bar atmosphere, late kitchen, cash-friendly. Pairs with Abita Amber on tap from the bar.
Stein's Deli in New Orleans is the Magazine Street Jewish-Italian deli in the Lower Garden District, with $15 Reuben sandwiches and a long sandwich queue.
TryPastrami Reuben
TipThe Reuben sandwich is the cult order; the deli closes Monday and runs out of bagels by 11:00 on Sunday.
Lil' Dizzy's Cafe in New Orleans is the Baquet family's Treme Creole soul-food corner at Esplanade and N Robertson, with fried chicken and a lunch buffet.
TryFried chicken plate
TipLunch only Monday to Saturday 11:00-15:00; the gumbo and fried chicken combo is the canonical order.
Dat Dog on Freret in New Orleans is the Freret Street specialty hot dog counter, with $9 alligator sausage, crawfish dogs, vegetarian franks and crawfish.
TrySpecialty hot dog
TipBuild with crawfish etouffee on top of a frank for the local order; sides of fries run $4 a basket.
Parkway in New Orleans is the 1911 Mid-City po-boy room on Hagan Avenue near Bayou St John, with $13 fried shrimp po-boys dressed on Leidenheimer bread.
TryShrimp po-boy with debris
TipThe back garden patio runs cooler in summer; the counter line is faster than the wait staff.
Domilise's in New Orleans is the 1918 family po-boy counter on Annunciation Street in Uptown, with $13 fried shrimp po-boys dressed on Leidenheimer bread.
TryFried shrimp po-boy
TipCash and local-card only at the counter; the kitchen closes when the bread runs out for the day.
