Kosher Cajun NY Deli in Metairie outside New Orleans is the metro area's main certified-kosher deli, with kosher meats, Pareve sides and a sandwich counter that serves the local Jewish community.
Tip: Certified kosher under the New Orleans Va'ad; the Reuben and the kosher hot dog are the deli's anchors.
Address: 3520 N Hullen St, Metairie, LA 70002, New Orleans
Sweet Soulfood in New Orleans is the all-vegan plant-based Creole soul-food kitchen on North Broad Street in Treme, with a buffet line of vegan mac and cheese, greens and cornbread.
Tip: The vegan mac and cheese with greens and cornbread plate is the canonical order; cash gets a small discount.
Saba in New Orleans runs an extensive vegan and vegetarian menu within Alon Shaya's modern Israeli room on Magazine Street, with whole-roasted cauliflower, hummus and vegan pita meals.
Tip: Most of the mezze list is vegan; the whole-roasted cauliflower with whipped vegan tahini is the cult vegan order.
Good Karma Prep Cafe in New Orleans is the Uptown vegan and gluten-free cafe on Magazine Street, with all plant-based smoothies, salads, bowls and weekly meal-prep boxes.
Tip: Order the Bayou Bowl with red beans and rice; vegan plate-lunch comfort with Louisiana seasoning.
Shaya in New Orleans runs an extensive vegetarian menu within the modern Israeli room on Magazine Street, with wood-fired pita, hummus, baba ghanoush and a long mezze rotation.
Tip: The wood-fired pita is the cult vegetarian order; the menu marks vegetarian dishes clearly.
Carmo in New Orleans is the Warehouse District tropical and vegetarian-friendly cafe on Julia Street, with vegan and vegetarian Brazilian and Caribbean small plates and a long fresh juice list.
Tip: Carmo runs a near-complete vegan/vegetarian menu; the Brazilian feijoada in plant version is the cult dish.
Satsuma Cafe in New Orleans is the Bywater cafe on Dauphine Street with extensive vegetarian breakfast plates, fresh-pressed juice, biscuits and bowls in a cottage with a back garden.
Tip: Vegetarian-friendly cafe rather than vegan-only; check menu marks, the breakfast bowls are flexible.
