Want the inside word on New Orleans's most talked-about local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to uncover which eateries have been on the tips of diners' tongues this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at New Orleans businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are riding a trend, right now.
Coterie Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Open since 2017, this well-established Cajun/Creole, Southern and breakfast and brunch spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Southern" on Yelp.
Citywide, Southern spots saw a median 2.1 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Coterie Restaurant & Oyster Bar saw an 8 percent increase, maintaining a strong four-star rating throughout. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Coterie Restaurant & Oyster Bar's review count increased by more than 180 percent.
Located at 135 Decatur St. in Central Business District, Coterie Restaurant & Oyster Bar offers breakfast skillets, eggs Benedict, omelets, burgers and more.
Ruby Slipper Cafe
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about the French Quarter's Ruby Slipper Cafe, the well-established breakfast and brunch and traditional American spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 2.4 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Ruby Slipper Cafe bagged an 11.6 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a healthy 4.5-star rating.
Open at 204 Decatur St. since 2018, Ruby Slipper Cafe offers breakfast cocktails, croque madame, catfish & grits and more.
Paladar 511
Marigny's Paladar 511 is also making waves. Open since 2015 at 511 Marigny St., Suite A, the popular New American and breakfast and brunch spot, which offers pizza and more, has seen a 4.2 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.9 percent for all businesses tagged "American (New)" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Paladar 511's review count increased by more than 210 percent.
Paladar 511 offers lemon ricotta pancakes, huevos rancheros, spicy breakfast pizza and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a sound 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar
The French Quarter's The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar is the city's buzziest Cajun/Creole spot by the numbers.
The Cajun/Creole and New American spot, which offers seafood and more and opened at 301 Chartres St. in 2018, increased its new review count by 6.5 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 2 percent for the Yelp category "Cajun/Creole."
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar offers fried alligator, chargrilled Gulf shrimp, garlic Parmesan chicken and more.
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