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 deduce which local businesses have been getting extra attention 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 getting plenty of attention, right now.
Justine
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about the French Quarter's Justine, the bar, brasserie and French spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp saw a median 1.6 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Justine bagged a 9.5 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating.
Open at 225 Chartres St. since January Justine offers appetizers like steak tartare, octopus vinaigrette, oysters with lemon and butter and tuna salad. Main dishes include burgers, filet mignon, Moroccan-spiced short ribs, duck confit and sauteed gulf fish. (Here's the menu.)
House of Blues Restaurant & Bar
The French Quarter's House of Blues Restaurant & Bar is also making waves. Open since November 2017 at 225 Decatur St., the Southern and New American spot, which offers burgers and more, has seen a 9.3 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.7 percent for all businesses tagged "Southern" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis House of Blues Restaurant & Bar's review count increased by more than 170 percent.
House of Blues Restaurant & Bar offers jambalaya, gumbo, shrimp and grits, house-smoked barbecue and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a sound four-star rating among Yelpers.
Neyow's Creole Cafe
Mid-City's Neyow's Creole Cafe is the city's buzziest Cajun/Creole spot by the numbers.
The popular Cajun/Creole spot, which opened at 3340 Bienville St. in January of 2012, increased its new review count by 5.3 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.7 percent for the Yelp category "Cajun/Creole." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 1.8 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Neyow's Creole Cafe offers appetizers like gumbo, crawfish balls and crab claws. Main dishes include southern fried chicken, ribs and shrimp Creole. (Here's the menu.)
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