Want the intel on New Orleans's buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to deduce which eateries have been getting outsized notice 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 worth exploring this summer.
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar
Open since April 2018, this Cajun/Creole, seafood and New American spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Cajun/Creole" on Yelp.
Citywide, Cajun/Creole spots saw a median 1.7 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar saw an 11.2 percent increase, maintaining a sound four-star rating throughout. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar's review count increased by more than 200 percent.
Located at 301 Chartres St. in the French Quarter, The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar offers a variety of fare, including oysters, crawfish, gumbo, jambalaya, fried alligator and blackened shrimp.
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 2.3 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Ruby Slipper Cafe bagged a 13.5 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a sound 4.5-star rating.
Open at 204 Decatur St. since September 2018, Ruby Slipper Cafe offers breakfast omelets, benedicts, sandwiches and sweet treats like pancakes and French toast.
Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Lake Shore-Lake Vista's Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar is also making waves. Open since July 2018 at 7400 Lakeshore Drive, the seafood, Cajun/Creole and Southern spot has seen a 9.6 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.9 percent for all businesses tagged "Southern" on Yelp.
Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar offers oysters, soups, gumbos, pasta and other seafood-centric fare. Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed 3.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Morrow's
Marigny's Morrow's is the city's buzziest seafood spot by the numbers.
The popular Cajun/Creole and seafood spot, which opened at 2438 St. Claude Ave. in April of 2018, increased its new review count by 10 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.7 percent for the Yelp category "Seafood." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 1.3 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Morrow's offers salads, sandwiches, weekly specials, combination platters and dinner entrees like fried chicken, crawfish, salmon and rib-eye.
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