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Check out the 3 freshest new businesses to open in New Orleans

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Published on August 07, 2019
Check out the 3 freshest new businesses to open in New OrleansPhoto: Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken/Yelp

Interested in exploring the newest businesses to open in New Orleans? From a fried chicken joint to a massage parlor, read on for the newest destinations to open their doors around town.

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

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Looking for a new chicken shop and Southern spot for your comfort food fix? There's a new Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken outpost in town, located in Lower Garden District at 308 S. Diamond St.

This franchise, which serves up hormone-free chicken fried in peanut oil, has 29 locations across the country. On the menu, look for starters like fried pickle spears, sides like seasoned fries and mac & cheese, as well as chicken platters with a choice of breast, wing, thigh or leg in either white or dark meat. (Check out the full menu here.)

Lamara Coffee & Kitchen

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Lamara Coffee & Kitchen is a cafe, that recently opened at 1300 N. Broad St. in Treme' Lafitte.

Per the business' Facebook page, Lamara Coffee & Kitchen is an "all organic cafe focusing on a plant-based menu."

On the lunch menu, look for the Nightshade sandwich with roasted eggplant, red peppers, feta crumbles, red onion and citrus-infused arugula, and the Spring Roll bowl with romaine, sprouted tofu, carrot, cucumber, purple cabbage, cilantro, mint, brown rice noodles, peanut ginger dressing, scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds. Drink options include small-batch drip coffee, espresso, Mexican mocha and seasonal iced tea. (Explore the entire menu here.)

Massage By Mariana

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A newcomer to City Park, Massage By Mariana is a massage spot that's located at 4126 St. Peter St.

The spa, located inside a craftsman bungalow, offers Swedish massage, deep-tissue massage, detox body wraps, hot-stone massage and cupping therapy.   

After a consultation, first-time clients take a complimentary mineral soak in the en-suite clawfoot tub before their massage session. There is even a special massage geared toward people who work in the service industry. (Check out all the services this spa has to offer here.)


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