Want the scoop on New Orleans' 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 on a hot streak, right now.
Morrow's
Open since April 2018, this popular Cajun/Creole spot, which offers seafood and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Cajun/Creole" on Yelp.
Citywide, Cajun/Creole spots saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Morrow's saw a 7.1% increase, maintaining a solid four-star rating throughout.
It's not the only trending outlier in the Cajun/Creole category: Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar has seen a 7.1% increase in reviews, and Mahony's Po-Boys & Seafood and K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen have seen 6.8% and 0.8% increases, respectively.
Located at 2438 St. Claude Ave. in Marigny and led by a mother-son duo, Morrow's offers a mix of classic New Orleans-style Cajun and traditional Korean dishes. (Check out the weekly specials and full menu here.)
Morrow's is open from 4–10 p.m. on Monday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. on Sunday.
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar
The French Quarter's The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar is also making waves. Open since April 2018 at 301 Chartres St., the Cajun/Creole and New American spot, which offers seafood and more, has seen a 5.8% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.6% for all businesses tagged "Seafood" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar's review count increased by more than 150%.
There's more than one hot spot trending in New Orleans' seafood category: Olde Nola Cookery has seen a 1.6% increase in reviews.
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar serves brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks, and the menu features Cajun/Creole classics like gumbo, baked oysters, po'boys, seafood platters and more. Over the past month, it's maintained a convincing four-star rating among Yelpers.
The Governor Seafood & Oyster Bar is open from 8 a.m.–10 p.m. on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 9 a.m.–10 p.m. on Tuesday-Thursday.
Flamingo A-Go-Go
Central Business District's Flamingo A-Go-Go is the city's buzziest New American spot by the numbers.
The popular New American restaurant and bar, which opened at 869 Magazine St. in 2017, increased its new review count by 4.1% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.9% for the Yelp category "American (New)." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.1 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Flamingo A-Go-Go has a menu that highlights traditional New American comfort foods like flatbreads, hamburgers, chicken fried chicken and coconut shrimp. Check out the full brunch and cocktail menus too.
Flamingo A-Go-Go is open from 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–midnight on Friday, 9 a.m.–midnight on Saturday and 9 a.m.–11 p.m. on Sunday.
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