District elevated New Orleans’ doughnut game when it opened in 2013, but ignore its sliders (burger, fried chicken, tofu, and more) and full coffee program at your peril. They now have over a hundred different doughnut variations, including rum caramel blondie, ginger mint julep, and limoncello poppyseed (as well as daily staples glazed, chocolate glazed, and cinnamon sugar). Try breakfast tacos, miso praline bacon biscuit sandwich, or the croque monsieur prepared on a grilled doughnut.

New Orleans’ only Philly-style Jewish deli with bagels, overstuffed sandwiches, and third wave coffee magic. Also, one of the best off-premise beer selections in the state. Part of the magic is owner Dan Stein’s Yankee gruffness, and the other part is the daily specials, including a meatball sub on Sundays and a slow roasted pork and broccoli rabe sandwich on Thursdays.

This follow-up to the nationally buzzed-aboutTurkey and the Wolf(in the LGD), opened in the the formerMagazine Street Po-Boy Shopin December, with a similarly mildly confusing and surprisingly pleasing menu. Molly’s is oriented to breakfast and lunch and open every day except Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with dishes ranging from a straightforward mcmuffin breakfast sandwich to the less expected whirled peas on toast and sweet potato burrito.

Coquette is one of the best, most consistent restaurants in New Orleans, and it’s the Irish Channel neighborhood bistro. It’s got it all: a high-concept Southern-inspired, playful dinner menu, a brunch menu with comfort/hangover food, great cocktails, wine, and beer, and amazing fried chicken.

Head intoJoey K’son Magazine, a homey favorite among locals and tourists alike, for red beans and rice, fried seafood, and a soft shell platter or sandwich year-round. The daily specials are also always a big hit, especially the lamb shank.

The Vintage opened a few years back on one of the busiest stretches of Magazine Street, offering a stylish, tourist-friendly all-day cafe that also serves great drinks in the afternoon and early evening hours. The morning menu focuses on coffee, pastries, and beignets in fun flavors like matcha, and the evening small plates menu includes everything from alligator poppers and boudin balls to spiked milk and cookies. It gets pretty busy, especially on weekends, but in the afternoon it’s a great place to catch up with a friend or stop in while strolling down Magazine Street.

Levee is from local baker Christina Balzebre, a former Link restaurant group breadmaster who gained a following for at farmer’s markets and then popping-up for Saturday brunch atMosquito Supper Club. In addition to Balzebre’s stunning tarts, pastries, cinnamon rolls, and crusty loaves of bread, Levee offers a few breakfast and lunch items, like a garlic croissant bun with prosciutto and asiago cheese), quiche, and hand pies, with weekly specials.

Cho Thai, a collaboration between Benny Cho and BRG Restaurants, offers elevated cuisine in a swank Uptown setting. Starters include roti, a Malaysian puffy bread, spicy clams, and crispy calamari with serrano chili. Signature dishes include grilled shrimp pad Thai and traditional ka pao gai, a stir fry of basil, ground chicken and green beans with rice. A section of the menu called Night Market highlights Thai street food like fried chicken swabbed with garlic-chili fish sauce.

愛爾蘭的大爸爸的早餐和頻道brunch scene, Slim Goodies is a diner that serves up huge helpings of breakfast dishes and comfort food. Get you one of the slammers, the enormous breakfast combos, crazy pancakes, or the dish with the name that discomforts new residents and tourists: the Jewish Coonass, with potato latkes topped with fresh grilled spinach, eggs, and homemade crawfish etouffee. They’ve also got a wide variety burgers and loaded fries.

One of the first outposts of what is now a growing empire, Dat Dog has a great courtyard with an outdoor bar. During the weekends, passers-by can enjoy a signature dog and a draft beer while perusing the Magazine Street Art Market. Be sure to try the crawfish etouffee dog or the Irish Guinness dog special.

Boil sits on the bustling corner of Magazine and Louisiana, beckoning all seafood lovers to its spacious, family-friendly dining room or lovely balcony overlooking Magazine. The sprawling menu covers crawfish, crab, shrimp, lobster, mussels, and clams boiled with the option of Vietnamese, Cajun, garlic, or Caribbean flavors, plus diners get to choose how spicy they want their seafood. Boil also has fun frozen drinks, fried seafood platters, and po’boys, of course.

NOLA Pizza has been up and running at NOLA Brewery since mid-pandemic, serving NY-style red, white, and square pies that start at $18. Culinary director Brandon Byrd says that he and his team have been able to mimic NY-style pizza crust through a complicated process with water, yeast, and fermentation — regardless, the pizza is good, really good, adding an option that rivals the NY-style pies at Bywater favoritePizza Delicious.