The Nope List

The Nope List: New Orleans

Seven places we won't send you.

New Orleans
July 15, 2026
New Orleans has 224 spots on our board and these are the ones to skip. Not the worst restaurants in the city — the most overrated. French Quarter tourist traps with the badges to prove it: a James Beard Winner, a Michelin Selected, a Beard Semifinalist, all still landing here. Big rooms, big lines, big letdowns. You've probably been. You know.