United States Louisiana New Orleans New Orleans Guide Things To Do Essentials Restaurants Nightlife Where to Stay Neighborhoods Events All New Orleans The Best Magazine Street Restaurants Eat your way through the heart of the Big Easy By Sharon Keating Sharon Keating Sharon Keating is the author of "New Orleans Then and Now," and has been a licensed tour guide for the City of New Orleans for over a decade. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 04/07/19 Share Pin Email When you're in New Orleans, shopping on Magazine Street is a great way to spend a day. You'll find six miles of great shops and restaurants, and the Magazine Street bus travels the whole distance so you can choose the portion of the street you're most interested in walking. Just buy a Jazzy Pass card and you can get on and off as many times as you like in one day. At some point, you'll likely get hungry, and since this is New Orleans after all, it's not hard to find great food. Magazine Street offers a selection of eateries for every taste and budget. 01 of 08 Rum House Kylie McLaughlin/Getty Images View Map Address 3128 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-941-7560 Web Visit website Billed as a Caribbean Taqueria, the Rum House serves up lunch and dinner dishes like the Red Curry Shrimp "Rundown" (jumbo Louisiana shrimp in a creamy red curry sauce served with coconut mango rice) and the Island Style "Cuban Steak" (medium rare flank steak in a ginger soy pineapple marinade served with black beans and cornbread dressing.) True to its name, there's an extensive rum list representing rum from more than 20 countries. 02 of 08 Lilette Restaurant Lilette Restaurant View Map Address 3637 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-895-1636 Web Visit website For a more elegant dining experience, Lilette offers French and Italian-inspired cuisine with an emphasis on fresh local ingredients. It is counted among the best restaurants in New Orleans by locals and is perfect for a long, upscale lunch or a romantic dinner on the heated patio. Classic starters include escargot and duck confit. 03 of 08 Dat Dog Dat Dog View Map Address 3336 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2411, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-324-2226 Web Visit website Sure, you can get hot dogs anywhere, but only on Magazine Street in the Big Easy can you eat alligator and crawfish dogs topped with andouille sauce, crawfish etouffee, or any other of 30 available toppings at no charge. Fish, vegetarian, and vegan options are also available. 04 of 08 La Petite Grocery Restaurant & Bar La Petite View Map Address 4238 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2735, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-891-3377 Web Visit website La Petite Grocery is in an old Creole building that was a neighborhood grocery for years, hence, the name. Now it's a comfortable neighborhood bistro in Uptown serving great food. The menu changes often so take advantage of the fresh seafood and produce in season. Continue to 5 of 8 below. 05 of 08 Joey K's y6y6y6/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0 Joey K's is a casual neighborhood restaurant that serves comfort food New Orleans' style. Daily blackboard specials include white beans with fried pork chop on Mondays and Creole jambalaya on Fridays. This is a dinner and lunch spot that's unpretentious and reasonably priced. 06 of 08 Coquette City Foodsters/Flickr/CC 2.0 View Map Address 2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-265-0421 Web Visit website Fine Dining 4.4 Serving up Southern cuisine with an emphasis on locally sourced products, but inspired by international cooking styles, Coquette is housed in a late-1880s building that was once an auto parts store in the Garden District. Dining rooms are on two floors and there's a 12-seat bar. The restaurant offers a five-course blind tasting dinner. 07 of 08 Shaya Shaya Restaurant View Map Address 4213 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2734, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-891-4213 Web Visit website Casual Restaurants 4.6 Shaya blends Israeli cuisine with Southern flavors, drawing influence and inspiration from North Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Greece. The menu highlights seasonal and locally sourced ingredients based on daily availability. Vegetarians will find plenty of menu options. 08 of 08 Mahony's Po-Boys Infrogmation of New Orleans/Flickr/CC 2.0 View Map Address 3454 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115-2447, USA Get directions Phone +1 504-899-3374 Web Visit website Mahony's is a typical New Orleans po-boy shop with some gourmet po-boys added to the traditional menu. A po-boy — or po’ boy — is a traditional sandwich native to Louisiana that is served on French bread stuffed with meat or seafood. If you're not in the mood for a po-boy, there's traditional Lousiana comfort food like crawfish etouffee with melted cheddar over a mound of fries, or seafood gumbo. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit