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NOLA's Finest Flavors

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May/June 2025

New Orleans culinary stars and foodie content creators share their favorite Black-owned eateries and bars in a city full of stellar options

- Mitti Hicks

NOLA's Finest Flavors

There is no better way to find the best restaurants and bars during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture than by going straight to the source. Here are the Black-owned gems the city's top chefs, bartenders and foodies swear by.

CHEF PRINCE LOBO

General manager of Addis NOLA Ethiopian Kitchen

“Everything Compère Lapin does is magical. I felt like I was having lucid dreams while eating their fried chicken with jerk honey-butter.” Compère Lapin, 535 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

CHEF MAYA MASTERSSON

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