The Eater Heatmap is not getting a monthly update right now given the rapidly changing status of restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis. For more up-to-date information on new takeout options in New Orleans, please visit Eater New Orleans’s comprehensive guide.

Eater editors get asked one question more than any other: Where should I eat right now? New Orleans dining obsessives want to know what’s new, what’s hot, and what favorite chef just launched a new spot. So here it is, the Eater heatmap: a guide to the hottest restaurants in New Orleans this month. Generally speaking, the restaurants on the map have been around for 1 year or less and all of them are serving up some cuisine that has the Crescent City buzzing.

Those interested in a crucial resource covering trusted standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city should check out our companion map, the Eater 38.

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Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.