Kenner

Slidell

French Quarter

Harahan

Mandeville

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

The menus for lunch and dinner seem to come from two very different restaurants. The midday selection is riddled with Asian broth-and-noodles dishes. The evening menu breaks away from all of that. The six small plates and seven large ones could be served in any New Orleans gourmet bistro. You're more likely to figure out the Vietnamese heritage here by looking at the chefs and servers than by reading the menu.

French Quarter

Arabi

Metairie 2: Orleans Line To Houma Blvd

Slidell

Metairie 2: Orleans Line To Houma Blvd

Metairie 2: Orleans Line To Houma Blvd

Lakeview

Harahan

Mandeville

Slidell

Uptown 3: Napoleon To Audubon

Lots of sushi bars are Uptown, where lots of sushi eaters live. Kyoto has particular appeal to many of them, because in a time when even sushi bars seem to be slipping into slick formulas, this place still has a personality and a uniquely Uptown look. The menu is above average both in its selection and its goodness. You get not just sushi, tempura, and teriyaki dishes but also some grilled, barbecued, noodle, and vegetarian dishes in significant number.

Elmwood

Belle Chasse

French Quarter

Kenner

Warehouse District & Center City

La Boca had the guts to break away from the standards of the American steakhouse. Although one can get a filet or a ribeye, fries or mashed potatoes, such an order misses the point of the place. This is genuinely different steak house, and not just for the sake of being different. Inspired by the steakhouses of Argentina--where they eat more beef than we do--the style of the place is unique.

Uptown 3: Napoleon To Audubon

Covington

Mandeville

Warehouse District & Center City

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

Uptown 3: Napoleon To Audubon

Metairie 1: Old Metairie

Kenner