🫓 Best Indian in New Orleans
5 indian spots in New Orleans, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 5 Indian Spots
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Lufu Nola
Aman Kota and Sarthak Samantray ran Indian pop-ups before they and chef Sachin Darade opened this brick-and-mortar on St. Charles in the CBD, and Michelin handed it a Bib Gourmand in 2025. If you orde...
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Saffron NOLA
The Vilkhu family reworks Indian cooking through a New Orleans lens on Magazine Street in Uptown — a curried seafood gumbo with crab, shrimp and okra over basmati; a tamarind-black-pepper shrimp that ...
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3
Ember Indian Cuisine
Ember Indian Cuisine sits on Canal Boulevard in the Navarre pocket between Lakeview and Mid-City, a newer storefront built as much around delivery and take-out as sit-down dining. The kitchen leans in...
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4
Namaste NOLA
An Indian restaurant in the CBD on Baronne, opened in 2023 by two friends serving authentic Indian cooking with a New Orleans twist. The chef's specials reach beyond the usual — champaran mutton, kall...
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5
Plume Algiers
An Indian restaurant from chef Tyler Stuart, formerly of Carrollton Market, with partner Merritt Coscia. It began as pop-ups before landing in Algiers Point. Inspired by a trip through India, the kitc...
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