The Gumbo Shop

Visitors and locals alike line up in the restaurant's narrow, alley-like entryway as they wait to be seated. Like many of the older buildings in the French Quarter, the bustling restaurant's brick entrance area opens up into a leafy courtyard accented with bright red and orange bougainvillea. Favorites include hot bread and gumbo, but shrimp sandwiches (sauteed, not fried), jambalaya, crawfish etoufee and shrimp Creole are also available.