12 July 2023
Dishes from Couvant. | Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA
The downtown neighborhood has recently experienced a food resurgence, with an influx of restaurants offering Indian, Thai, Israeli, and more
When the CBD became a ghost town overnight at the onset of the pandemic, the concentration of restaurants that fed the thousands of office workers in this bustling neighborhood became painfully obvious. While some places closed, relocated, or, best case, held on for dear life, the area has recently experienced a food resurgence, with an influx of new restaurants offering wide-ranging cuisines including Indian, Thai, Israeli, and more. There are too many to count, but this lineup shows a mix of what’s for lunch (and beyond), the best of new and old, in the Central Business District.