Where to Eat Some of the Best Red Beans and Rice in New Orleans

Red beans from Willie Mae’s. | Randy Schmidt/Eater NOLA

These spots dish creamy, spicy goodness on Mondays and beyond

In most places, Monday is just Monday. In New Orleans, Monday is the traditional day to eat creamy red beans and rice, the ultimate comfort food made with slow-cooked dried Camellia red beans and spiked with ham hock and spicy sausage. Lots of local bars serve this home-style special Mondays as a lagniappe, but these are the restaurants that locals wait all week to visit for red beans at the start of the week, while some deliver the can’t-resist goodness all week long.

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