Healthier Restaurant Options Along the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Routes

It’s no secret that Mardi Gras season is filled with nutritional land mines for folks who are watching calories or have specific health concerns. Fortunately, the Ochsner Eat Fit team of registered dietitians has worked with restaurants across the New Orleans area to incorporate nutritious options onto menus, including many along the parade routes.

Eat Fit-approved restaurants on Mardi Gras parade routes

The following list of Eat Fit-approved restaurants covers parades by route, in New Orleans, Metairie and Kenner. For a full list of parades and routes, check out the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule.

Parades in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans

• PJ’s Coffee, 2222 St. Claude Ave. and 2700 N. Peters St.
• Dat Dog, 601 Frenchmen St.

Parades in the French Quarter, New Orleans

• Attiki Bar + Grill, 230 Decatur St.
• Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine and Grocery, 940 Canal St.
• Dat Dog, 601 Frenchmen St.
• Mambo's, 411 Bourbon St.
• Oceana Grill, 739 Conti St.
• Wakin' Bakin', 900 Dumaine St.

Parades in Metairie, Louisiana

• A Tavola, 3413 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
• Acme Oyster, 3000 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
• Blue Line Sandwich Co., 2023 Metairie Rd. (breakfast and lunch only)
• Bobby Hebert's, 4101 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
• Bud’s Broiler, 2929 N. Causeway Blvd.
• Byblos Mediterranean Grill, 1501 Metairie Rd.
• Chez Pierre, 3208 Clearview Parkway
• Don's Seafood, 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
• Fat Boy’s Pizza, 2565 Metairie Rd.
• Felipe’s Taqueria, 2004 Metairie Rd.
• Izzo’s Illegal Burrito, 4316 Veterans Blvd.
• McCord Butchery, 210 Veterans Blvd.
• Martin Wine + Spirits, 714 Elmeer Ave.
• Poke Loa, 701 Metairie Rd.
• Smoothie King, 1431 Veterans Blvd.
• Zea Rotisserie & Grill, 4450 Veterans Blvd.

Parades in Mid-City New Orleans

• Acorn, inside the Louisiana Children's Museum, 15 Henry Thomas Drive
• Bud's Broiler, 5115 Canal Blvd.
• Cafe Degas, 3127 Esplanade Ave.
• Felipe’s Taqueria, 411-1 N. Carrollton Ave.
• G’s Pizza, 4840 Bienville St.
• Lamara, 1300 N. Broad St.
• Smoothie King, 224 N. Carrolton Ave.
• Wakin' Bakin', 4408 Banks St.

Parades in Kenner

• Chateau Café, 3501 Chateau Blvd.
• Reginelli’s Pizzeria, 6287 817 W. Esplanade Ave.
• Zea Rotisserie & Grill, 1401 W Esplanade Ave.

Parades in Uptown New Orleans

• Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine and Grocery, 940 Canal St.
• Dat Dog, 5030 Freret St.
• Goodbird, 5041 Freret St.
• Green Fork, 1400 Prytania St.
• Gris Gris, 1800 Magazine St.
• Martin Wine Cellar, 3827 Baronne St.
• Picnic Provisions, 741 State St.
• PJs Coffee and Tea, 622 Canal St. and 5432 Magazine St.
• Poke Loa, 3341 Magazine St. and 939 Girod St.
• Reginelli’s Pizzeria, 5961 Magazine St.
• Shawarma On the Go, 3720 Magazine St.
• Slim Goodies, 3322 Magazine St.
• Smoothie King, multiple downtown locations
• Superior Grill, 3636 St. Charles Ave.
• Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco, 1433 St. Charles Ave.
• Tsunami Sushi, 601 Poydras St.
• Vintage Garden Kitchen, 201 St. Charles Ave.

Items that fit Eat Fit nutritional criteria are those without white, refined carbohydrates, as well as limited sodium, animal fats and added sugars, with an emphasis on lean proteins, plant-based fats, and ample fresh produce.

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