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You’ll want to be a regular at this laid-back Mexican restaurant in a converted Freret Street gas station, nestled in an oasis of a setting, from the team behind Cure and Cane & Table. The menu is brief, tasty, and enticing, simply divided into “Tacos” and “Not Tacos.”

Expect a whole new take on fusion cuisine from chef Michael Gulotta’s delectable NOLA-meets-Southeast Asia menu (there’s Lao sausage in the dirty rice) at this casual-chic establishment — sibling to the Vietnamese and Creole-inspired MoPho.

Add this high-style, multi-room restaurant to your list of New Orleans essentials for its all-American menu (with a Southern drawl) from top local chef Alex Harrell, formerly of The Elysian Bar and Sylvain, and its choice of dining areas, from a solarium-style salon to a seven-seat chef’s table to a riotously colorful lounge.

Chef Sue Zemanick, who won a James Beard Best Chef Award at Gautreau’s, is making her mark at this elegant green-walled Mid-City restaurant. Expect a hearty contemporary Southern menu with a few Asian accents and tributes to her Czech heritage — you’re not going to want to miss her signature potato and wild mushroom pierogies.

Without Cure, New Orleans would not be the destination for craft cocktails that it is today. Technically, it opened in 2009. In reality, it’s timeless. They do a killer martini, have mastered the sour, specialize in the classics (this is where you go for a Sazerac), yet maintain an innovative edge. Order anything off the menu, or go bespoke. You can’t go wrong.

Seeking a one-stop shop for the greatest hits of south Louisiana cooking? This new downtown venture has you covered. Boudin balls with jalapeño ranch; shrimp with truffled rémoulade; gumbo; fried catfish with mac ‘n’ cheese: Choose your weapon. And, blasphemy aside, red beans and rice with smoked sausage is available any old day of the week, not just on Mondays.