"Serigne Mbaye’s dazzling Senegalese pop-up tasting menu dinners became a permanent fixture at an intimate cottage in Uptown New Orleans in late 2022; a year and a half later, it won the 2024 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. Mbaye’s upscale riffs on traditional West African and Senegalese dishes that blend West African and Louisiana ingredients are served in a welcoming communal setting accompanied by detailed explanations. Stunning dishes might include soupa konja, a sort of Senegalese gumbo; fonio salad with West African millet, finger limes, and satsuma (or other seasonal produce); and a Gulf shrimp dish made with tamarind and parsley oil, which loosely recalls a less-saucy New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp." - Clair Lorell
Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA
