"Luvi is located on a busy Tchoupitoulas Street corner, so you might be surprised to see such a calm-looking cottage and even calmer restaurant beyond the blue door. Bring somebody who you’re fairly comfortable with so you can happily lose count of what you order without feeling too deranged. Then, get ready for plate after plate of Shanghainese and Japanese dishes, many of which are small but easily shared. Try anything from their raw bar, like cuts of seared tuna and salmon, but don’t skip the spicy dan dan noodles, which come swimming in housemade bone broth and get their heat from a touch of ghost pepper chili oil." - megan braden perry, carlo mantuano