Where To Eat & Drink During Mardi Gras 2024

"The sole parade in New Orleans East is Nefertiti—a krewe of mostly Black women from the neighborhood. We think dining at a Black woman-owned business is essential to the experience, so head to Two Sistas ’N Da East for some of the best soul food in the city. If you’ve ever seen Waiting To Exhale (and if not, please fix that), everything Gloria was cooking—“collard greens and cornbread, some candied yams, a little potato salad, fried chicken, peach cobbler, and a few slices of ham”—is available here, and it’s all delicious. The options change daily, and we love the smothered turkey wings, ham hocks, collard greens, rabbit, and oxtail when they’re on the menu." - megan braden perry