Cleo's
Mediterranean restaurant · Central Business District ·
Mediterranean hub with house-baked pita, tagines, hummus
Mediterranean hub with house-baked pita, tagines, hummus
"The exciting return of Cleo’s French Quarter location in February 2023 after a three-year pandemic shutter also marks the return of one of the area’s most elegant halal dining experiences. It’s a stylish, sit-down version of the grab-and-go store located on Canal Street, and it has reopened on Decatur with a revamped halal menu geared towards a French Quarter crowd, adding a significant number of seafood specialties as well. While we hope late-night hours will return eventually, Cleo’s on Decatur is currently open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m." - Clair Lorell, Beth D'Addono
"I'm glad the French Quarter location of Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine, which first debuted in 2019, has reopened after nearly three years of pandemic-related closure; the elegant sit-down version of the Canal Street grab-and-go store occupies 117 Decatur Street (the former location of Cafe Giovanni, which closed in 2017 after 26 years) and currently offers a revamped Halal menu geared toward a French Quarter crowd, available Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with Tuesdays being added beginning next week." - Clair Lorell
"This 24/7 Mediterranean hub on the French Quarter’s Decatur Street serves house-baked pita, comforting tagines with meats, seafood, and vegetables, creamy hummus with toppings like fried cauliflower, stuffed grape leaves, and more."
"Opening today on Decatur Street in the former Cafe Giovanni space, Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine has launched a 24/7 French Quarter location at 117 Decatur Street. I first noticed Cleo’s when its original Roosevelt Way spot opened in 2015 as a 24/7 convenience-style outpost, and it quickly became known for supplying vegetarians, service-industry workers, tipsy late-night diners, and anyone craving excellent hummus and Middle Eastern food; that location briefly closed before reopening on Canal Street in early 2018, when owner Tarek Madkour announced plans for a store-free French Quarter restaurant. The new second location is its first full restaurant and, according to The Advocate, features an expanded menu, Middle Eastern decor, and an in-house pita bakery; it will be open 10 a.m.–10 p.m. today and tomorrow, then operate 24/7 starting Wednesday, February 13." - Clair Lorell
"Cleo’s Mediterranean kitchen, known for supplying vegetarians, service industry folks, people who need to sober up after a night of drinking, and anyone with a penchant for excellent hummus with some of the best Mediterranean food in the city, will take over the former Cafe Giovanni space in a few months, reports Todd Price." - Stephanie Carter
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