LUFU NOLA
Indian restaurant · Central Business District
LUFU NOLA, 301 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Highlights
Elevated regional Indian cuisine with creative cocktails
Elevated regional Indian cuisine with creative cocktails
"The young chefs behind LUFU (Let Us Feed U) have made a splash with their hip, stylish restaurant in the CBD. It’s a hub for upscale regional Indian cuisine, dishes like dahi ke kebab, a Mughlai specialty of fried yogurt dumplings and mirchi bhajji, a South Indian street food of stuffed banana peppers. It’s all remarkable, including staples like pani puri, chole bhatture, and biryani. Creative cocktails, an artsy atmosphere, and delicious desserts round out the restaurant." - Beth D’Addono
"The young chefs behind LUFU (Let Us Feed U) have made a splash in New Orleans in recent years, from their beginnings as a pop-up to their food stall in the former Pythian Market and now with their hip, stylish restaurant in the CBD. Brand new and already a hotspot, Sarthak Samantray and Aman Kota’s takes on regional Indian specialties like dahi ke kebab, a Mughlai specialty of fried yogurt dumplings and mirchi bhajji, a South Indian street food of stuffed banana peppers are remarkable. Creative cocktails, an artsy atmosphere, and delicious desserts round out the restaurant." - Beth D’Addono
"Opened in July 2023 after three years as a pop-up and vendor at the former Pythian Market, I described it as one of New Orleans’s best new Indian restaurants — a stylish, lively destination for upscale regional Indian cuisine in the CBD that became an instant smash hit and won a 2023 Eater Award for New Orleans’s pop-up-turned-restaurant of the year; the chefs have said they love sharing this part of themselves with the city." - Clair Lorell
"The brainchild of a trio of South Asian pals who happen to be chefs, LUFU (Let Us Feed U) goes beyond the traditional butter chicken and chicken masala dishes with dishes like pani puri, from the north of India, Indo-Chinese dishes like chili gobi, popular in Kolkata and laal masa, a goat curry linked to the city of Rajasthan. Try a naanwich for lunch, naan pressed with fillings like chicken tikka masala or fried shrimp with mint chutney." - Beth D’Addono
"I tried Lufu NOLA’s keema rolls (four for $12) and the aloo tikki chaat — crispy spiced potatoes topped with chutney and yogurt ($12)." - Clair Lorell
