Vegetarian options in New Orleans
 

First time to New Orleans. Looking for vegetarian options for eating in There. Any suggestions? Thanks.

These are from a friend who goes yearly to NOLA and spends considerably time there:

Carmo
Green Goddess

As I told my friend, "Being a veggie person in Louisiana is like being a eunuch at an orgy."

We just went again this April and I am sorry to say I have but one recommendation-Cafe de Monde one of the rare tourist spots anywhere that lives up to its reputation.

Thank you! We'll try both places.
Ha, ha. It's tough for a vegetarian in Houston, Texas also!

It is a great city and my friends just spent five weeks down there including Jazz Fest for both weekends. And he and his wife put in a lot of time and effort looking for veggie restaurants.

Personally, my picture is posted at all the veggie restaurants in the neighborhood and they are numerous.

You may be best off looking for veggo alternatives at NOLA restaurants (e.g., vegetarian red beans and rice, veggo jambalaya if such exists) instead of targeting restaurants that serve veggo fare only.

Are you pure vegetarian or pescatarian or vegan? If not vegan, go here and gorge: http://www.southerncandymakers.com/ (way better pralines than Aunt Sally's).

Ethnic restaurants (Asian, Italian) will also offer dishes that are for herbivores. But the dirty rice, various po boys, jambalaya, etouffes, etc will be off your list of choices.

do you know about Chowhound.com ? It can be a useful site

i went about 5 years ago and remember asking the server for veg dishes- most chefs will prepare one off hand. Otherwise, I often order sides/apps that are vegetarian- you get a good taste of the menu this way

Pescetarian is easy in New Orleans, but what was painful for me was avoiding 99% of the red beans and rice and etouffes and such because they contain pork. OTOH, my experience was also like Jeenieping's--because the vast majority of places cook their own food from scratch, I was able to get veggies kindly made just for me. Good luck!

Thanks for all of the replies! My daughter is a vegetarian and we are not, so we are looking for vegetarian -friendly restaurants. However, I like to eat vegetarian meals too because they tend to be delicious! How can you not like a meal with all the fresh veggies, herbs, spices etc?
When our daughter joins us we tend to go to ethnic restaurants that have good vegetarian choices (Indian, Mexican), but we are hoping to get a good taste of New Orleans cuisine. Ordering appetizers is a good idea. It's also nice when the chef makes you something special (not the usual "only vegetarian option": pasta with cheese sauce and broccoli thrown in).