Sure, you can now get your everything bagel seasoning, frozen kimbap, sourdough rye chips and other favorite Trader Joe’s food brands in New Orleans .

But did you know that right next-door you can get fresh squid ink noodles, vegan curry, Filipino soul food and a blast-from-the-past Manchego toast all from one menu? That’s at the new restaurant Hot & Soul , which opened in the shotgun house overlooking Trader Joe’s parking lot.

And right across the street from the new store, you can get a bowl of pho, a pepperoni pizza, banh mi, mozzarella sticks and a Vietnamese iced coffee under one roof at Dough Nguyener’s Café .

The new grocery, which opens Thursday (Aug. 15), at 2501 Tulane Ave. is the first Trader Joe’s in New Orleans, with another planned at the corner of Napoleon Avenue

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