TripAdvisor named New Orleans as the top food city in the U.S. in its 2025 Best of the Best food destinations, and four of the top five cities were in the South, which didn't come as a shock to the staff at Southern Living .

So the magazine polled its readers to see which Southern restaurants should be on people's bucket lists.

And the results show that a classic New Orleans food tour is in order for visitors. Five restaurants from New Orleans and one restaurant from Arnaudville are on its list of 15 bucket list restaurants .

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