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The Kale Heatmap: Where To Eat Kale Right Now

by Gwendolyn Knapp
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by Gwendolyn Knapp
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Yesterday evening you may have noticed all of your friends on Facebook and Twitter going off about a particular New York Times article that quotes recent hipstery-type transplants saying things like "New Orleans is not cosmopolitan. There's no kale here," and "So many of the cool places here are really rundown. And not because a stylist designed them that way."

It wouldn't be so bad if these transplants weren't eating in places that actually do serve kale. But fret not, dearest readers, New Orleans is no Brooklyn South, and there is kale to be had for all this very weekend. So, here now, Eater gives you The Kale Heatmap: Where to Eat Kale Right Now.

Don't see your favorite kale dish on the map? Leave a comment or send us a tip, and have a great weekend.


More Reader Suggestions: Where to Eat Kale Now
· Clancy's
· Bouligny Tavern
· Tivoli & Lee
· Mondo
· Ste. Marie
· City Greens
· HiVolt Coffee
· Canal Street Bistro
· Wayfare
· The Green Fork
· Rouses Deli Case
· Whole Foods Salad bar
· The Grill Room

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Coquette

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Kale is known to make a repeat appearance on Chef Michael Stoltzfus' menu as a side item alongside catfish and duck. Helk, they even serve RED kale.
2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 265-0421
(504) 265-0421

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Herbsaint

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The Lacinato kale and smoked drum salad is one of the best lunches you'll find in the city when in season.
701 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-4114
(504) 524-4114

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Satsuma

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Long known as a place to find kale via a green drink, or in salad form.
3218 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 304-5962
(504) 304-5962

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Pizza Delicious

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One of the best specialty pizzas this Bywater favorite does is a cheese pizza with krispy kale on top.
617 Piety St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 676-8482
(504) 676-8482

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Bhava

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Anne Churchill's all vegetarian/vegan upstairs eatery inside Feelings cafe, serves tons of kale, from spicy raw kale chips, to sweet potato and kale tamales, and it's all locally grown too.
2600 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 617-2652
(504) 617-2652

Oxalis

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Fresh kale AND crispy kale come on the kale salad at this new gastropub in the Bywater. That is two types of kale in one kale-centric dish.
3162 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(347) 627-8298
(347) 627-8298

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Superfood Bar

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For those wanting extremely healthy servings of kale, head to this juice bar/raw food specialist uptown, where you'll find kale in at least one salad.
4113 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Patois

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Knows what comes with the best rabbit dish you'll try in town? Flippin tasso braised kale, that's what.
6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-9441
(504) 895-9441

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Sylvain

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As has been widely noted already, Sylvain serves kale in the gulf shrimp pirlou, and likely in myriad specials.
625 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 265-8123
(504) 265-8123

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Lilette

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Behold a tuscan kale salad, with fennel, carrot, pickled peppers, mint, pistachio. and Pecorino Toscano. Wait, New Orleans has pistachios? Oh my.
3637 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 895-1636
(504) 895-1636

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Houston's Restaurant

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An Emerald Kale Salad with roasted peanut vinaigrette rounds out the side items at this franchise. Yes, even a franchise with kale.
1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-1578
(504) 524-1578

Domenica

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Meet chef Alon Shaya, a man who dares to deep fry kale. Yes, his crispy kale recipe appears in the Treme cookbook.
123 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 648-6020
(504) 648-6020

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Rivista

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Known for many kale specials, chefs Chris and Lisa Barbato are currently serving this kalegate/Lent special: crawfish enchiladas wit kale salad and shaved veg.
New Orleans, LA
(504) 371-5558
(504) 371-5558

Fare

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This brand new healthy-option take out joint from the Irish House's Matt and Alicia Murphy has kale chips. Getcha some.
4838 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 302-9171
(504) 302-9171

Sneaky Pickle

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This newly opened restaurant on St. Claude has a kale salad roasted turnip and beets, doused in, lemon vinaigrette with a brazilian nut crumble over the top. Also do kale salads as a possible side with sandwiches.
4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA

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Coquette

2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Kale is known to make a repeat appearance on Chef Michael Stoltzfus' menu as a side item alongside catfish and duck. Helk, they even serve RED kale.
2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 265-0421
(504) 265-0421

Herbsaint

701 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Lacinato kale and smoked drum salad is one of the best lunches you'll find in the city when in season.
701 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-4114
(504) 524-4114

Satsuma

3218 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70117
Long known as a place to find kale via a green drink, or in salad form.
3218 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 304-5962
(504) 304-5962

Pizza Delicious

617 Piety St, New Orleans, LA 70117
One of the best specialty pizzas this Bywater favorite does is a cheese pizza with krispy kale on top.
617 Piety St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 676-8482
(504) 676-8482

Bhava

2600 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Anne Churchill's all vegetarian/vegan upstairs eatery inside Feelings cafe, serves tons of kale, from spicy raw kale chips, to sweet potato and kale tamales, and it's all locally grown too.
2600 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 617-2652
(504) 617-2652

Oxalis

3162 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Fresh kale AND crispy kale come on the kale salad at this new gastropub in the Bywater. That is two types of kale in one kale-centric dish.
3162 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(347) 627-8298
(347) 627-8298

Superfood Bar

4113 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
For those wanting extremely healthy servings of kale, head to this juice bar/raw food specialist uptown, where you'll find kale in at least one salad.
4113 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Patois

6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Knows what comes with the best rabbit dish you'll try in town? Flippin tasso braised kale, that's what.
6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-9441
(504) 895-9441

Sylvain

625 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
As has been widely noted already, Sylvain serves kale in the gulf shrimp pirlou, and likely in myriad specials.
625 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 265-8123
(504) 265-8123

Lilette

3637 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Behold a tuscan kale salad, with fennel, carrot, pickled peppers, mint, pistachio. and Pecorino Toscano. Wait, New Orleans has pistachios? Oh my.
3637 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 895-1636
(504) 895-1636

Houston's Restaurant

1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
An Emerald Kale Salad with roasted peanut vinaigrette rounds out the side items at this franchise. Yes, even a franchise with kale.
1755 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-1578
(504) 524-1578

Domenica

123 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Meet chef Alon Shaya, a man who dares to deep fry kale. Yes, his crispy kale recipe appears in the Treme cookbook.
123 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 648-6020
(504) 648-6020

Rivista

New Orleans, LA
Known for many kale specials, chefs Chris and Lisa Barbato are currently serving this kalegate/Lent special: crawfish enchiladas wit kale salad and shaved veg.
New Orleans, LA
(504) 371-5558
(504) 371-5558

Fare

4838 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
This brand new healthy-option take out joint from the Irish House's Matt and Alicia Murphy has kale chips. Getcha some.
4838 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 302-9171
(504) 302-9171

Sneaky Pickle

4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA
This newly opened restaurant on St. Claude has a kale salad roasted turnip and beets, doused in, lemon vinaigrette with a brazilian nut crumble over the top. Also do kale salads as a possible side with sandwiches.
4017 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA

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