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Lufu Nola
Central Business District, Downtown New Orleans
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Lufu’s trio of talented young chefs thrive at their debut restaurant in the CBD, livening up the downtown neighborhood with bright cuisine and stylish decor. It is one of a small collection of recent restaurants to bring contemporary, regional Indian food to the city in a way that has helped redefine local diners’ view of it — nope, no butter chicken on the menu here. Instead, Sachin Darade, Aman Kota, and Sarthak Samantray have created an exciting menu of naanwiches, chaat, fiery pani puri, dosas, tandoori, and biryani, all elevated in presentation and ingredients. It is simply some of the most compelling Indian food in the city, served alongside colorful and inventive cocktails in a space that reflects its owners youthful, fun personalities. Their recently-opened, second restaurant in the French Quarter is also on Resy.
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