New Orleans Restaurants Embrace Lent With Creative Meatless Menus
February 20, 2026
Every year in New Orleans, Lent reshapes the city’s menus almost as much as Carnival does. Here, seafood is already sacred and Catholic tradition runs deep, so the 40 days leading up to Easter are less about sacrifice and more about creativity. You can get Gulf shrimp, citrus-cured salmon, mirliton ceviche, and vegetarian curries—all things […]
