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WHERE TO EAT The best Gumbo in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Fodor's Travel and 10 other food critics.
"First-timers must try the Gumbo Ya-Ya, a rich chicken and sausage gumbo."
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Recommended by Food Network and 7 other food critics.
"Don’t miss the Death by Gumbo — a classic dish purportedly made for famed gourmand writer Craig Claiborne. The dish comes with an oyster-and-andouille-sausage-stuffed quail and gumbo-like gravy ladled on top."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 6 other food critics.
"Herbsaint’s duck and andouille gumbo might be the best restaurant gumbo in town."
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Recommended by Robb Walsh and 7 other food critics.
"Fans of vegetable-thickened gumbo love the Texas Creole smoked shrimp and okra gumbo at Brennan’s of Houston. The ingredient list is short, but the flavor is huge. Extra points for presentation: It comes topped with a giant, head-on, smoked shrimp."
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Recommended by Arthur Bovino and 5 other food critics.
"Seafood gumbo, and crawfish with jalapeño capellini are all addictive."
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Recommended by David Rosengarten and 4 other food critics.
""Holy mackerel”, is my response to this non-seafood gumbo. Delicious, with an overwhelming turkey flavor in the “aged” one, particularly. Medium-dark brown (“it’s my turkey that gives it the color”). Medium-thick. Great seasoning and spices. Sticky-lip gumbo, from all that divine collagen."
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Recommended by Matt Lee and 5 other food critics.
"Leah Chase, the chef and owner of Dooky Chase in New Orleans, served a superb traditional Creole gumbo, a rich, smoky gravy full of good things: shrimp, chicken wings, crab legs, sausage, hunks of beef brisket."
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Recommended by Melanie Falina and 4 other food critics.
"NOLA's top two spots for the best gumbo: Gumbo Shop - Probably the most famous and popular place for gumbo in New Orleans is Gumbo Shop. It offers two versions of this classic dish. Both are well loved and easy to devour, but a favorite among many locals is the chicken andouille gumbo."
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Recommended by Eric McKinney and 4 other food critics.
"Although The New York Times recently published an article that traditional seafood gumbo was no longer found in New Orleans, Deanie's Seafood is one place that you can still find it. The gumbo had an amazing flavor to it, and once again, surprisingly not spicy like I was imagining."
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Recommended by Lacey Muszynski and 4 other food critics.
"No Cajun restaurant is complete without gumbo, and this version is called “Maxie’s Mighty-Mighty Gumbo” with chicken, andouille and crawfish. It’s rich, dark, topped with rice and comes in three sizes: a cup, bowl or a jumbo dinner portion served with coleslaw."