Best place for crawfish in New Orleans: Clesi’s seafood NOLA | Where NOLA Eats [Video]

Fernando Richardson carries a platter filled with crawfish and shrimp at Clesi’s Seafood Restaurant & Catering in New Orleans on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

(Photo by Chris Granger The Times-Picayune)

James Clesi started out as a pop-up provider of crawfish boils, usually working out on the sidewalk. When the business grew into a restaurant, it brought much of the same spirit along.

Join Ian McNulty as he shows off some New Orleans restaurants to his fellow food writer, Chelsea Shannon. Here’s a look at Clesi’s Seafood Restaurant in Mid-City.

From the outdoor tables and the covered patio, you can watch the full boil operation in progress. It feels like you’re at a backyard boil, without having to clean up.

Clesi’s crawfish is straightforward, consistent and delicious — everything it should be.

Writers Chelsea Shannon and Ian McNulty eating boiled seafood at Clesi’s Seafood Restaurant & Catering in the Mid-City neighborhood …

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