Best Hot Dogs In New Orleans: Yelp Customer Reviews

NEW ORLEANS, LA — National Hot Dog Month is almost halfway over, which means there's still more than half a month to explore the finest New Orleans restaurants that serve up this summertime favorite. People flock to New Orleans for festivals, 10K runs and great cuisine. Local eateries that specialize in hot dogs and other summer foods typically fly under the radar.

We scoured Yelp.com, a website that allows visitors to post reviews about all their favorite businesses, to find the best places to grab a hot dog and all the fixings in the Crescent City. Dogs range from gourmet to traditional and from the French Quarter to the Fairgrounds and everywhere in between. According to a Yelp review, here are the top eight places:

1. Dreamy Weenies, 740 N Rampart St, New Orleans

2. Dat Dog, 3336 Magazine St, New Orleans

3. Dat Dog, 5030 Freret St, New Orleans

4. Dat Dog, 601 Frenchmen St, New Orleans

5. The Backyard, 244 W Harrison Ave, New Orleans

6. Lucky Dogs, 517 Gravier St, New Orleans

7. Hott Diggity Dog, 537 Toulouse St, New Orleans

8. New Orleans Famous Hot Dogs, 1501 N Broad St, New Orleans

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