Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Seafood
Top 100 Restaurant, New Orleans
"Drago's Restaurant opened in February 1970 . . . the beginning of a great New Orleans dining institution. . . . At Drago's, we keep our eyes on your oysters from the time they leave the water until they arrive on your plate. No other restaurant can make such a claim. With that kind of attention to detail, backed by centuries of experience, we're confident that you'll taste the difference."
–Drago's website
"If you haven't tried the char-broiled oysters ... head in the direction of Fat City. You'll know you're close when you smell the bubbling garlic butter."
–Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune
"I'm particularly keen on the curious Oyster Herradura, a sort of Mediterranean oyster stew in which poached oysters, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts and a whole portobello mushroom commune in a sweet, opaque, tequila-based broth – dreamy on a cool night."
–Sara Roahen, Gambit Weekly
"Cooked over flames in their shells with a little lemon, garlic and parsley, [charbroiled oysters] come to the table smelling ambrosial and bursting with an unforgettable flavor."
–Offbeat Magazine
Kids menu. Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
How Others Rate Drago's Seafood Restaurant
Zagat 2009
25 Food Quality (very good to excellent)
The Times-Picayune
Top 100 Restaurant, 2008
Gambit Weekly
Best Metairie Restaurant, 2008 readers' poll
Where Y'at
Best Place for Affordable Seafood, 2009 critics' poll