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Seed Oil Free Restaurants · Louisiana · New Orleans

Seed oil free restaurants in New Orleans

Local spots in New Orleans that cook in real fats instead of seed oils, verified by Seed Oil Tracker, plus the cleanest national chains you will find around town.

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Verified local spots

Bon's New Orleans Street Food

Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)

Lamara Coffee & Kitchen

Cooks in: no seed oils

The Daily Beet

Cooks in: avocado oil

Chains around New Orleans that fry in beef tallow or other real fats

Each chain's own records say its fryer runs on beef tallow or another real fat. Sauces and dressings can still carry seed oils, so tap a chain for the item by item numbers.

Cleanest places to eat in New Orleans

Chains graded A or B on their food (drinks, desserts and sauces left out) with locations in the New Orleans area, from OpenStreetMap data. See the full rankings.

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The ones to skip in New Orleans

Graded D or F, over 8g of estimated seed oil per average item. Tap a chain for its full item-level breakdown.

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