Authentic Spanish Food at Lola's (New Orleans, USA)

If you ever crave Paella and other authentic Spanish delicacies, then I highly suggest you check out this small and quaint restaurant in Bayou St. John. Living by City Park made Lola's one of our favorite spots to visit for a nice meal.

On our last visit we started off with the usual: a bottle of their red wine sangria with mixed fresh fruits and a loaf of their freshly baked warm bread served with the most amazing garlic butter on earth.

Next, an assortment of their tapas: calamari salad, oysters, garlic mushrooms and crab meat salad. The Crab meat is tossed with their homemade alioli sauce served over avocado on a bed of lettuce. Yum! And for the main dish the obvious choice is always the seafood paella which is really delicious and tastes just as good if not better than some paella dishes I tasted while travelling in Barcelona a few years back (of course the setting and views are not comparable). To finish off, we never leave without sharing a piece of their flour less dark chocolate cake which is to die for and leaves us usually fighting for the last piece. (see menu) 

Sangria perfection



Crabmeat tossed with our homemade alioli , served over avocado on a bed of lettuce



Marinated calamari tossed with calamata olives, tomatoes, & toasted almonds





Shrimp, fish, calamari, scallops, mussels and vegetables, well seasoned with garlic, saffron and herbs

 

Chocolate Cake



The Hungry Nomad's Must-Try Suggestions:

1- Seafood Paella
2- Ceviche
3- Chocolate cake