Nominated for Best Chef: South at the 2024 James Beard Awards and named to the NY Time's 50 Best Restaurants List, Chef Marlon "Chicken” Williams of Chicken's Kitchen is no stranger to accolades. His Southern-style soul food, only available Monday-Friday, has customers lined up out the door to get a plate of the daily specials. Fried chicken isn't served every day, so make sure to check the website before you go.

Dooky Chase's Restaurant is an iconic New Orleans dining institution, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they know how to fry chicken. Enjoy Creole specialties at this nearly 100-year-old restaurant.

McHardy's is a Tremé mainstay known simply for their fried chicken. You can't go wrong with any order.

This classic Creole lunch spot serves up comfort food like fried chicken, mac 'n' cheese, seafood plates, and bread pudding. Order red or white beans with a side of fried chicken at Lil Dizzy's for a classic Creole meal.

Mid-City Chicken & Po-Boys may be the new kid on the block, but locals come in droves for their chicken wings. Highly seasoned and full of flavor, enjoy wings, po-boys, wraps, and more.

This family-owned restaurant has been around for decades. The fried chicken at Willie Mae's is known for being delicious and always on the menu.

Fried Chicken Mondays at The Fountain Lounge has been a tradition for years at The Roosevelt Hotel. Every Monday evening, indulge in juicy fried chicken served with red beans & rice, coleslaw, and honey butter biscuits while live music plays. 

Picnic Provisions & Whiskey is known for their crawfish boil fried chicken. It's all about the process and the Louisiana crawfish boil style seasoning with chicken fried to a golden brown. This chicken packs a punch of classic New Orleans flavor in a one-of-a-kind way. It's available a la carte, as a sandwich, biscuit, and tenders.

Bonafried is a food truck and multi-time winner of Fried Chicken Festival. Check their Instagram to see where you can find them.

While Miss River's buttermilk fried chicken is available during lunch, brunch, and dinner, you'll want to visit during dinner service with a few friends for a show-stopping meal. For the table, order the whole buttermilk fried chicken, which is a whole chicken presented and carved table side. The chicken is served with a trio of sauces, but it's juicy enough to dig into unaccompanied.

At Chi-Chi's Chicken & Beer, enjoy Korean fried chicken sandwiches and wings. Korean fried chicken stands out from the rest due to it's double-frying process, which results in extra-crispy chicken tossed in flavor-packed sauces.