Best 'ethnic' dishes in the city?

[25dollars]

I always feel like I get in a rut with the restaurants I frequent in NO, but I love me some ethnic cooking, so I was wondering if anyone had good recommendations. To start off, I love the cubano sandwich at Churro's in Metairie, and the lamb and couscous at Jamila's.

[nolachow]

Has anyone found an Ethiopian restaurant? Never made it to the now-dead Red Sea and all my searching online is for naught...

[txgirl]

Mexican:
Taco San Miguel on Severn is, in my opinion, by far the best authentic mexican food in town.

[midcity]

Just had my first banh mi at Jazmine Cafe. I think it's the best I've had outside of Pho Tau Bay. I was skeptical about the butter, but ended up liking it a lot more than the sweet mayo that some places have. I hope they expand their sandwich offerings!

[noodles213]

Bennachin Restaurant ...african cuisine.1212 Royal St....I have never been disappointed.

[22ndstreet]

Two Tony's Restaurant on hammond hwy in Bucktown for Italian and seafood

Their Lasagna is phenominal and their fried eggplant and artichoke hearts are delicious

Byblos Market on Veterans Blvd.

Their chicken schwarma sandwiches and hummus are the best

[JazzyB]

Lola's paella with some mojo on the side.

[robrob]

Go to Taqueria Sanchez on the I-10 Service Road by Causeway.

[mikemill]

Pho at Kim Anh's in Harahan!

[nikinik]

Anything at Lola!!!!

Pupusas at Pupuseria Divino Corazon on Belle Chasse highway

Pho at Pho Bang on Manhattan

[midcity]

There's an Indian restaurant called [I think] Tandoori Chicken on Cleary Ave. in Metairie, just north of the I-10 overpass. It's hidden in a little strip of bars and stores and a motorcycle shop. It's a little pricey to me, but I really like the saag paneer there. And the rice is way better than Taj Mahal.

[uptownlibrarian]

Have you tried the saag paneer at Sara's? It is more expensive than other Indian places, but it is so much better than any other I've had in town. I will definitely try the place on Cleary though. Always in search of good saag paneer.

[midcity]

I've never been to Sara's [really busy and few dining partners], but I've been meaning to check out Curry Corner soon on the way home some night. I read on here that it's run by the same people. Do you think I have a chance of getting saag paneer there?

[N.O.Food]

I gave Curry Corner two shots and thought it was very subpar both times. Never been back.

[edible complex]

Chinese:
China Rose, be sure to ask for the Authentic Chinese menu for the real deal
Royal China, order the dim sum

Vietnamese:
Kim Son, for salt baked lobster, crab, shrimp and scallops, lettuce wraps, garlic green beans and the special 7 course meat dinner
Cafe Minh for asian short ribs, bouillabaisse,

French:
Chateau du Lac, for mushroom strudel, foie gras, coq au vin
Cafe Degas, moules, onion soup, and their specials
Lilette, braised veal cheeks, braised pork belly, coq au vin

Tunisian
Jamila's Cafe, lamb tagine, rack of lamb, lamb merguez

Mediterranean:
Vega for their special Med menus

Spanish:
Laurentino's for paella and order every app (they're all good)
Lola's for their lamb stew (on a cold night)

Indian:
Sara's for lamb oxford, lamb vindaloo and lemongrass crab bisque

Italian:
Irene's, love the duck
Fausto's for eggplant parm, fett carbonara, and veal saltimbocca or marsala
Two Tony's for their lasagna
Ciro's Cote Sud for their lasagna

Thai:
La Thai for their Tom Gar Gai soup, seafood stuffed pineapple, and any of the red or green curries

Mexican:
take your pick of all the taquerias popping up all over town
Felipe's for their shrimp quesadillas, pork tamales, and steak taco salad and many margaritas

Belgian:
Clementine's, no one does mussels and frites better

Jamaican:
goat curry roti at Boswell's on Tulane

[Isabella]

I like many menu items at Lebanon Cafe, Nine Roses (Vietnamese), Little Tokyo,
Country Taste (Brazilian). Do you eat everything? If not, let us know so I can be more specific.

[25dollars]

I eat EVERYTHING. And I appreciate your suggestions!

[notanotherpoboy]

Mona's in Midcity beats out Lebanon everytime. The other locations aren't nearly as good, though.