New Orleans
New Orleans is known for its grand restaurants (see Louisiana Creole cuisine), but more humble fare like the po'boy is very popular. Po' boys may be made at home, sold pre-packaged in convenience stores, available at deli counters and most neighborhood restaurants. One of the most basic New Orleans restaurants is the po' boy shop, and these shops often offer seafood platters, red beans and rice, jambalaya, and other basic Creole dishes. Some of the more famous shops include Tracie's, Parkway Bakery, Maspero's, Liuzza's, Acme's, Mother's, Domilise's, Parasol's, Frankie and Johnnie's, Weaver's, Charlie's, and Casamento's.
In 1896, George Leidenheimer founded his bakery, Leidenheimer Baking Company, on Dryades Street. In 1904, the bakery moved to Simon Bolivar Avenue where the family business still operates, and is one of the primary sources of po'boy bread. There is fierce competition between po'boy shops, and resident opinions of the best po'boy shop varies widely.
Each year there is a festival in New Orleans dedicated to the po'boy, The Oak Street Po'Boy Festival. It is a one day festival that features live music, arts, and food vendors with multiple types of po' boys. It is held in mid-November along a commercial strip of Oak Street in the city's Carrollton neighborhood. The festival gives away "best-of" awards, which gives the chefs incentive to invent some of the most creative po' boys.
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