Been living here year and a half now. Food is amazing.
Here's a list of places I live there. Maybe you have been?
1)coops place (incredible Cajun fried chicken and jambalaya)
2)NEYOS (excellent, maybe the best chargrilled oysters)
3) LUIZZAS BY THE TRACK (gumbo and BBQ shrimp or garlic oyster poboy)
4) JACQUES IMOS (everything is incredible, love the blackened redfish)
5)Verti Marte (get the all the jazz poboy, open 24/7 in the quarter)
6) domilese poboys (oyster/shrimp poboy) as good as it gets
7)mandinas (red gravy and garlic bread) unbelievable Italian food
Just a few places I hit any chance I get