Central Grocery & Deli

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923 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70116
+1 (504) 523-1620
http://www.centralgrocerynola.com

Central Grocery Company, located in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, is a third-generation, old-fashioned grocery store established in 1906 by Sicilian immigrant Salvatore Lupo. Renowned for creating the iconic muffuletta sandwich, Central Grocery continues to serve up this classic dish made with meats sliced in-house, locally baked bread, and their family's Italian Olive Salad.

Owned and operated by Tommy Tusa and Frank Tusa, Central Grocery has partnered with Goldbelly.com to offer nationwide delivery of their famous muffulettas. Featured on PBS, Thrillist, USA Today, and more, Central Grocery's muffuletta has been named one of the five best sandwiches by The Today Show, solidifying its reputation as a must-try culinary delight in New Orleans.

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4.51,923 reviews
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Dan L.
10/27/2025

Seriously.. This is one of the best sandwiches I have ever had! And I used to work at a pretty great one... The tapenade to the meat and the cheese is sublime! If you are in the area this is a...

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Stephen L.
10/7/2025

(10/07/2026) Call it a tourist trap if you want, but the Muffaletta I bought here may have been the tastiest bite I've enjoyed in my two & a half days in New Orleans. The bread was fresh, the...

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Jordan S.
9/17/2025

Plain, simple exterior and interior, but looks are deceiving. A long time staple of New Orleans, they are consistent and good. Of course, we had the muffuletta along with a bag of Zapp's chips....

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Andrea U.
10/8/2025

They're going to a wedding across from the French market is the home of the buffaloes. The famous sandwich with lots of cold cuts cheese and they're famous olive spread. They say Cell all of it...

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Amanda S.
10/16/2025

Omg this sandwich was HUGE! Holy cowwwwww. We'd never had a Mufalletta before and we split a whole one, when our little selves could have easily split half of one. If you don't like olives, sorry!...

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