Willy Mae's southern fried chicken plus beignet, crawfish and po' boys in New Orleans, Louisiana

If you love fried chicken, then add Willy Mae's Scotch House to your bucket list. This family-run restaurant in New Orleans is widely reputed to offer America's best fried chicken, lauded by the Food Network and Bon Appetit magazine, and winner of a James Beard Award (dubbed the Oscars of the food industry) for America's Classic Restaurant for the Southern Region in 2005.


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