Casual restaurant opened spring 2018. Serves vegan food with Cajun flavors and soul food classics. Choose from the daily selection of dishes such as jambalaya, yams and greens, vegan mac n' cheese, baked beans, potato salad, and bbq cauliflower. Or order an la carte wrap. Sweets offered include bread pudding, cookies, mini sweet potato pies, and multiple flavors of vegan ice cream. Berry drinks and green juice available. Relocated from 1016 N Broad St. Confirmed open May 2020. Black-owned. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-5:00pm. Closed Sun.
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1025 N Broad St, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 70119
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Added by corneliusroy on 16 Apr 2018
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161 Reviews
First Review by MorganBiggs
terragroh
Points +24
Loved this place! - Edit
Everything we ate was delicious! Highlights were the shepherds pie, Mac and cheese and the cornbread was to die for. The staff was so kind and helpful, it was a real treat to come to Sweet Soul!
Read morePros: Corn Bread, Shepherds pie, The People
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ShellyDean
Points +44
Amazing comfort food! - Edit
I was so pleased with everything at Sweet Soulfood! The food was delicious, and the portions were giant! Between my husband and myself, we shared fried mushrooms, collard greens, mac and cheese, jambalaya, red beans and rice, corn bread, and okra gumbo. The red beans and rice and the gumbo were my favorite. Everything was great though! The lady at the counter was welcoming and gave us a sample of cauliflower while we made our selections. It's definitely worth a visit when in NOLA.
Read morePros: Lots of choices, Big portions, Friendly
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BarryY
Points +235
My New Orleans vegan go-to - Edit
This cafeteria-style lunch joint dishes out the real thing—Louisiana-inflected soul food— with generosity and heart. Everything is tasty, but a few items deserve special recognition: the okra gumbo, macaroni and (vegan) cheese, and sweet heat cauliflower. The portions are enormous: we were eating leftovers for most of a week.
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MConnell
Points +198
Who Dat? - Edit
1st trip to 'Nola and digging deep for some Vegan fare. This spot is crazy good and inexpensive - BiG portions - big Value.
Read moreYou can tell they care about their food once you taste it- made with love YO!
I need to come back and try the other dishes for sure.
I went with the potatoes, corn chowder , and Mac n Cheese! Damn!
Pros: Cost, Flovot, Quality
Cons: None
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teerush
Points +86
Sweet Soulfood has a sweet soul - Edit
If you’re ever in New Orleans and searching for food that feeds more than just your appetite, Sweet Soulfood is an absolute must. This charming vegan spot blends Cajun flair with soul food traditions in a way that feels like both a warm hug and a flavor explosion. From the moment I stepped in and saw the daily rotating selection, I knew I was in for something special — and I wasn’t leaving without enough to turn my hotel fridge into a mini buffet.
Read moreEvery bite was a standout. The eggplant lasagna was rich and comforting, layered with flavor. The orange cauliflower, yams and greens tasted just like someone’s Southern grandma was working her magic in the back. The vegan mac n’ cheese was dreamy — creamy and satisfying without being heavy. The red beans and rice? A soulful classic done right. And the bread pudding… let’s just say getting two orders was not a mistake.
But the food is only half the story. What makes Sweet Soulfood truly unforgettable is its heart. While dining, I overheard the staff talking about a homeless man outside. Without hesitation, I packed him a generous plate, and they knew him by name — a quiet testament to their care and community spirit. You could feel the kindness was as baked-in as the seasoning.
I’m already plotting a return trip before my flight home so I can bring a little piece of this magic with me. Sweet Soulfood isn’t just a restaurant — it’s a reminder that good food and good people still exist in abundance.
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PatrickVegan
Points +57
10/10 - Edit
Nothing to say that hasn’t already been said in other reviews. Not to be missed.
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mateivalex
Points +76
Grea, great food! - Edit
Everything was delicious. Brownie was amazing and the food so, so great. Really happy I got to experience this place.
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klhunter42
Points +346
Don't pass on this gem! - Edit
Sweet Soulfood is a great place for traditional vegan soulfood. You get to pick several items and get a bit of everything which we really appreciated as it would have been too hard to pick!
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Bizzle666
Points +31
Amazing food huge portions - Edit
Really nice place, huge portions, I went for the BBQ cauliflower, jambalaya and mushrooms in gravy. Should have gone for just two as the portions are super generous, you choose one large and two small if you go for three. I am about to enter a food coma but the best kind
Read morePros: Fast service , Friendly staff, Great food
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MadisonGoodwin
Points +173
Oooo yummmm - Edit
I got a plate with all kinds of goodies. My favorites are the Mac and cheese, the potato salad, and the bread pudding. All were absolutely phenomenal. Yum yum yum
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cymbernardino
Points +24
First time visiting from Ohio. - Edit
Excellent food! The cauliflower is to die for! The right amount of heat and sweet.
Read morePros: Heat and sweet cauliflower , Green beans , Chickpea patties
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anthonyxvx
Points +54
Great soul food! - Edit
This was great soul food, just a short trip outside of the French Quarter. The Greens were my favorite part of my dish, incredible. The cornbread stuffing and Bread pudding were also great! The Mac and Cheese and Jambalaya were solid, but definitely didn’t blow me away, and were maybe a bit underwhelming based on my expectations. But all in all, this was very good, and very quick. Highly recommend making your way to Sweet Soulfood.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-31
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Ruddegur
Points +1661
Maybe the best in New Orleans - Edit
Such good food and great prices.
Read moreThe staff are great too!
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lvasquared
Points +1340
Love this place - Edit
The first time I was in New Orleans, I had this food at the first location. Glad to taste that everything is still delicious!
Read morePros: Hot and ready, Delicious, Amazing people
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MajorrRae
Points +41
Great Find! - Edit
My first visit was a pickup order and it was ready in 15 minutes. I tried the collard greens, fried cauliflower, stuffed bell peppers, Mac & cheese, and gumbo. Don’t judge me lol, it was split between two people. Plenty of food for lunch and dinner. Everything was delicious except the gumbo tasted like tomato soup with okra. Hard to enjoy when I’ve had “authentic” gumbo. Definitely a gem for vegan food. When I went in all of the tables were full, so keep that in mind if dining in.
Read morePros: Food, Speed, Price
Cons: Not many tables
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AshKenyail
Points +2983
Yummy southern soul food! - Edit
I was so happy to try them out. I scheduled a pick-up order. I ordered fried cauliflower, collard greens, sweet potatoes, and okra gumbo. Everything was delicious! The flavors tasted amazing. This one is definitely highly recommended!
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Jps123
Points +58
Great food with the kindest people! - Edit
The employees were so friendly and welcoming, and gave huge servings! The Mac and cheese is slightly sweet (maybe sweet potato) and really creamy. The orange cauliflower was delicious and you have to get the bread pudding- incredible! The gumbo was good but a bit salty if you are sensitive to that.
Read morePros: Big portions, Kind staff, Delicious
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Joshua_De_Serres
Points +1196
First time - Edit
Coming from Montreal, Canada, I was looking for some good southern food. Sweet soul food was the best food I had during my week long New Orleans trip. Thé Mac and Cheese was crazy good, it was also my first time trying gumbo 10/10. Fried cauliflower was delicious as was the collard greens, they were quite sweet but delicious. The only thing I wasn’t a huge fan of was the jambalaya, I had never eaten jambalaya before and it’s basically just a rice dish. Highly recommend this place. Service was very friendly as well.
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bfigs04
Points +250
Best plate I’ve ever had! - Edit
The okra stew 😍 was incredible
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AbiEats
Points +318
Incredible!!!!! - Edit
We loved our stop here! The bread pudding was amazing and the food was really reasonably priced!!
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Crotters98
Points +20
Incredible food - Edit
We were there on a Friday, so we got two create your own platters with a pasta, cauli wings, and red beans. The sweet heat cauliflower was honestly a religious experience, we’ve never had anything like it. We had the green goodness and strawberry lemonade juices too which were really good. The portions were pretty big and it was a rainy day, otherwise we’d have gotten icecream to take with us as we walked into town - there were 6 or 7 different flavours, and they all looked fab
Read morePros: Sweet heat cauliflower, Pasta, Customer service was great
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t-birdkestler
Points +28
Best vegan in NOLA - Edit
This place has the best vegan in New Orleans, and almost anywhere that I’ve actually been in the US. Great comfort food. They give you huge portions. Wonderful leftovers. This food is the best!
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kittykatty
Points +100
So good! Must try soul food - Edit
This was our best experience of soul food in Nola. Everything from the buffet was great and even the juices were super fresh and tasty. Just wish they would offer reusable plates for dining in, so much wasted plastic😒
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k.dieks
Points +180
Oh so good! - Edit
Cafeteria style, wholesome delicious soulfood. Fried cauliflower and gumbo are particularly tasty, good cornbread and juices too!
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GoblinFrog
Points +474
So so so good - Edit
One of my favorite vegan restaurants ever!! The Mac and cheese is some of my favorite ever. The cornbread soooo good.
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ElenaW32
Points +175
Ate here 3 times in one week - Edit
I was only in New Orleans for one week and ate here three times. The menu changes everyday so you’re always trying something new.
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AudElleMcP
Points +106
Wow! Vegan heaven! Best ever soul food - Edit
Mind blown by every dish we tried!!!! There’s absolutely no way you can be disappointed here, not even about one dish. Each one was out of this world delicious. The juice was awesome too. Our favs so far: Shepard’s pie!!, the greens!, bread pudding, jambalaya, but EVERYTHING
Read morePros: Price!!, Taste! , Ease
Cons: No table service but that’s just fine if you know, All plastic materials
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