"One of New Orleans’s best Caribbean restaurants is Charly Pierre’s Fritai, a vividly decorated, welcoming hub for Haitian specialties and exciting cocktails in Treme. The drinks to try are made with the Haitian spirit clairin, and all pair well with dishes like the Fritai sandwich, made with tender pulled pork between two fried plantains with avocado, mango sauce, and pikliz (a spicy Haitian slaw); espageti (Haitian spaghetti) with smoked herring; and mirliton (also known as chayote) salad with grilled carrot and candied plantain." - Clair Lorell