These are our favorite Jazz Fest meals for under $20, with big portions for sharing

There are so many Jazz Fest food vendors serving wonderful dishes at an affordable price, but after a while those $10 dishes can add up.

A po-boy here, a crawfish bread there and maybe even a side of BBQ oysters will cost a pretty penny at the end of the day, especially if you tack on a few drinks.

If you still want money for some BayouWear, you might just want to have one plate that fills you up and maybe you can split it with a friend.

So, for those looking for a respite from spending more than $20 per meal but still want to feeling satiated, here are some of our favorite cheap dishes that could also be shareable.

Food Area 1



Catfish Almondine and Stuffed crab plate Jazz Fest 2025

A Catfish Almondine and stuffed plate from Stufhapn Event Catering at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.



Stufhapn Event Catering:

  • Catfish Almondine and stuffed crab combo plate with potato salad, $18

Catering Unlimited:

  • Combo plate of jambalaya and two pieces of chicken, $15

Ten Talents Catering:

  • Combo plate with spinach artichoke casserole, seafood au gratin and sunflower green salad, $16

Smoke Street Catering:

  • BBQ brisket sandwich served with slaw, $14
  • BBQ chicken sandwich served with slaw, $11.50
  • BBQ jackfruit sandwich served with slaw, $11

Food Area 2



Mona's Cafe

Mona’s Cafe serves up a gyro plate at Jazz Fest.



Mona’s Cafe:

  • Gyro meat plate with hummus and a salad, $14
  • Veggie plate with tabouli, falafel, hummus and a salad, $13

Sweet Soulfood Vegan Cuisine:

  • Cauliflower combo plate with sweet potatoes and greens, $18


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Sweet heat cauliflower is the centerpiece of a combo plate with vegan greens and sweet potatoes from Sweet SoulFood at Jazz Fest in 2025. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)


Congo Square

Palmer’s Jamaican Cuisine:

  • Jamaican chicken with veggies and rice, $13

Heritage Square

Down Home Creole Cookin’:

  • BBQ pork ribs with white beans and coleslaw, $15
  • BBQ turkey wings with white beans and coleslaw, $13

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