Espíritu
mexican
Flight of Three Salsas
$9.00
Guacamole
$9.00
Tomatoes, onion, cilantro, served with chips
Huitlacoche Quesadillas
$16.00
mexican corn truffles, queso chihuahua, pico de gallo, set of 3
Cheese Quesadilla
$10.00
Large tortilla filled with Chihuahua Cheese, served with pico, guac, and sour cream on the side. Add chicken pork, steak, or shrimp.
Veraduras
$7.00
House pickled vegetables served escabeche style
Cup Pozole
$8.00
Traditional pork pozole rojo. Hominy soup with cabbage and radish.
Fish Ceviche
$13.00
Fresh Gulf catch in leche de tigre (coconut milk, lime, serrano pepper) served with cucumber, cilantro, onion, and tortilla chips
Shrimp Agua Chilesourcing signal
$14.00
Gulf shrimp in a cucumber, lime, and jalapeno marinade served with jicama, pineapple, onion, cilantro, and tortilla chips.
Crispy Shrimp
$18.00
3 Crispy Shrimp Tacos with Mango habanero aioli, pickled onion
Baja Fish
$15.00
3 Tempura Fried Fish tacos with Napa cabbage slaw, chipotle aioli
Lengua
$18.00
3 Marinated beef tongue tacos with yellow mole, jicama
Carne Asada
$18.00
3 Marinated flank steak tacos with macha salsa, cilantro, onions
Cochinita Pibil
$15.00
3 Marinated pulled pork tacos with pickled onions, cilantro
Chicken Tinga
$13.00
3 Marinated chicken tacos with diced onions, cilantro
Cauliflower
$15.00
3 Cauliflower tacos with walnut habanero crema, pepitas, pickled beets, chimichurri, and cilantro (vegan)
Mushroom Tinga
$15.00
3 tacos: locally harvested oyster mushrooms in house tinga sauce topped with onion and cilantro (vegan)
Rajas
$15.00
3 tacos: poblano, soyrizo, pickled onion, corn in a spicy verde salsa (vegan)
Birria
$18.00
3 tacos: lamb barbacoa and queso chihuahua grilled in the barbacoa consume, served with consume on the side for dipping, onion, and cilantro.
Carne Asada
$16.00
Flank steak, avocado, chimichurri, pickled onion
Chicken Adobo
$14.00
Adobo marinated chicken, black beans, napa cabbage slaw, avocado
Cochinita Pibil Torta
$14.00
Yucatan marinated pulled pork, chipotle mayo, onions, cilantro
Birria
$19.00
Lamb barbocoa, lamb consume, pickled onion, arugala, cilantro, tomato, served with consume for dipping.
Lamb Mole
$22.00
slow cooked lamb in homemade mole negro over Mexican rice. Topped with pepitas and cilantro. Served with side of tortillas.
Cheese Chile Relleno
$16.00
Lightly friend poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and topped with relleno salsa, served with side salad, rice, and tortillas
Chile Relleno with Beef Picadillo
$22.00
Lightly fried poblano pepper stuffed with house ground beef, vegetables, herbs and spices topped in relleno salsa. Served with side salad, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
Tortilla Soup
$11.00
Bowl of our famous vegetable soup topped with avocado, queso fresco, and crispy tortilla strips. Vegan without the cheese.
Pozole
$16.00
Pork pozole rojo. Hominy soup with cabbage and radish
Elote
$5.00
Served off the cobb, sour cream, cotija
Red Rice
$4.00
Mexican red rice with onion, celery, and carrot
Black Beans
$4.00
Tres Leches
$9.00
Moist cake with condensed cream and sweet cream icing
Caramel Flan
$8.00
Champurrado Lava Cake
$16.00
Dark Chocolate cake filled with Mexican hot chocolate served with ice cream and house made candy glass flavored in citrus, chile, and caramel.
Gluten Free Champurrado Lava Cake
$16.00
All the flavor, none of the gluten: Dark Chocolate cake filled with Mexican hot chocolate served with ice cream and house made candy glass flavored in citrus, chile, and caramel.
Menu as captured Sep 3, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 5 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 151 venues in New Orleans, LA and could score 63 of them. Positions are counted against those 63.
v1.7.4 1.5/100 = sourcing 1.1/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 1 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.4/18 (capped at 35% of the 1.1-point evidence base).
seafood
Gulf shrimp
Named region“Gulf shrimp in a cucumber, lime, and jalapeno marinade served with jicama, pineapple, onion, cilantro, and tortilla chips. Tacos Crispy”
on the menu · source ↗
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| Sunday | 4pm – 10pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | Not listed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 11:30am – 10pm |
| Saturday | 4pm – 10pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Hours checked Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on Resy ↗link checked Aug 29, 2026
Coverage
- Eater New Orleans restaurant guide entry: Espíritu ↗
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